Health
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PublishedJune 20, 2020
Review confirms early coronavirus test kits were contaminated
The Department of Health and Human Services says there was 'time pressure' at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch testing, and 'lab practices that may have been insufficient to prevent the risk of contamination.'
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PublishedJune 20, 2020
From Oxford to an Italian lab, one race for COVID-19 vaccine gains backers
AZD1222 may be the West's best – and perhaps only – chance to have a viable vaccine before the end of the year.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm
Many health experts in other countries wonder why U.S. states continue to reopen and why the advice of scientists is often ignored.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Masks credited with preventing COVID-19′s spread inside Missouri hair salon
Public health officials had dismissed the need for face masks outside of hospitals but that was before two hairdressers at Great Clips got sick.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Scientists study why COVID-19 kills some and not others
Age plays a role in determining who lives and who dies but the effect of the coronavirus on individuals is widely variable.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
One more thing to worry about in the pandemic: flushing the toilet
Scientists who simulated toilet water and air flows say that aerosol droplets forced upward by a flush appear to spread wide enough and linger long enough to be inhaled.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Children are only half as likely to get infected by the coronavirus, research shows
The findings could influence policymakers who are facing tough decisions about when and how to reopen schools.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Volunteers sign up to put their lives on the line for a coronavirus vaccine
More than 28,000 volunteers have joined a new online organization, 1Day Sooner, hoping that by placing themselves in the path of the virus, the pandemic will end sooner.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Accuracy of many rushed-out coronavirus tests still unknown
Experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the studies to find out.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Health experts say contact tracing is best tool until a vaccine, but most states aren’t doing enough
Health departments in many of the worst-affected communities are way behind in hiring and training those people.
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