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OPINION:To defeat COVID, bring America's full power to the international fight:

Tue, 2020-07-28 12:05 — mike kraft

To defeat COVID, bring America's full power to the international fight: Albright & Hadley The stakes are immeasurably high for the global community to get this right. The world needs US resources, conflict resolution and democracy support. Madeleine Albright and Stephen Hadley USA TODAY

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Roundup of some recent studies on COVID-19 - Reuters

Tue, 2020-07-28 11:38 — mike kraft

New heart problems discovered post COVID-19; virus mutation may make vaccines more effective More than three-quarters of recently recovered COVID-19 patients had heart muscle problems show up during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests, German doctors reported on Monday in JAMA Cardiology. In some patients, the heart may be "in serious trouble as a part of COVID-19 disease," Dr. YahooNews

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Hoping to Understand the Virus, Everyone Is Parsing a Mountain of Data

Tue, 2020-07-28 09:25 — mike kraft

CHICAGO — The latest count of new coronavirus cases was jarring: Some 1,500 virus cases were identified three consecutive days last week in Illinois, and fears of a resurgence in the state even led the mayor of Chicago to shut down bars all over town on Friday.

But at the same moment, there were other, hopeful data points that seemed to tell a different story entirely. Deaths from the virus statewide are one-tenth what they were at their peak in May. And the positivity rate of new coronavirus tests in Illinois is about half that of neighboring states.

“There are so many numbers flying around,” said Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago health department. “It’s hard for people to know what’s the most important thing to follow.”...

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WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal

Tue, 2020-07-28 08:41 — mike kraft

WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends. Reuters Editorial U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.

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The need for global cooperaton on vaccine allocation

Mon, 2020-07-27 20:43 — mike kraft

The Tragedy of Vaccine Nationalism Global cooperation on vaccine allocation would be the most efficient way to disrupt the spread of the virus Foreign Affairs

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Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims

Mon, 2020-07-27 20:16 — mike kraft

Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims 'Sunshine' vitamin is like a steroid, researcher says, urging public to head outdoors; another scientist urges caution, saying other factors may be at play timesofisrael

Good levels of vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin, help people to fight the coronavirus more quickly and effectively and reduce chances of hospitalization, Israeli researchers have concluded.

However, others are cautioning broad conclusions, saying other factors may be involved.

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New Zealand beat Covid-19 by trusting leaders and following advice – study

Mon, 2020-07-27 15:38 — mike kraft

New Zealand beat Covid-19 by trusting leaders and following advice – study Exclusive: Research finds citizens had high level of knowledge about coronavirus and how it spread the Guardian

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World's largest virus test gets underway in the U.S.

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:37 — mike kraft

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed YahooNews

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A trial for coronavirus vaccine researchers: Making sure black and Hispanic communities are included in studies

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:17 — mike kraft

A trial for coronavirus vaccine researchers: Making sure black and Hispanic communities are included in studies The unprecedented scientific quest to end the pandemic with a vaccine faces one of its most crucial tests, and nothing less than the success of the entire endeavor is at stake. A vaccine must work for everyone — young and old; black, brown and white. Carolyn Y.

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Does Contact Tracing Work? South Korea shows it does.

Sun, 2020-07-26 16:21 — mike kraft

Does Contact Tracing Work? South Korea Proves It Does In May, when a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul, health officials quickly unleashed their version of the Navy Seals -- elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and laboratory technicians. Heesu Lee Bloomberg.com

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