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Multiple vaccine doses could be necessary to protect from coronavirus, Bill Gates says

Thu, 2020-07-23 11:08 — mike kraft

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Wednesday that people could need multiple doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine to immunize themselves from the coronavirus. If necessary, the multiple doses could require more than 7 billion vaccinations to be administered worldwide.

"None of the vaccines at this point appear like they'll work with a single dose," Gates said. "That was the hope at the very beginning."

The billionaire philanthropist, who has donated $300 million towards the global effort to combat COVID-19 through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell that deploying a coronavirus vaccine will require a global effort.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 09:18 — mike kraft

Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post

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Are the Kids really safe as President Trump suggested?

Thu, 2020-07-23 08:48 — mike kraft

Are kids safe? POLITICO

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How California went from bending the curve to coronavirus hot spot

Wed, 2020-07-22 15:30 — mike kraft

‘We opened up too soon’: How California went from bending the curve to coronavirus hot spot (CNN) – Some scary statistics are coming out of Los Angeles, with the city reporting its highest number of coronavirus hospitalizations in one day. What happened in the state that saw one of … Alexa Mae Asperin KRON4

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Foreign Aid from top donors drops even as need soars

Wed, 2020-07-22 10:03 — mike kraft

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain:... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding commitments, for the virus and otherwise, have dropped by a third from the same period last year.

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U.S. charges Chinese hackers for targeting COVID-19 vaccine research

Tue, 2020-07-21 17:20 — mike kraft

U.S. says China backed hackers who targeted COVID-19 vaccine research The indictment said that the hackers operated both for their own profit and also for the main Chinese intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. YahooNews

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Former CDC chief: Most states fail to report data key to controlling the coronavirus pandemic

Tue, 2020-07-21 12:01 — mike kraft

Former CDC chief: Most states fail to report data key to controlling the coronavirus pandemic The analysis is the first comprehensive review of covid-19 data that all 50 states and the District are using to make decisions about policies on mask-wearing and opening schools and businesses. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: How America’fumbled its response to the coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 13:51 — mike kraft

The crisis that shocked the world: America’s response to the coronavirus How the world’s richest country got into this dismal situation is a complicated tale that exposes the flaws and fissures in a nation long proud of its ability to meet cataclysmic challenges. Joel Achenbach, William Wan, Karin Brulliard, Chelsea Janes Washington Post

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Testing Backlogs May Cloud the True Spread of the Coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 11:33 — mike kraft

Public health experts say delays in testing continue to hinder attempts to track and contain the spread of disease.

As demand for coronavirus testing surges around the nation, laboratories that process samples are again experiencing backlogs that have left anxious patients and their doctors waiting days — sometimes a week or more — for results.

At the city and state levels, testing delays could mask persistent rises in case numbers and could cloud ways to combat the coronavirus, as health officials continue to find themselves one step behind the virus’s rapid and often silent spread, experts said.

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