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Eurpe, Bill Gates pledge funds to provide vaccines for poor countries

Sat, 2020-11-14 02:39 — mike kraft

Europe, Gates pledge funds to get vaccines tor poor nations PARIS (AP) — European governments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Thursday to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for a global effort aimed at ensuring... AP NEWS

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As schools shut across the US, Europe made it a mission to keep them open

Fri, 2020-11-13 22:32 — mike kraft

As schools shut across the US, Europe made it a mission to keep them open Late last month, Ireland entered a strict, six-week lockdown against the spread of Covid-19, under which social gatherings are prohibited, exercise permitted only within five kilometers of the home, and bars and restaurants closed. Emma Reynolds, CNN CNN

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Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

Fri, 2020-11-13 22:16 — mike kraft

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting... AP NEWS

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.

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Robots in hospitals are joining the fight against coronavirus in India

Fri, 2020-11-13 05:36 — mike kraft

Robots are joining the fight against coronavirus in India In India, a handful of hospitals are using robots to assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN Business CNN

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U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the ‘darkest’ days yet

Thu, 2020-11-12 20:41 — mike kraft

U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the 'darkest' days yet The U.S. is heading for a “dark winter,” a “Covid hell" that will make the next few months of the coronavirus pandemic unlike anything the nation has seen yet. Will Feuer CNBC

Epidemiologists, scientists and public health officials are warning that the United States has yet to see the most difficult days of the coronavirus outbreak.

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One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days of diagnosis, new study finds

Thu, 2020-11-12 02:04 — mike kraft

One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days of diagnosis, new study finds Those with previous psychiatric diagnoses were 65% more likely to contract the coronavirus PhillyVoice

Psychiatrists are placing more attention on COVID-19's damaging impact on mental health following startling results from a new study.

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Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective

Wed, 2020-11-11 23:59 — mike kraft

Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western drugmakers in the race for a shot. Polina Ivanova U.S.

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Brazil Halts Chinese Vaccine Trial, Critics See Politics

Wed, 2020-11-11 23:54 — mike kraft

Brazil halted a late-stage trial of a Chinese vaccine on Monday that had been considered a global front-runner in the race to develop a protective shot for the coronavirus after a “serious adverse” reaction in a participant.

The decision provoked a political firestorm on Tuesday after President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been critical of China and spoken dismissively of its vaccine, CoronaVac, called the suspension a political victory.

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