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US hospital COVID-19 cases surge, aid package takes shape

US COVID-19 hospitalizations soared to a new record yesterday as states closely track intensive care unit (ICU) capacity and staffing and take more steps to bolster capacity in anticipation of a post-Thanksgiving spike in cases.

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US officials brace for another post-holiday COVID-19 surge

Despite case-reporting lulls over the long holiday weekend, the number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 continues a record-breaking rise, with no let-up in the pace of deaths.

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Moderna to seek emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine

Drug maker Moderna announced today that it will request an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, and the company's CEO hinted that distribution of the vaccine could begin by Christmas.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 30, 2020

A small German autopsy study of COVID-19 victims in Nature Neuroscience today demonstrates the presence of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in nasal structures and the brain, suggesting that the virus crosses into the central nervous system (CNS) via nasal surfaces that contain nerve endings for smell.COVID-19 CNS effects—loss of smell and taste

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Black kids bear brunt of severe COVID-linked syndrome

A study of 223 patients younger than 20 years hospitalized with the rare but serious COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in New York City found that black children were disproportionately affected.

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Pace of global COVID-19 rise slows, but deaths still climbing

The global surge in COVID-19 cases slowed a bit last week for the first time in months, though deaths from the virus continued a steady rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly situation report.

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Less than 10% of Americans had COVID by September, study finds

Large-scale seroprevalence studies conducted over the summer show that, through September, less than 1 in 10 of Americans had evidence of previous coronavirus infection, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Studies find no COVID benefit for preventive hydroxychloroquine or for convalescent plasma

Two studies published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that two once-promising but largely discredited COVID-19 treatments—hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma—didn't prevent infection or lead to clinical improvement.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 25, 2020

A study of SARS-CoV-2–positive Canadian children in CMAJ yesterday showed that 64.1% of children were symptomatic, with loss of taste or smell, stomach upset, headache, and fever most predictive of infection.Researchers analyzed reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactio

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US sees rise in COVID hospital cases, deaths, community spread

With no let-up in the nation's COVID-19 surge, hospitalizations climbed to record levels, with daily death totals increasing as well, a sobering theme as the nation nears Thanksgiving.

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AI system bests radiologists in spotting COVID-19 in lungs

A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed by Northwestern University researchers can detect COVID-19 in the lungs 10 times faster and a bit more accurately than specialized cardiothoracic radiologists, according to a study published today in Radiology.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 24, 2020

A PLOS One study yesterday showed a 43% overall mortality rate for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients, with an even higher risk of death for patients of advanced age.This study included 164 US COVID-19 patients who required inva

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Visibility, agility key to stop drug shortages in pandemic, report says

The number of pharmaceutical suppliers who are able to deliver at least 80% of their products on time and in full (OTIF) dropped 16 percentage points from last year, according to a new white paper on the drug supply chain by global market intelligence firm IDC.

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Despite wide US COVID-19 surge, travelers on the move for Thanksgiving

In spite of the unabated surge in COVID-19 infections across the United States and pleas from public health officials to avoid travel, millions of Americans are on the move days ahead of Thanksgiving.

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Europe weighs COVID-19 steps as global total tops 59 million

As some European countries see some promising signs that their latest lockdowns are slowing the pace of COVID-19, the progress raises new questions about how to unwind the measures in a way that prevents a third wave of infections at the start of the new year.

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News Scan for Nov 23, 2020

A Dutch study late last week found reduced lung capacity in 42% of COVID-19 patients 3 months after recovery, with many patients reporting severe problems with fatigue, functional impairment, and quality of life (QoL).Researchers reporting in Clinical Infectious Disease administer

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AstraZeneca COVID vaccine latest to show high efficacy

In interim late-stage study findings, Oxford University today announced that the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca is highly effective, bringing the world promising news for the third time this month about a pandemic vaccine candidate.

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GAO notes distance learning challenges for students in need

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report late last week—completed as part of the GAO's COVID-19 monitoring and oversight responsibilities under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—detailed the challenges of distance learning for 5 million English language learners (ELL) and more than 7 million students who receive special education services.

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Kids' COVID cases on the rise, but most are mild, new data show

While the proportion of COVID-19 cases in children has tripled or quadrupled since the start of the pandemic, it remains below their proportion of the US population, and hospitalizations and deaths are uncommon—although racial minorities and those with public insurance and underlying conditions appear to be at higher risk for serious outcomes, according to two new studies.

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COVID-19 spikes in US as global total tops 57 million

As US COVID-19 cases surge even higher, with daily deaths passing the 2,000 mark for the first time since May, Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech announced they submitted an emergency use authorization (EUA) request for their vaccine, offering hope that the first doses will be available by the end of the year.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 20, 2020

A study yesterday found that 47% of COVID-19 patients who required prolonged mechanical ventilation developed potentially life-threatening tracheal (airway) complications.The JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery study found that CO

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COVID-19 most contagious in first 5 days of illness, study finds

A study published yesterday in The Lancet Microbe shows that COVID-19 is most contagious in the first 5 days after symptom onset, underscoring the importance of early case identification and quarantine.

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New global group will lead fight against antimicrobial resistance

The heads of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced the creation of a new group to advocate for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel amid COVID surge

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its first press briefing since August, today urged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving gatherings amid an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases.

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Global officials urge more steps to drive down COVID spread

Health officials in different parts of the world urged people to double down on their individual actions to curb the spread of COVID-19 to avoid protracted lockdowns and to maintain and improve upon hard-fought gains against the virus.

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News Scan for Nov 19, 2020

Public transportation usage dropped 72.7% across the United States from Feb 15 to May 17, but vulnerable populations and essential or physical workers were most likely to continue using it, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.The study used data from the Transit app across 63 metro areas, as w

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Delirium fairly common in older COVID-19 patients

A study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that 28% of older COVID-19 patients at seven US emergency departments (EDs) had delirium, putting them at higher risk of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay and death.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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