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2 Companies Ditch Plans for Rapid Coronavirus Spit Tests at Home

Thu, 2020-10-01 14:45 — mike kraft

For months, public health experts have been eagerly watching the companies developing spit tests for the coronavirus that could be used at home, producing results in a matter of minutes.

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Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble

Thu, 2020-10-01 14:33 — mike kraft

Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble LONDON (AP) — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines... AP NEWS

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CDC slowing pace on releasing new coronavirus health guidance

Thu, 2020-10-01 09:43 — mike kraft

CDC slowing pace on releasing new coronavirus health guidance For the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped issuing new health information related to the novel coronavirus after altering the procedure by which that information was being shared with the American people, sources with direct knowledge of the change told ABC News. The YahooNews

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COVID-19 and Illicit Trade: When Organized Crime and Terrorists Profit from the Pandemic

Tue, 2020-09-29 20:57 — mike kraft

COVID-19 and Illicit Trade: When Organized Crime and Terrorists Profit from the Pandemic - Homeland Security Today Criminals have been quick to capitalize on these opportunities, perpetuating illicit activity when governments, industry and the general public are most vulnerable. Homeland Security Today

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Trump, White House demand FDA justify tough standards for coronavirus vaccine, raising concerns of political interference

Sat, 2020-09-26 09:51 — mike kraft

Trump, White House demand FDA justify tough standards for coronavirus vaccine, raising concerns of political interference Some worry the move is an attempt to speed a vaccine before Election Day, which the president has tied to his reelection prospects. Laurie McGinley, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey Washington Post

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Disputes Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Spreads

Fri, 2020-09-25 14:20 — mike kraft

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance … Terry Byrne Kaiser Health News

Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control specialists and hospital administrators over how the novel coronavirus is spread ― and therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate.

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COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ says scientist

Thu, 2020-09-24 13:17 — mike kraft

COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted Abigail Echo-Hawk is working around the clock to close discriminatory data gaps Science | AAAS

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Red Cross warns coronavirus is prompting discrimination in Asia

Thu, 2020-09-24 13:04 — mike kraft

Red Cross warns coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.

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