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CDC estimates three-month window of immunity after COVID-19 infection

Fri, 2020-08-14 19:37 — mike kraft

CDC gives three-month window of immunity after COVID-19 infection A person who has recovered from COVID-19 will likely be safe from reinfection for three months, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Clinical Trials of Coronavirus Drugs Are Taking Longer Than Expected

Fri, 2020-08-14 19:05 — mike kraft

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the United States and treatments are needed more than ever, clinical trials for some of the most promising experimental drugs are taking longer than expected.

Researchers at a dozen clinical trial sites said that testing delays, staffing shortages, space constraints and reluctant patients were complicating their efforts to test monoclonal antibodies, man-made drugs that mimic the molecular soldiers made by the human immune system.

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Face masks with valves or vents do not prevent spread of the coronavirus, CDC says

Fri, 2020-08-14 12:50 — mike kraft

Face masks with valves or vents do not prevent spread of the coronavirus, CDC says "Masks with one-way valves or vents allow air to be exhaled through a hole in the material, which can result in expelled respiratory droplets that can reach others," the CDC says. Reis Thebault, Angela Fritz Washington Post

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UPDATE: The U.S. has already invested billions in potential coronavirus vaccines. Here’s where the deals stand

Fri, 2020-08-14 10:52 — mike kraft

The U.S. has already invested billions in potential coronavirus vaccines. Here's where the deals stand The U.S. has doled out billions to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus, locking in a minimum of 800 million doses so far. Noah Higgins-Dunn CNBC

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Flu season prep, complicated by COVID-19, starts early this year

Thu, 2020-08-13 11:04 — mike kraft

Flu season prep, complicated by COVID-19, starts early this year Healthcare providers, including CVS Health Corp , are kicking off flu vaccinations early, ordering extra shots and aiming to add tests that check for both the annual flu and COVID-19, pharmacy executives and experts told Reuters. Carl O'Donnell U.S.

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The Many Symptoms of Covid-19

Wed, 2020-08-12 16:24 — mike kraft

For a Texas nurse, the first sign that something was wrong happened while brushing her teeth — she couldn’t taste her toothpaste. For a Georgia attorney, it was hitting a wall of fatigue on a normally easy run. When a Wisconsin professor fell ill in June, he thought a bad meal had upset his stomach.

But eventually, all of these people discovered that their manifold symptoms were all signs of Covid-19. Some of the common symptoms — a dry cough, a headache — can start so mildly they are at first mistaken for allergies or a cold. In other cases, the symptoms are so unusual — strange leg pain, a rash or dizziness — that patients and even their doctors don’t think Covid-19 could be the culprit.

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Opinion: How Lessons from Global Health Can Improve Health And The Response To COVID-19 In The US

Wed, 2020-08-12 15:50 — mike kraft

How Lessons from Global Health Can Improve Health And The Response To COVID-19 In The US | Health Affairs

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Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19

Wed, 2020-08-12 10:15 — mike kraft

Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19 With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the... AP NEWS

With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.

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Why does COVID-19 strike some and not others? Fauci sees an answer in new study

Tue, 2020-08-11 11:09 — mike kraft

Why does COVID-19 strike some and not others? Fauci sees an answer in new study Scientists believe they may have discovered why the novel coronavirus affects some people so much more than others. YahooNews

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said a new study could explain the extraordinary range that people experience with the novel coronavirus, from having no symptoms at all or a mild case to hospitalization or death.

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