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EU pays 336 million euros for doses of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2020-08-27 11:20 — mike kraft

EU pays 336 million euros for doses of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine The European Commission has paid 336 million euros ($396 million) to secure at least 300 million doses of the potential COVID-1 vaccine being developed by British drug maker AstraZeneca , a spokesman said on Thursday. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test

Thu, 2020-08-27 09:07 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test It comes with an app that displays if you test negative Nicole Wetsman The Verge

A COVID-19 test that takes 15 minutes and can be run without lab equipment was just granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. It will cost $5, and runs on a simple card that uses the same technology as a pregnancy test.

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Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

Thu, 2020-08-27 08:46 — mike kraft

Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is... AP NEWS

...America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is menacing the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change, experts say.

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Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations

Wed, 2020-08-26 22:29 — mike kraft

Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations More than 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Texas and Louisiana as powerful Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast, and the Covid-19 pandemic is multiplying the misery. Theresa Waldrop, CNN CNN

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Plenty of coronavirus tests are available, but they're not being used

Wed, 2020-08-26 19:51 — mike kraft

Plenty of coronavirus tests are available, but they're not being used While commercial labs across the country have pushed hard this year to scale up their coronavirus testing capacity, the number of tests they conduct each week has fallen over the last month. Curt Devine and Drew Griffin, CNN CNN

CNN)While commercial labs across the country have pushed hard this year to scale up their coronavirus testing capacity, the number of tests they conduct each week has fallen over the last month.

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Elizabeth Warren, other lawmakers seek details of Warp Speed co-chief Moncef Slaoui’s contract

Wed, 2020-08-26 14:32 — mike kraft

Elizabeth Warren, others seek details of Warp Speed co-chief Moncef Slaoui’s contract Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in small trial of elderly patients

Wed, 2020-08-26 14:00 — mike kraft

Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in small trial of elderly patients The vaccine produced neutralizing antibodies, which researchers believe are necessary to build immunity to the virus, and killer T-cells, Moderna said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says

Wed, 2020-08-26 13:53 — mike kraft

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CNN)A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN.

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New COVID-19 mandates on health care facilities get pushback

Wed, 2020-08-26 12:20 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 mandates on health care facilities get pushback WASHINGTON (AP) — Threatening fines and funding cut-offs, the Trump administration on Tuesday issued new COVID-19 requirements for nursing homes and hospitals, prompting immediate pushback from... AP NEWS

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COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms

Wed, 2020-08-26 10:12 — mike kraft

COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently blocked the flu.

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