As Trump baselessly suggests that a coronavirus vaccine will be available as soon as next month, Biden interjects to say, "this is the same man who told you by Easter this would be gone away. By the warm weather it'd be gone … maybe you can inject some bleach in your arm." pic.twitter.com/47mH71xo9J
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2020
Pandemic is far from over, experts say, despite Trump allies’ claims https://t.co/CgQ8OlR3kK
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) September 29, 2020
.@CDCgov director Redfield testified at a recent Senate committee that CDC was instructed by HHS & the WH Office of Budget & Management to transfer $300M from its budget back to DC to fund this work. Do they get the money back now?
????, @ddiamond.https://t.co/geFGQUAYoW— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 30, 2020
Axios is reporting @CDCgov's effort to bar cruises into next year because #Covid19 was rejected by the White House.
Diamond Princess ring any bells?
We keep not learning lessons. CDC keeps getting overruled. https://t.co/dyrhmZHqZ2— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 30, 2020
When all you have is a hammer…
EXCLUSIVE: STAT obtains internal org chart of Operation Warp Speed that underscores vast involvement of military.https://t.co/KwG19loFjw via @statnews @NicholasFlorko pic.twitter.com/Cg4y4nQHdc
— Rick Berke (@rickberke) September 28, 2020
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"It took 140 days to go from 1,000 to 500,000 deaths; but just 91 days to reach 1m. At current rates, another 500,000 people are likely to die within the next 75 days." https://t.co/99GxpXjtKn
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 29, 2020
As the number of global Covid-19 deaths passes one million, we track the spread of the pandemic https://t.co/5F0b4aAnrL
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 29, 2020
India's coronavirus infections surge to 6.23 million https://t.co/QfX4PNOrBk pic.twitter.com/KVpvBsIVbI
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
More than 60 million people in India — 10 times the official figure — could have contracted the #coronavirus, the country's lead pandemic agency says, citing a nationwide study measuring antibodieshttps://t.co/Tq7RhpuKrK
? Sajjad Hussain pic.twitter.com/H3EQWWjyZP
— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 30, 2020
#Myanmar – Pictures by #AFP photographer @ye_aung_thu taken in a quarantine facilities centre for COVID-19 novel coronavirus related cases in Yangon. pic.twitter.com/vcn1CDnxYd
— AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) September 29, 2020
Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow the government to curtail public protests during the country’s nationwide virus lockdown. The government can now declare a special week-long state of emergency if the coronavirus spreads out of control. https://t.co/AqoZtIBXfp
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2020
⚡ Russia confirmed 8,481 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 1,176,286 https://t.co/KREakbCegO
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) September 30, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown costs South Africa millions of jobs https://t.co/z3SkA1nnrF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 29, 2020
UK GDP collapsed nearly 20% in second quarter in historic COVID hit https://t.co/q8dOPIuSsw pic.twitter.com/Dp2k6xY0MX
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
All of us need to keep taking COVID-19 seriously and stop this second wave. If you haven’t already downloaded the COVID Alert app onto your phone, take a couple seconds and do it today. Because the more people who do, the more effective it’ll be. https://t.co/xTUf97fzgu
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 29, 2020
Exclusive: World Bank President David Malpass said he is seeking board approval for a $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient share of doses when they become available https://t.co/wa0BIbY7mb
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
Trade can contribute to public health and the @WTO can lead – helping members access vaccines & medical supplies. This will be one of my priorities if selected DG.
Via @Reuters @REUTERSFARGE ?https://t.co/SmtZNRzTrl
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) September 29, 2020
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The official number of deaths from Covid-19 has passed one million people worldwide ➡️ https://t.co/IXuqLeQ01C
Despite that huge number, we still don’t know enough about the virus.
Here’s are some of the key questions scientists are looking at ⬇️ (THREAD 1/9) pic.twitter.com/jT39iOSPLO
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) September 29, 2020
Ventilation in buildings, designed to keep temperatures comfortable, may up the risks of SARSCoV2 spread. Study concludes indoor transmission far outstrips outdoor transmission because of longer exposure & decreased turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics https://t.co/I3TKQPHAN2 pic.twitter.com/SMHLyoD8BG
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) September 29, 2020
If several Covid-19 vaccines are approved, we’ll need a large comparison trial to see which ones work best. https://t.co/5zchPJPBQe
— STAT (@statnews) September 29, 2020
It is a massive problem and when all is said and done, #longhaulers may be the biggest medical legacy we face in the future. https://t.co/xuqc8AQiHH
— Dr. Mark JS Miller (@docmmiller) September 28, 2020
Diabetes drug -sitagliptin- boosts survival in patients w/ type 2 diabetes & COVID19 pneumonia. Report in current issue of Diabetes Care. Observational study led by Boston Children's Hospital in collaboration w/ 7 Italian hospitals during COVID's 1st wave https://t.co/ZtIymHRxlz
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) September 29, 2020
Biotechnology company Regeneron released some early results of tests using its antibody cocktail in coronavirus patients, and said it seemed to reduce levels of the virus and improve symptoms in patients https://t.co/HQ6MXnnMnI
— CNN International (@cnni) September 29, 2020
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, shows signs of working in older adults – study https://t.co/5B6mJfrTZe pic.twitter.com/7psGh7S7cD
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
CureVac plans global late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial in fourth quarter https://t.co/LfZde2VVzm pic.twitter.com/XqDuFsvO4O
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
China's Kangtai gets approval for clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine candidate https://t.co/SKEGT4MXI4 pic.twitter.com/58L4mf3RMz
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
What do we in the northern part of North America do, #Covid19 avoidance wise, when the temperatures start to plunge & outdoor time starts to contract? @apoorva_nyc explores some options. https://t.co/raycUozyAo
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 29, 2020
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277K+ kids "confirmed infected" and a rise "in September after a peak and a decline over the summer…that may be an underestimate, in part because testing is most often done on people with symptoms, and children with the coronavirus often have none."https://t.co/iAc1A3R2lx
— Anne Lutz Fernandez (@lutzfernandez) September 29, 2020
late september has that "watching the water recede before the waves start" feeling that february had
— golikehellmachine (@golikehellmachi) September 29, 2020
Unbelievable.
The Republican Chief Financial Officer of Florida sent letters to 100,000 businesses & entities asking if they were “owned or controlled by the Communist Party of China,” as part of an effort to assign blame for covid, WLRN reportshttps://t.co/RCMaKE4V0O
— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) September 28, 2020
God bless the Sturgis motorcycle rally of more than 450,000 mostly maskless bikers — this is its long predicted outcome. https://t.co/LngRhYwm23
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) September 29, 2020
If I live in a higher risk community, what's to stop me from going to a concert in a lower risk place that can hold concerts? Human decency for starters, sure. But that's not going to be protection enough. #Covid19 #PatchworkResponse https://t.co/XXXjjYYgEt
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 29, 2020
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