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Video: Harvard Medical School panel discussion with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Fri, 2020-09-18 15:22 — mike kraft

2020.09.10 Harvard Medical Grand Rounds

Dr. Fauci discussion, with slides, on the backround of the coronavirus, with Harvard Medical School panel.

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C.D.C. Testing Guidance Was Published Against Scientists’ Objections --NYTimes

Thu, 2020-09-17 21:55 — mike kraft

A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by C.D.C. scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The New York Times.

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White House reportedly blocked the US Postal Service from sending face masks to every US household in April

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:49 — mike kraft

The White House blocked the US Postal Service from sending face masks to every US household in April The Washington Post reported that the White House scuttled a plan for the Postal Service to send out over 650 million masks to avoid causing "panic." Grace Panetta Business Insider

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Global coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Reuters tally

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:13 — mike kraft

Global coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Reuters tally Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing. Jane Wardell U.S.

(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing.

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ANALYSIS/OPINION Ten days: After an early coronavirus warning, Trump is distracted as he downplays threat

Thu, 2020-09-17 11:01 — mike kraft

Ten days: After an early coronavirus warning, Trump is distracted as he downplays threat The president told Bob Woodward he hid the true risk to avoid public panic, but a key 10-day period shows he spent relatively little time on preparing for the virus’s arrival. Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Yasmeen Abutaleb Washington Post<

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UPDATE: CDC says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine

Thu, 2020-09-17 10:14 — mike kraft

Top health official says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine ‘We need to get resources to states now,' warns CDC Director Robert Redfield. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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STUDY: Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:36 — mike kraft

Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege' Governments' failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. Nita Bhalla U.S.

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Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon

Wed, 2020-09-16 19:32 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top... AP NEWS

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As Second Wave of Virus Builds, U.K. Enters New Testing Crisis

Wed, 2020-09-16 14:11 — mike kraft

LONDON — With Britons fretting last week that a new six-person limit on gatherings would effectively cancel Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he called Operation Moonshot, an audacious plan to test 10 million people every day for the coronavirus and restore life to normal by winter.

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