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GAO report criticizes administration's coronavirus equipment supply chain efforts, White House calls GAO "useful idiot"

Tue, 2020-09-22 17:32 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The White House is objecting to a new report from the Government Accountability Office that concludes that seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. continues to struggle with supply chain logistics that have led to shortages of personal protective equipment and diagnostic tests.

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Covid-19 Live Updates: Over 200,000 People Have Died in the U.S.

Tue, 2020-09-22 13:12 — mike kraft

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic passed 200,000 on Tuesday as the first day of fall brought questions about what may be ahead.

More deaths have been announced in the United States than in any other country, and reports of new coronavirus cases have climbed in the U.S. and parts of Europe in recent days, suggesting an uncertain new phase in the crisis.

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House Republican report blames Chinese cover-up for coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-09-21 20:21 — mike kraft

House Republicans blame Chinese cover-up for coronavirus pandemic Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday released their final report investigating China’s actions related to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing Beijing of covering up Laura Kelly TheHill

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Study suggests that mandatory mask requirements reduced the COVID-19 growth rate and prevented 200,000 cases in April and May

Mon, 2020-09-21 19:07 — mike kraft

https://resiliencesystem.org/dashboards/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Community-Use-of-Face-Mask-Study.pdf

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UPDATE: CDC reverses itself and says guidelines it posted on coronavirus airborne transmission were wrong

Mon, 2020-09-21 13:02 — mike kraft

The CDC says coronavirus is airborne and spread by aerosols, warns of badly ventilated spaces “There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes),” the agency says. “In general, indoor environments without good ventilation increase this risk.” Tim Elfrink Washington Post

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OPINION: Australia's coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

Mon, 2020-09-21 10:14 — mike kraft

Analysis: Australia's coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US? When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a "dictator" and said he was trying to build "a gulag." Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN CNN

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Video: Harvard Medical School panel discussion with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Fri, 2020-09-18 15:22 — mike kraft

2020.09.10 Harvard Medical Grand Rounds

Dr. Fauci discussion, with slides, on the backround of the coronavirus, with Harvard Medical School panel.

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C.D.C. Testing Guidance Was Published Against Scientists’ Objections --NYTimes

Thu, 2020-09-17 21:55 — mike kraft

A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by C.D.C. scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The New York Times.

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