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Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders

Fri, 2020-10-02 20:03 — mike kraft

Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of... AP NEWS

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Pfizer CEO: ‘Disappointed’ in presidential debate, vows no political pressure on Covid vaccination shot

Fri, 2020-10-02 06:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer CEO: ‘Disappointed’ in presidential debate, vows no political pressure on Covid shot Albert Bourla's memo to staff asserts Pfizer's independence in the face of strong pressure from the White House to deliver a shot before Election Day. Sarah Owermohle POLITICO

The CEO of Pfizer — one of the frontrunners in the coronavirus vaccine race — said in a staff memo Thursday that the company wouldn’t cave to political pressure to rush its vaccine to market, while at the same time decrying "those who argue for delay."

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2 Companies Ditch Plans for Rapid Coronavirus Spit Tests at Home

Fri, 2020-10-02 01:45 — mike kraft

For months, public health experts have been eagerly watching the companies developing spit tests for the coronavirus that could be used at home, producing results in a matter of minutes.

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Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble

Fri, 2020-10-02 01:33 — mike kraft

Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble LONDON (AP) — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines... AP NEWS

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Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19; and other items

Thu, 2020-10-01 21:27 — mike kraft

Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19; Mosquitoes cannot transmit the coronavirus The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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CDC slowing pace on releasing new coronavirus health guidance

Thu, 2020-10-01 20:43 — mike kraft

CDC slowing pace on releasing new coronavirus health guidance For the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped issuing new health information related to the novel coronavirus after altering the procedure by which that information was being shared with the American people, sources with direct knowledge of the change told ABC News. The YahooNews

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White House Blocked C.D.C. Order to Keep Cruise Ships Docked

Thu, 2020-10-01 08:44 — mike kraft

The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida.

The current “no sail” policy, which was originally put in place in April and later extended, is set to expire on Wednesday. Dr. Robert R. Redfield, the director of the C.D.C., had recommended the extension, worried that cruise ships could become viral hot spots, as they did at the beginning of the pandemic.

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COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

Thu, 2020-10-01 07:16 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears fueled by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, YahooNews

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Washington state emergency responders first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet in the field

Thu, 2020-10-01 03:56 — mike kraft

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/washington-emergency-responders-use-spacex-starlink-satellite-internet.html

The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company’s service to be disclosed.

Washington’s state military, which includes its emergency response division, began employing Starlink user terminals in early August to bring internet service to areas devastated by wildfires. User terminals are the small devices on the ground that connect to the satellites. The emergency division has seven Starlink user terminals, which it is deploying with early success.

“I have never set up any tactical satellite equipment that has been as quick to set up, and anywhere near as reliable” as Starlink, Richard Hall, the emergency telecommunications leader of the Washington State Military Department’s IT division, told CNBC in an interview Monday.

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