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Virginia becomes first state to roll out the pandemic notification app

Thu, 2020-08-06 08:17 — mike kraft

Covidwise, the pandemic app from Apple and Google, to roll out in Virginia The technology arrives nearly four months after Apple and Google partnered to create the software for public health agencies. Matt O'Brien and Sarah Rankin USA TODAY

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.

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There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. Seven states banded together to make one.

Wed, 2020-08-05 06:09 — mike kraft

There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. These states banded together to make one. Seven states formed a purchasing compact, hoping to pressure rapid-testing companies to quickly scale up supply. Erin Cox Washington Post

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Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say

Tue, 2020-08-04 08:48 — mike kraft

Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say Fast, frequent testing works best to curb coronavirus outbreaks Science | AAAS

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U.K. to start distributing 90 minute coronavirus and flu tests.

Mon, 2020-08-03 11:36 — mike kraft

New Covid and flu tests give results in 90 minutes The rapid tests for hospitals and care homes will distinguish between Covid-19 and seasonal illness. BBC News

New 90-minute tests that can detect coronavirus and flu will be rolled out in hospitals and care homes from next week.

The "on-the-spot" swab and DNA tests will help distinguish between Covid-19 and other seasonal illnesses, the government said.

The health secretary said this would be "hugely beneficial" over the winter.

Currently, a third of tests take longer than 24 hours to process.

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Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies

Mon, 2020-08-03 06:12 — mike kraft

Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders - antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus. Deena Beasley U.S.

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XPrize to give $5 million to creator of cheap, fast COVID-19 testing

Thu, 2020-07-30 18:28 — mike kraft

XPrize to give $5 million to creator of cheap, fast COVID-19 testing Google and Amazon are backing it, among others. Shannon Connellan Mashable

Tech giants including Google and Amazon pledged support for a $5 million competition to accelerate cheap and fast COVID-19 testing in the U.S.

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Trump urges people who have recovered from covid-19 to donate blood plasma

Thu, 2020-07-30 17:36 — mike kraft

Trump urges people who have recovered from covid-19 to donate blood plasma Blood plasma from people who have successfully recovered from coronavirus infection has been widely used in the United States, even though researchers are still gathering evidence to definitively show it works. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Birx and Fauci recommend face masks or googles

Thu, 2020-07-30 13:18 — mike kraft

Birx recommends face shields in addition to masks Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, is recommending the use of face shields along with masks to protect against COVID-19 infection. Jessie Hellmann TheHill

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These 13 states need to lock down now, according to Harvard coronavirus experts

Thu, 2020-07-30 10:57 — mike kraft

A report released this week by the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force warns that 21 states are now in the “red zone” and need to take aggressive steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Costa Rica-made plasma shown to inhibit coronavirus, ready for clinical trials

Thu, 2020-07-30 08:46 — mike kraft

Costa Rica-made plasma shown to inhibit coronavirus, ready for clinical trials: UCR Alejandro Zúñiga The Tico Times Costa Rica

Costa Rica is set to begin clinical trials on antibody-rich plasma that has been extracted from horses with the purpose of treating COVID-19 patients.

Two versions of the plasma were shown to inhibit the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in tests performed at the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases in the United States.

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