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HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules

Tue, 2020-09-15 17:16 — mike kraft

HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules Alex Azar took matters into his own hands, overriding objections from FDA chief Stephen Hahn. POLITICO

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led an escalating pressure campaign against his own Food and Drug Administration this spring and summer, urging the agency to abandon its responsibility for ensuring the safety and accuracy of a range of coronavirus tests as the pandemic raged.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - Reuters sources

Tue, 2020-09-15 09:06 — mike kraft

Exclusive: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S. on hold until at least midweek - sources AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume, sources familiar with the details told Reuters. Julie Steenhuysen, Marisa Taylor U.S.

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CDC: Under attack by Trump official for "sedition" and background on its early response problems.

Mon, 2020-09-14 18:48 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false claims on Sunday that career government scientists were engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.

Michael Caputo, 58, the assistant secretary of public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, said without evidence that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was harboring a “resistance unit” determined to undermine President Trump.

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New Study: Redefining Covid-19: Months after infection, patients report breathing difficulty, excessive fatigue

Sun, 2020-09-13 10:27 — mike kraft

Months after Covid-19 infection, patients report breathing difficulty and fatigue New research shows that 12 weeks after infection, 75% of those hospitalized with Covid-19 still have a range of severe and disabling symptoms. Many patients' symptoms can be explained by dysautonomia, a disruption of autonomic nervous system processes. Ryan Prior, CNN CNN

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Hospitals prepare for ‘nightmare’ scenario of flu and coronavirus striking at same time

Sun, 2020-09-13 09:45 — mike kraft

Hospitals prepare for ‘nightmare’ scenario of flu and coronavirus striking at same time “Adrenaline can only take you so far,” said Brendan Carr, chair of emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas

Sun, 2020-09-13 09:17 — mike kraft

New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana's industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, according to new peer-reviewed research from SUNY and… ProPublica

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Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19-Politico

Sat, 2020-09-12 12:02 — mike kraft

Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19 The politically appointed HHS spokesperson and his team demanded and received the right to review CDC’s scientific reports to health professionals. Dan Diamond POLITICO

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Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home

Fri, 2020-09-11 18:42 — mike kraft

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home NEW YORK (AP) — 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... AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

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New Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc From Climate Change

Fri, 2020-09-11 11:41 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — A report commissioned by federal regulators overseeing the nation’s commodities markets has concluded that climate change threatens U.S. financial markets, as the costs of wildfires, storms, droughts and floods spread through insurance and mortgage markets, pension funds and other financial institutions.

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The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger

Fri, 2020-09-11 09:04 — mike kraft

...As the global economy absorbs the most punishing reversal of fortunes since the Great Depression, hunger is on the rise. Those confronting potentially life-threatening levels of so-called food insecurity in the developing world are expected to nearly double this year to 265 million, according to the United Nations World Food Program.

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