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	health Daily update ⋅ September 12, 2020
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	NPR A COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Only 50% Effective. Is That Good Enough? NPR As we get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine, it's exciting to imagine a day when the virus is gone. But a vaccine will not be a magic bullet. In fact, it may be only about 50% effective. Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief of the National Institute of Health and Infectious Disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News 9/11 first responders and survivors struggle amid coronavirus pandemic CBS News Americans are commemorating the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Friday, although memorial events that allow first responders and survivors to gather and mourn were scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Compounding the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The latest on the coronavirus pandemic CNN An ensemble forecast by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now projects there will be up to 217,000 Covid-19 deaths in the US by October 3. People who may have relaxed social distancing precautions over Labor Day weekend should get ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker Racism, Contagion, and the Dangers We Pose to One Another The New Yorker In her book "On Immunity: An Inoculation," from 2014, the essayist Eula Biss examines the varying, complex reasons that many Americans—and people all over the world—distrust vaccines. Biss charts the ways that we have been taught to think about ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: UK epidemic growing as R number goes above 1 BBC News Evidence of rising coronavirus infections in recent weeks in the UK has prompted the government to increase the R number to between 1 and 1.2. This indicates the epidemic is growing for the first time since March. And a study of thousands of people in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Renton Reporter What bats can teach us about developing immunity to COVID-19 Los Angeles Times Viruses love bats. The flying nocturnal mammals make outstanding hosts because — just like people — they live in large, dense groups; their air travel spreads germs between populations; and their longevity enables a virus to persist for years in an individual ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star White House says Missouri needs to mandate masks, close bars. Here's the reality Kansas City Star More than two-thirds of Missouri counties need to close bars and restrict restaurant seating to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the latest recommendations by the White House. Metro areas and counties also need to mandate the wearing of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com 20 New Coronavirus Cases This Week in Deerfield Patch.com DEERFIELD, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Deerfield has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 327 people have contracted COVID-19 in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Air pollution from the wildfires can make people more vulnerable to coronavirus, doctors say CNN (CNN) As deadly wildfires ravage Western states, doctors are warning that bad air quality from the smoke could make people more vulnerable to coronavirus infections. "Multiple studies have shown a correlation between higher levels of pollution in the air and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Convalescent plasma is latest COVID-19 therapy Medical Xpress Richard Beckerson will never know whether it was convalescent plasma that made the lifesaving difference—or whether it was the antiviral drug remdesivir or a combination of both. To him, it doesn't really matter. All that matters is that he survived 122 days of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Even children with no symptoms can spread Covid-19, CDC report shows CNN (CNN) Even children with mild or no symptoms can spread Covid-19, according to contact tracing data from three Utah child care facilities released Friday. Twelve children, including one eight-month-old, got Covid-19 in a child care facility and spread it to at ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Dining at restaurants linked with increased COVID-19 transmission: CDC study ABC News As restaurants attempt to keep their kitchens open amid the pandemic, a new study has linked a possible increased risk of infection to dining out. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined close-contact exposures contributing to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home Washington Post NEW YORK — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others. Scientists already know children can spread the virus. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds CNN (CNN) Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found. When Covid-19 hit China in January, the Ministry of Education postponed the start of ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Norfolk off watch list as infections drop BBC News Norfolk has been downgraded on the government's coronavirus watch list after a fall in the number of cases. The county's seven-day infection rate had risen on 4 September following an outbreak affecting 127 staff at Banham Poultry in Attleborough. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Sunderland on Coronavirus watchlist after cases spike BBC News Sunderland has been added to Public Health England's watchlist with a warning the city is "close" to a local lockdown. Sunderland Council said there were 244 new cases in seven days - 75 cases per 100,000 people, three times higher than the national rate. Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay Kids at 2 Utah Day Cares Easily Spread COVID to Families HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- It's not clear how COVID-19 outbreaks at three Salt Lake City child day care centers began, but a new report finds that 12 infected youngsters enrolled at two of the facilities ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com The Percentage Of Texans Testing Positive For COVID-19 Is Dropping, But Experts Say The Threat Isn't Over Patch.com By Shawn Mulcahy and Aria Jones, The Texas Tribune Sept. 11, 2020. The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Texas has continued to fall to a level not seen since cases began to spike in June, a trend that has public health experts cautiously optimistic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle There's a frantic global race for a COVID vaccine, and Houston hopes to be an ultimate winner Houston Chronicle When Chinese scientists posted the genetic sequence of a novel coronavirus circulating in the province of Wuhan back in January, Peter Hotez knew immediately what he needed to do. The 62-year-old Houston infectious disease specialist dashed off an ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Close case contact, dining out tied to COVID-19 spread CIDRAP Studies today led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators highlight US transmission patterns of COVID-19 and show that close contact with confirmed cases and eating out at restaurants were linked to an increased likelihood of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID May Have Been Circulating in LA Months Earlier Than Believed U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- There may have been cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles as early as last December, months before the first known U.S. cases were identified, a new study ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Rising vaccine wariness in some nations doesn't bode well for COVID vaccines CIDRAP Public confidence in vaccines varies widely around the world, with low but improving acceptance in some areas of Europe and growing wariness in countries experiencing political instability and religious extremism, according to the largest known vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Adults With COVID-19 Twice As Likely To Have Eaten At Restaurants, CDC Study Finds NPR Adults who tested positive for the coronavirus were about twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant within a two-week period prior to becoming sick, according to a new study from Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The study included 314 adults ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen HealthDay By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A new internet dare, broadcast widely on teen-friendly TikTok, urges kids to overdose on the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl. But the "Benadryl Challenge" has ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Exclusive: US Hospitals Turn Down Remdesivir, Limit Use to Sickest COVID-19 Patients U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals have turned down about a third of their allocated supplies of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir since July as need for the costly antiviral wanes, according to unpublished government statistics provided to Reuters by a U.S. pharmacists' ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 May Strike More Cats Than Believed U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cat lovers, be aware: New research suggests that COVID-19 may be more common in cats than previously thought. Scientists analyzed blood samples taken ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Florida reports 3650 new coronavirus cases, 176 more resident deaths Orlando Sentinel We have lifted the paywall on this story. To support essential reporting, please consider becoming a subscriber. Subtitle Settings. Font. Default, Mono Sans, Mono Serif, Sans, Serif, Comic, Fancy, Small Caps. Font Size. Default, X-Small, Small, Medium, Large ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The intensive care unit staff had one of the lowest rates of COVID-19 infection among workers at a U.K. hospital system, which suggests their personal protective ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: Rhondda Cynon Taf council leader 'furious' over testing capacity BBC News The leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) council is "furious" over restrictions to Covid-19 testing capacity as the area struggles to avoid a local lockdown. Andrew Morgan tweeted on Friday evening that a "huge effort" was underway to "make sure there are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Washington Reports 6 More Coronavirus Deaths, 544 New Cases Patch.com SEATTLE, WA — State health officials reported 544 coronavirus cases and six additional deaths in Washington on Friday. Per the latest data, 79,011 patients have tested positive in the state since the crisis began, and at least 1,991 people have died from ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Adults Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus 'Twice as Likely' to Have Dined at a Restaurant PEOPLE.com The CDC survey, however, did not ask participants if they had dined indoors or outdoors. September 11, 2020 04:16 PM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print. texas coronavirus. People sit at the bar of a restaurant in Austin ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today CDC: Kids Catch Coronavirus and Give It to Their Parents MedPage Today Children in childcare facilities not only contracted COVID-19, but they spread the virus to other close contacts, including their parents, siblings, and potentially their teachers, CDC researchers found. In three outbreaks in Utah, 54% of cases linked to childcare ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTVD-TV Percentage of positive tests drops to 5.3% as North Carolina reports more than 1500 new cases Friday WTVD-TV RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina. What can we help you with? View our COVID-19 information and resources page here. SATURDAY According to Johns Hopkins ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health WebMD THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even as wildfires rage across California, Oregon and Washington, another danger lurks in the eerie orange haze that has enveloped U.S. cities, towns and neighborhoods this week: an increased risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Dining Out Linked to Increased COVID-19 Risk WebMD September 11, 2020 -- Adults who tested positive for coronavirus were twice as likely to report dining at a restaurant compared to people who tested negative, the CDC said Thursday. The finding came from a study involving 314 people tested for coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com 13-year-old dies of rare 'brain-eating' amoeba after swimming in Florida lake Livescience.com A teen has died from a rare "brain-eating" amoeba infection after a family vacation in Florida, according to news reports. The 13-year-old, Tanner Wall, and his family had recently stayed at a campground in North Florida, which has a water park and lake ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Coronavirus: False claims test kits for 'Covid-19' were sold in 2017 BBC News Six months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, false claims continue to circulate on social media. Here's our latest round-up of some of the most widely shared. Claim: Test kits for 'Covid-19' were being exported before the outbreak. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Missed vaccines, skipped colonoscopies: Preventive care plummets Chicago Tribune When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Americans vastly scaled back their preventive health care, and there is little sign that this deferred care will be made up. Vaccinations dropped by nearly 60% in April, and almost no one was getting a colonoscopy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge AstraZeneca resumes coronavirus vaccine clinical trials, but only in the UK The Verge A big vaccine trial halted this week after a participant experienced serious neurological symptoms. It was one of the first known bumps in the road for the highly touted vaccine candidate, which is being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Suicide Rate Keeps Rising Among Young Americans WebMD FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A nearly 60% jump in suicides by young Americans since 2007 has experts alarmed and somewhat puzzled. Suicides among children and young people aged 10 to 24 rose 57% from 2007 to 2018, according to a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID vaccine trials lack important study participants Medical Xpress Gwinnett County Transit driver Mikesha Walker talked to co-workers recently about whether they would participate in a COVID-19 vaccine research trial. They're ideal participants, many researchers say. They spend more time with the public, which puts them ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger Medical Xpress Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle. Emerging research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of wildfires is putting them at greater risk from the new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com The CICO diet: How it does and doesn't work for weight loss Today.com Have you ever heard that losing weight is simply a matter of eating fewer calories than you're burning? This is what's referred to as the calories-in-calories-out method, or CICO. The idea is that a pound is equivalent to eating about 3,500 calories, so if you ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Veterinary college team IDs gene that drives ovarian cancer Medical Xpress High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the fifth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States, yet little is known about the origins of this disease. Now, scientists at the College of Veterinary Medicine have collaborated on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Nantucket finds 'community spread' of COVID-19 among tradespeople The Boston Globe Nantucket has experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases and is seeing "community spread" among tradespeople working in construction, landscaping, and cleaning who are sharing transportation to workplaces, officials from the town and Nantucket Cottage ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz Covid-19 vaccines could be distributed through churches, beauty salons, and poultry farms Quartz As beauty salons reopen across the US, they may eventually be able to offer mani-pedi-vaccine combos. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is weighing beauty salons and other community gathering points as potential distribution ... Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo News CDC finds link between COVID-19 cases and eating at restaurants, but experts say indoor dining can be done safely Yahoo News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released evidence this week suggesting that those who test positive for COVID-19 are more likely than those who test negative to have visited a restaurant or bar in the two weeks before — a finding that calls ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Florida boy, 13, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba during family vacation Today.com The boy's mom said that he might have had a chance if he was diagnosed correctly at the first hospital they visited. Family members are remembering Tanner Lake Wall, 13, who died last month after contracting a brain-eating amoeba.Alicia Whitehill ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deseret News Los Angeles patients complained about coughs back in December, according to a new study Deseret News Did the coronavirus start spreading in the United States before February? A new study suggests there were a high number of patients in the Los Angeles area that complained about coughs and respiratory illnesses from late December 2019 through February, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News 1 in 5 hospitalized young adults need ICU after coronavirus infection Fox News A significant number of young adults hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk of serious and lasting damage to their health. According to a new research letter from Harvard University, of the 3,222 people who were 18 to 34 years old and who needed ... Flag as irrelevant

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