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NIH awards ore than $107M in broad effort to find new COVID-19 testing, surveillance ideas

Wed, 2020-12-23 19:59 — mike kraft

More than $107M awarded by NIH in broad effort to find radical COVID-19 testing, surveillance ideas - Homeland Preparedness News As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $107 million to support new, non-traditional means of plugging gaps in COVID-19 testing and surveillance, as well as to develop platforms for future outbreaks. … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News

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What the data say about border closures and COVID spread

Wed, 2020-12-23 17:46 — mike kraft

What the data say about border closures and COVID spread Models estimate that travel restrictions worked early in the pandemic, but became less effective throughout the year. Smriti Mallapaty nature

As countries in Europe rush to close their borders to the United Kingdom to prevent transmission of a new — and potentially more transmissible — variant of SARS-CoV-2, research has estimated the effect of international travel restrictions on COVID-19 spread earlier in the pandemic.

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Can Travel Bans Really Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Variants? Experts Are Skeptical

Wed, 2020-12-23 12:28 — mike kraft

LONDON — As nation after nation rushed this week to close their borders with Britain, the moves brought back memories of the way the world reacted after the coronavirus first emerged broadly in the spring. Most of those initial travel prohibitions came too late, put in place after the virus had already seeded itself in communities far and wide.

This time, with countries trying to stop the spread of a new, possibly more contagious coronavirus variant identified by Britain, it may also be too late. It is not known how widely the variant is already circulating, experts say, and the bans threaten to cause more economic and emotional hardship as the toll wrought by the virus continues to grow.

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Reuters Explainer-U.S. vaccine rollout's next challenge: Verifying who is 'essential'

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:54 — mike kraft

Explainer-U.S. vaccine rollout's next challenge: Verifying who is 'essential' As U.S. industries push for their workers to receive early access to COVID-19 vaccines, local health departments and pharmacies face the challenge of verifying the identity of essential workers to ensure no one cuts the line. Tina Bellon, Melissa Fares U.S.

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Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could result in unequal access

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:39 — mike kraft

Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could create unequal access Public health experts say a broader mix of vaccination sites is needed to reach as many people as possible. POLITICO

The Trump administration has made pharmacies a centerpiece of the country’s historic coronavirus vaccination campaign — a decision that could bypass low-income and minority populations hardest hit by the pandemic.

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UK military to support coronavirus testing as business groups warn of food supply issues

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:25 — mike kraft

British military personnel will be supporting efforts to carry out coronavirus tests, beginning Wednesday, for hauliers currently stranded in Kent, near the Port of Dover, the UK Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.

"Starting today, 170 personnel will support COVID-19 testing for hauliers travelling to France from Kent," the MOD said in a tweet. "The support from our Armed Forces personnel will help to get hauliers moving again."

Police at the port told a CNN team there that some form of mobile coronavirus testing is also expected to arrive at the port in the next few hours, however they could not confirm where the testing would take place.

The announcement comes hours after the UK and France agreed to allow truck drivers to travel across the English Channel from the Port of Dover -- the UK’s main gateway to France and the Continent for freight transportation -- providing they have proof of a negative coronavirus test result.

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Seond agreement: Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

Wed, 2020-12-23 08:51 — mike kraft

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a second agreement.

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Wisconsin to provide at-home COVID tests amid record deaths

Tue, 2020-12-22 21:00 — mike kraft

State to provide at-home COVID tests amid record deaths MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that his administration has partnered with a medical testing company to provide at-home COVID-19 tests for free if a requestor lacks health... AP NEWS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that his administration has partnered with a medical testing company to provide at-home COVID-19 tests for free if a requestor lacks health insurance coverage as the state set a new record high in deaths tied to the disease.

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Opinion Op-Ed : Even by Florida standards, Gov. Ron DeSantis is a covid-19 catastrophe

Tue, 2020-12-22 14:33 — mike kraft

Opinion | Even by Florida standards, Gov. Ron DeSantis is a covid-19 catastrophe By hiding the truth about covid-19's seriousness, openly discouraging mask-wearing and heeding quacks over credentialed scientists, the governor is needlessly costing Floridians their lives. Lizette Alvarez Washington Post

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California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors

Tue, 2020-12-22 12:30 — mike kraft

California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Sara Houze has been on the road — going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.... AP NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Sara Houze has been on the road — going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.

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