COVID-19

A basic guide to Coronavirus tests

Wed, 2020-09-16 06:22 — mike kraft

What are the different types of coronavirus tests? What are the different types of coronavirus tests? There are three broad categories of coronavirus tests in the U.S. Two diagnose whether you have an active infection, and a third indicates... AP NEWS

What are the different types of coronavirus tests?

There are three broad categories of coronavirus tests in the U.S. Two diagnose whether you have an active infection, and a third indicates if you previously had the virus.

Here’s how they work:

GENETIC TESTS

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Guide to what happens if you catch flu and COVID-19 at the same time?

Wed, 2020-09-16 05:05 — mike kraft

What happens if you catch flu and COVID-19 at the same time? Two infectious disease experts explain why this is not the year to blow off your flu shot. Science

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Scientists Discover Biomolecule That May Neutralize Coronavirus --University of Pittsburgh

Tue, 2020-09-15 23:19 — mike kraft

University Of Pittsburgh Scientists Discover Biomolecule That May Neutralize Coronavirus Pitt scientists have isolated a biomolecule that "completely and specifically" neutralizes the virus that causes coronavirus. michaelaguise CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — University of Pittsburgh scientists have isolated a biomolecule that “completely and specifically” neutralizes the virus that causes coronavirus.

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Could Breathalyzers Make Covid Testing Quicker and Easier?

Tue, 2020-09-15 22:29 — mike kraft

Could Breathalyzers Make Covid Testing Quicker and Easier? A breath test would offer advantages over throat and nose swabs, but the technology is novel, and early trials with volunteers are still ongoing. Keith Gillogly Wired

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Pandemic makes tackling global woes more critical than ever: Bill Gates

Tue, 2020-09-15 20:57 — mike kraft

Pandemic makes tackling global woes more critical than ever: Bill Gates The coronavirus pandemic has wiped out progress on lofty goals such as ending world poverty and hunger in the next decade, but the economic damage of COVID-19 shows how badly such global development is needed, philanthropist Bill Gates said. Ellen Wulfhorst U.S.

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ANALYSIS: Why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away

Tue, 2020-09-15 20:31 — mike kraft

Here's why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away Experts say even if a coronavirus vaccine was approved in January or even earlier, it will be many months before it has an effect on the pandemic. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

... while vaccine manufacturers, public health experts and the federal government are all confident one or more of the coronavirus vaccines being tested now will be shown to work safely by the end of the year, the US and the world will still be a long way from ending the pandemic.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - Reuters sources

Tue, 2020-09-15 20:06 — mike kraft

Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - sources AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume, sources familiar with the details told Reuters. Julie Steenhuysen, Marisa Taylor U.S.

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CDC: Under attack by Trump official for "sedition" and background on its early response problems.

Tue, 2020-09-15 05:48 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false claims on Sunday that career government scientists were engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.

Michael Caputo, 58, the assistant secretary of public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, said without evidence that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was harboring a “resistance unit” determined to undermine President Trump.

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Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten Covid-19 recovery time, ELI Lilly says .

Tue, 2020-09-15 05:17 — mike kraft

Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten Covid-19 recovery time Eli Lilly said it planned to discuss with regulators the possible emergency use of baricitinib for hospitalized Covid-19 patients. Associated Press POLITICO

A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized Covid-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day.

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Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

Mon, 2020-09-14 22:18 — mike kraft

Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the... AP NEWS

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates.

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