Biden’s big COVID-19 aid package: What’s in the bill?
The U.S. coronavirus relief bill is massive and moving through Congress on party-line votes. Stimulus payments and public health are just the start.
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U.S. Covid Response: Good, Bad & Embarrassing
Were Americans too unruly, or did elected officials expect too little of them?
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J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Wins Backing of FDA Panel
An FDA panel voted 22 to 0 in favor of an emergency clearance for Janssen/J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, bringing it a step closer to distribution. Medscape Medical News
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COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Less Mechanical Ventilation
A new report from Israel links COVID-19 vaccination to a drop in the need for mechanical ventilation among people 70 and older. Medscape Medical News
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US COVID Deaths Forecast for the Next 3 Weeks
The major forecasting models for US COVID deaths for the next three weeks have a low prediction of 18,000 new COVID deaths to 39,000. This predicting from now to March 20, 2021. The path of the pandemic for the next 6-10 weeks is important to see if variants of the virus are causing more problems…
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Israel Has High COVID Vaccination Level But Still Has COVID Problems
By Feb 7, 2021, Israel had administered over 5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine which covered 60% of its population. Israel has a population 9.3 million people. The US might get to the current Israel vaccination level around May-June. Israel still had a spike in cases in February. Israel was targeting the vaccination of…
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In Hunt for Covid-19 Origin, Patient Zero Points to Second Wuhan Market
WHO Investigators are seeking information about a second food market in the Chinese city after the first officially confirmed Covid-19 case, dubbed patient zero, told them his parents had shopped there.
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The COVID Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language
Deaf people are adapting signs to accommodate the limitations of video communication while working from home — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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COVID, Quickly, Episode 1: Vaccines, Variants and Diabetes
Today we begin a new podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Joe Biden’s COVID relief plan will get a House vote Friday, but it awaits a Senate divided over bill’s size, scope
The Democrat-controlled House is poised to pass Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan on a largely party-line vote. That might be the easy part.
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