US - East | Page 23 | East End - Long Island, New York

When the coronavirus pandemic began, public health experts had high hopes for the United States. After all, the U.S. literally invented the tactics that have been used for decades to quash outbreaks around the world: Quickly identify everyone who gets infected. Track down everyone exposed to the virus. Test everyone. Isolate the sick and quarantine the exposed to stop the virus from spreading.

The hope was that a wealthy country like the United States would deploy those tried-and-true measures to rapidly contain the virus — like quickly dousing every ember from a campfire to keep it from erupting into a forest fire.

Country / Region Tags:

United States

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Masks May Reduce inhaling Viral Dose: New research paper

Jul

Researchers have long known that masks can prevent people from spreading airway germs to others — findings that have driven much of the conversation around these crucial accessories during the coronavirus pandemic.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?

Jul

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short? The United States might have more COVID-19 testing capacity than any other country. So why have we seen laboratories overwhelmed and many patients again waiting a week or more for results? Allison Martell U.S.

(Reuters) - The United States might have more COVID-19 testing capacity than any other country. So why have we seen laboratories overwhelmed and many patients again waiting a week or more for results?

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Posted By mike kraft read more

Description of how COVID-19 ravaged Florida as Governor sidelined scientists and followed Trump

Jul

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump Experts say the state suffered from centralized decision-making divorced from scientific evidence. Cleve Wootson, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lori Rozsa, Josh Dawsey Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Posted By mike kraft read more

Ex CDC Director criticizes lack of centralized information in countering COVID-19

Jul

Ex-CDC director on US, COVID-19: 'We are a laggard' Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden on Sunday said the U.S. had been a “laggard” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic, specifically pointing to lack of Zack Budryk TheHill

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden on Sunday said the U.S. had been a “laggard” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic, specifically pointing to lack of centralized information.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at the highest level in two months; Economy falters

Jul

Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 1,000 for four consecutive days More than 74,000 coronavirus cases were reported across the United States on Friday, and Anthony S. Fauci said states hit hard by the virus should walk back their reopenings. David Lynch, Meryl Kornfield, Marisa Iati Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Posted By mike kraft read more

Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine

Jul

On June 26, a small South San Francisco company called Vaxart made a surprise announcement: A coronavirus vaccine it was working on had been selected by the U.S. government to be part of Operation Warp Speed, the flagship federal initiative to quickly develop drugs to combat Covid-19.

Vaxart’s shares soared. Company insiders, who weeks earlier had received stock options worth a few million dollars, saw the value of those awards increase sixfold. And a hedge fund that partly controlled the company walked away with more than $200 million in instant profits.