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(CNN) Until President Trump's coronavirus infection, the White House strategy for keeping him and others in the administration safe was one of testing only.

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Symptoms of Covid-19 are a poor marker of infection --British study

Fri, 2020-10-09 11:15 — mike kraft

Symptoms of Covid-19 are a poor marker of infection 86% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 during lockdown did not have virus symptoms (cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell), finds a study by UCL researchers. The authors say a more widespread testing programme is needed to catch ‘silent’ transmission. UCL UCL News

86% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 during lockdown did not have virus symptoms (cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell), finds a study by UCL researchers. The authors say a more widespread testing programme is needed to catch ‘silent’ transmission.

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India, South Africa ask WTO to ease IP rules for COVID-19

Sat, 2020-10-03 10:59 — mike kraft

India, South Africa ask WTO to ease IP rules for COVID-19 NEW DELHI (AP) — South Africa and India have asked the World Trade Organization to waive some provisions in the international agreements that regulate intellectual property rights, to speed up... AP NEWS

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ANALYSIS: A vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection. Here's why.

Sat, 2020-10-03 10:31 — mike kraft

A vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection Vaccines have advantages over natural infection, including development that focuses the immune system against specific antigens and little risk of severe infection since antigens are derived from weakened virus or noninfectious virus material. Maitreyi Shivkumar, De Montfort University CNN

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NEW STUDY: hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 prevention

Thu, 2020-10-01 17:09 — mike kraft

Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 prevention: study A malaria drug taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent COVID-19 did not show any benefit versus placebo in reducing coronavirus infection among healthcare workers, according to clinical trial results published on Wednesday. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders

Wed, 2020-09-30 16:45 — mike kraft

Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders A study of 660,000 Indians finds that a few individuals spread most new infections and that children transmit the coronavirus just as well as adults. Los Angeles Times

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China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown

Sun, 2020-09-27 13:43 — mike kraft

Drug company workers, government officials and others have been injected outside the usual testing process. More will be soon, bewildering experts who worry about potential ill effects.

The world still lacks a proven coronavirus vaccine, but that has not stopped Chinese officials from trying to inoculate tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people outside the traditional testing process. Three vaccine candidates are being injected into workers whom the government considers essential, along with many others, including employees of the pharmaceutical firms themselves.

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A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender

Sun, 2020-09-27 09:43 — mike kraft

A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender The gender breakdown in information is a current blind spot and critical to understanding how the virus works — and what the treatment could be. YahooNews

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Disputes Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Spreads

Fri, 2020-09-25 14:20 — mike kraft

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance … Terry Byrne Kaiser Health News

Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control specialists and hospital administrators over how the novel coronavirus is spread ― and therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate.

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