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Infected young people seed waves of the virus that sicken older people, C.D.C. report says.

Thu, 2020-09-24 10:49 — mike kraft

As millennials mingled in bars and restaurants over the summer, and students returned to college campuses, coronavirus infections surged among young adults.

From June through August, the incidence of Covid-19 was highest among adults aged 20 to 29 years old, according to research published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young adults accounted for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases.

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After declining for months, U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again. Has the 'fall wave' begun?

Thu, 2020-09-24 09:58 — mike kraft

Summer just ended. The weather is cooling. School is back in session — or trying to be. People are spending more time indoors.

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ANALYSIS: One Virus, Two Americas-- How Federalism Both Saved and Doomed the United States

Wed, 2020-09-23 20:16 — mike kraft

One Virus, Two Americas How federalism both saved and doomed the United States. Ashish Jha Foreign Affairs

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Studies explore asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, racial inequities

Wed, 2020-09-23 19:18 — mike kraft

Studies explore asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, racial inequities Blacks and Hispanics were 1.9 and 1.8 times, respectively, more likely than whites to test positive. CIDRAP

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Senate hearing: "More than 90% of the population remains susceptible" to Covid-19, CDC director says

Wed, 2020-09-23 12:35 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/fauci-senate-hearing-09-23-20/h_777ee13c52ff6d94da4abc83d1480634

Excerpts from today's hearing, including:

(CNN) WASHINGTON -- Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a majority of Americans remain susceptible to Covid-19.

Speaking to the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, Redfield said, “CDC is in the process of a very large, sequential study across the entire United States, measuring serology.”

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New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States

Wed, 2020-09-23 12:19 — mike kraft

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States The effort, still in its early stages, hopes to track infections and determine the effectiveness of safety measures. NPR.org

A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they're using.

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OPINION: A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:22 — mike kraft

A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots. One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly. Olga Khazan The Atlantic

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Hidalgo County is one of the most extreme examples of how the coronavirus has shifted from dealing its heaviest blows to northeastern urban areas to now reaching all corners of the country. As the death count grows, smaller towns and rural communities bea

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:02 — mike kraft

America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well. NPR.org

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GAO report criticizes administration's coronavirus equipment supply chain efforts, White House calls GAO "useful idiot"

Tue, 2020-09-22 17:32 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The White House is objecting to a new report from the Government Accountability Office that concludes that seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. continues to struggle with supply chain logistics that have led to shortages of personal protective equipment and diagnostic tests.

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Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

Tue, 2020-09-22 12:22 — mike kraft

When researchers in China were analyzing hospital data of patients with Covid-19, they noticed an odd trend: Very few of the sick patients regularly wore glasses.

In one hospital in Suizhou, China, 276 patients were admitted over a 47 day period, but only 16 patients — less than 6 percent — had myopia or nearsightedness that required them to wear glasses for more than eight hours a day. By comparison, more than 30 percent of similarly aged people in the region needed glasses for nearsightedness, earlier research had shown.

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