NEW: CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19, greatly expanding the pool of people considered at risk. This makes mask-wearing even more important for preventing transmission. My story. https://t.co/DNwy4V2eqD
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) October 21, 2020
Trump’s antibody ‘cure’ will be in short supply. All the weak points of American health care — testing delays, communication breakdowns, inequity — are working against this potential treatment. Here's what lies ahead for the Regeneron antibody cocktail https://t.co/nXdOYeeKLd
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 21, 2020
COVID-19 has cost Americans 2.5 million years of life and roughly half that loss has come from people who died in middle age, not their waning years. https://t.co/LFNesFisn6
— USA TODAY Health (@USATODAYhealth) October 21, 2020
The U.S. regulators who will decide the fate of COVID-19 vaccines are asking outside scientists if their standards are high enough. The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines. https://t.co/NoNZ2KRnZo
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2020
Terrific, important piece @BySheilaKaplan & colleagues about the efforts to safeguard #Covid19 vaccine trials from being cut short by a president intent on pre-election vaccine. https://t.co/JQIPNj2G1d
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 21, 2020
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Russia confirmed 15,700 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, bringing its official number of cases to 1,447,335, and broke its record for coronavirus deaths with 317 fatalities in the past 24 hourshttps://t.co/H0ppXbrhb7
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 21, 2020
Sweden is tightening the reins. New guidelines, high schools are closed, restricted contact outside the family, new rules for buses, gyms & restaurants. All meetings now on zoom. From @ashoswai in Uppsala https://t.co/321qFMGOuP pic.twitter.com/1cMrDDQHUe
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 22, 2020
New German coronavirus cases rise by more than 10,000 for first time – RKI https://t.co/y9JRUuWWm7 pic.twitter.com/DbrGnMFmim
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2020
Amid a record surge of COVID-19 infections that's threatening the entire health system with collapse, the Czech Republic is adopting exactly the same massive restrictions as in the spring, a situation its prime minister kept saying wouldn't happen again. https://t.co/6iI1BcZts0
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 22, 2020
BREAKING: Spain has surpassed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections, the first country in western Europe to do so, health officials say. Spain’s health ministry attributes 34,366 deaths to the coronavirus. https://t.co/Q8KHjPeJx3
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 21, 2020
The tough decisions UK and all of Europe face. There are no easy solutions, every option has negative consequences & trade offs. But later actions are harder, have less impact & need to be deeper, wider geographically & last longer for similar impact. https://t.co/MKcKix6Be6
— Jeremy Farrar (@JeremyFarrar) October 21, 2020
Switzerland says coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations are doubling every week, warning of the prospect of overburdened hospitals. The country has gone from one of least-affected in Europe to one of the worst-hit in just three weeks. https://t.co/YYHvOykpDE
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 21, 2020
Ireland: #Covid19 outbreaks in schools doubled again last week https://t.co/jITbziQqNt
— Crawford Kilian (@Crof) October 21, 2020
Pandemic in war: Heavy fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has crippled efforts to combat the coronavirus in the separatist region and beyond. @AP gained access to a clinic where doctors and nurses keep working even when they fall sick. Full story: https://t.co/BTzCwYxjaN pic.twitter.com/KKrxvSXNoT
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 21, 2020
Asia Today: Sri Lanka’s main fish market has been closed after 49 traders tested positive for the coronavirus and a curfew is widened as a COVID-19 outbreak grows. https://t.co/b6cdrrzqYp
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2020
China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus risk https://t.co/KtkIloUAjf pic.twitter.com/bHqTNbucpr
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2020
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been talking about the country's continuing battle against Covid-19
We fact-check some of his claims#BBCRealityCheck https://t.co/cn837AufDC
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 21, 2020
Melbourne suburbs on alert as new COVID-19 case sparks outbreak fears https://t.co/cpwzUwzQMP pic.twitter.com/T2cAFbikY8
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2020
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A volunteer in the Oxford Univ COVID vaccine test died in Brazil. Media reports say the volunteer was a 28-year-old doctor who died of complications from COVID19. It's the 1st death reported in the various coronavirus vax trials https://t.co/viqOQC6MRA pic.twitter.com/HLz0pfN1ia
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 21, 2020
As #Covid19 cases surge in a number of countries, 75% of critical drugs needed to treat Covid patients are already in short supply, a @CIDRAP report shows. And it's not even winter yet. From @pharmalot. https://t.co/yiekulBsdq
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 22, 2020
Britain partners with Oxford firm to assess coronavirus vaccine T cell responses https://t.co/6umEWbV99C pic.twitter.com/yFnHx3kvf6
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2020
Next up in the hunt for a #COVID19 vaccine: Testing shots in kids https://t.co/8WjODlYceD via @medical_xpress pic.twitter.com/p9ZaeUXe2l
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 21, 2020
Thorny, thorny issues ahead for regulators when the first #Covid19 vaccine is given a green light, @Dereklowe warns. https://t.co/tvvituNhwv
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 21, 2020
Most Americans have never heard of the two expert panels that review new vaccines, but their work is crucial to ensuring potential Covid vaccines are safe and effective, as @DrJulieMorita and @EdBelongia write. https://t.co/S7V5evm7iq
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) October 21, 2020
Think “beyond six feet:" @cooney_liz interviews experts on their concerns about what winter weather will do to transmission of #Covid19. https://t.co/zByzdURLgn
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 21, 2020
Unchecked ivermectin use in Latin America is making it difficult to test the anti-parasite drug’s effectiveness against COVID19 in clinical trials. Ivermectin was developed in the 1970s. Theory holds it might work against the coronavirus https://t.co/cBM3vtjG17
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 21, 2020
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A leading health expert says US coronavirus cases will begin to rapidly accelerate in a week as the country topped 60,000 new infections Tuesday — triple what the daily average was in June, when restrictions had begun to ease. Dr. Jonathan Reiner explainshttps://t.co/la29L6b2VV pic.twitter.com/H41UVjv12E
— New Day (@NewDay) October 21, 2020
CDC officials warned that the pandemic is approaching a critical phase in the U.S. and that wearing masks is 'more important than ever' as the fall season continues https://t.co/3zmcmzNZdk pic.twitter.com/a1thipjPlZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2020
Hospitals around the U.S. are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized. Leaders are scrambling to find extra beds and staff. https://t.co/0H3ZLZCZSu
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 21, 2020
There has been a concerted political effort to downplay #COVID19 mortality, even claims that <0.02% of cases are fatal. Medical care has improved since NY's spring nightmare, but these numbers merit very serious attention. https://t.co/YuKO95uNsv
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) October 21, 2020
Alaska is seeing record coronavirus case numbers. At a time when Americans are growing fatigued by months of restrictions, the state's struggles provide a warning that winter could bring the most devastating phase of the pandemic. https://t.co/7tBGm7RPZc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 21, 2020
NEW: CEO group to Michigan leaders: Stop suing over COVID-19 restrictions, unite to fight second wave
“It's fair to say litigating and debating is not productive right now," said DTE Energy Executive Chairman Gerry Anderson to @ChadLivengood. https://t.co/AfZJamDOxc
— Mark Cavitt (@MarkCavitt) October 21, 2020
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