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COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

College restarts tied to COVID-19 rises in young adults

As college students returned to campuses in August, COVID-19 cases in that age-group at the national level more than doubled, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today, a day after federal officials announced a new push to help elementary and secondary schools reopen by arming them with rapid tests.

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COVID-19 test that produces results in 15 minutes approved in Europe

A rapid coronavirus test that can deliver results in just 15 minutes has been cleared for use in Europe and is expected to hit the market next month. 

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ANALYSIS: Vaccine Chaos Is Looming --The Atlantic

Laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough

As US states sound alarm on Covid-19 trends, some communities loosen restrictions

Trump Allies Say the Virus Has Almost Run Its Course. ‘Nonsense,’ Experts Say.

In the last week, leading epidemiologists from respected institutions have, through different methods, reached the same conclusion: About 85 to 90 percent of the American population is still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current pandemic.

The number is important because it means that “herd immunity” — the point at which a disease stops spreading because nearly everyone in a population has contracted it — is still very far off.

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Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment

Early data shows promising results from Regeneron's antibody cocktail for coronavirus

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

UK Government poised to amend regulations to allow use of unlicensed vaccine

 

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Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims To Curb Them ― For Now

 ... As many as 40 million Americans faced a looming eviction risk in August, according to a report authored by 10 national housing and eviction experts. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited that estimate in early September when it ordered an unprecedented, nationwide eviction moratorium through the end of 2020.

That move — a moratorium from the country's top public health agency — spotlights a message experts have preached for years without prompting much policy action: Housing stability and health are intertwined.

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OPINION: Discussion of unusing the National HIV strategy to counter the coronavirus

Helping understand the Johns Hopkins The COVID-19 Dashboard: Deciphering the Data, Visualizing the Virus

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WHO announces Covid-19 rapid tests for low and middle income countries

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