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Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:35 — mike kraft

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer... AP NEWS

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

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Pfizer Says It Won’t Seek Vaccine Authorization Before Mid-November

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:06 — mike kraft

The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday that the company would not apply for emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine before the third week of November, ruling out President Trump’s assertion that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day on Nov. 3.

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Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19--WHO

Fri, 2020-10-16 09:51 — mike kraft

Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19 GENEVA (AP) — The world's largest randomized trial of COVID-19 treatments found “conclusive evidence” that remdesivir, a drug used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump when he fell ill, has little... AP NEWS

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Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

Thu, 2020-10-15 17:28 — mike kraft

Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace Coronavirus cases around the world have climbed to all-time highs of more than 330,000 per day as the scourge comes storming back across Europe and spreads with renewed speed in the U.S., forcing... AP NEWS

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FDA faults quality control at Lilly plant making Trump-touted COVID drug--Reuters

Thu, 2020-10-15 13:06 — mike kraft

Exclusive: FDA faults quality control at Lilly plant making Trump-touted COVID drug (This Oct. 13 story corrects to show that the federal government, not Eli Lilly, made the decision to pause a clinical trial of the company’s antibody drug, paragraph 10) Dan Levine, Marisa Taylor U.S.

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Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists

Thu, 2020-10-15 11:14 — mike kraft

Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists The National Institutes of Health chief calls the Focused Protection idea ’dangerous’ and ‘fringe.’ Joel Achenbach Washington Post

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'Time is running out,' EU warns, urging measures to avoid new lockdowns

Thu, 2020-10-15 10:08 — mike kraft

'Time is running out,' EU warns, urging measures to avoid new lockdowns The European Commission urged member nations on Thursday to step up preparations against the new surge of coronavirus infections and recommended common measures to roll out vaccines should they become available. Reuters Staff U.S.

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FDA approveS 1st drug, Inmazeb, for Ebola

Wed, 2020-10-14 20:00 — mike kraft

US regulators approve 1st treatment for Ebola U.S. regulators Wednesday approved the first drug for the treatment of Ebola. The Food and Drug Administration OK'd the drug developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for treating adults and... AP NEWS

U.S. regulators Wednesday approved the first drug for the treatment of Ebola.

The Food and Drug Administration OK’d the drug developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for treating adults and children. It was tested during an outbreak in Congo that killed nearly 2,300 people before it ended in June.

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New reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months

Wed, 2020-10-14 19:39 — mike kraft

New reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months Immunity to Covid-19 can last for months as people build antibodies, three new reports show Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

CNN)Three new reports show coronavirus immunity can last for months -- and maybe even longer.

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OPINON Essay: As Pandemic Rages on, Some Optimism --NYT science writer srter

Wed, 2020-10-14 15:27 — mike kraft

....Clearly, the pandemic has not ended. So far some 215,000 Americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus, and reliable estimates suggest that the number could reach 400,000. Health experts agree that, with stronger leadership, the death toll would have been far lower.

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