Tuesday 13 October 2020

Black Doctors Aim to Make COVID Testing Equitable

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The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has increased access to coronavirus testing in the Philadelphia region, testing more than 10,000 people. The group’s mobile unit and pop-up testing sites also offer patients an opportunity to connect with African American health care providers.



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Pew: COVID Sends Majority of Young Adults Back Home

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They study -- based on monthly Census Bureau data -- found 52% of young adults lived with one or both parents in June, up from 47% in February. The number grew to 26.6 million, an increase of 2.6 million.



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Heidi Larson Knows How to Build Trust in Vaccines


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Monday 12 October 2020

First Confirmed U.S. Cases of COVID Reinfections

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Unlike most cases of reinfection, the men in Reno, NV, and Virginia, and a 46-year-old man in Ecuador, had more severe symptoms during their second infections, potentially complicating the development and deployment of effective vaccines.



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The Race for a Super-Antibody Against the Coronavirus


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