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@HarvardChanSPH shared
On Dec 4, 2020
RT @HarvardGH: According to the new #LancetClimate20 U.S. brief, if we align our COVID and climate response, we can deliver a "triple win": ✅ better #publichealth ✅ a sustainable economy ✅ environmental protections Check out the full U.S. brief: https://t.co/8H2STKofkT
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POLICY BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

POLICY BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The 2020 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief is here. Download to access the latest findings on climate change and health.

@guardian shared
On Dec 2, 2020
Coronavirus live news: former French president dies of Covid complications; global deaths near 1.5m https://t.co/kj3CV3or7F
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Coronavirus live news: US sees highest daily deaths since April; French ex-president dies of Covid complications

Coronavirus live news: US sees highest daily deaths since April; French ex-president dies of Covid complications

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was 94 and served as France’s leader from 1974 to 1981; Lilly to supply 650,000 more doses of bamlanivimab to US government; Spain caps parties at 10 people

@nytimes shared
On Dec 7, 2020
RT @jenvalentino: “It turns out that it is very, very challenging to get people to use a Covid app,” one computer scientist told me. But the apps can work, studies suggest. One U.S. test found the tool sent alerts for up to 12% of transmissions, helping flatten the curve. https://t.co/5Nx7el5s72
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Coronavirus Apps Show Promise but Prove a Tough Sell

Coronavirus Apps Show Promise but Prove a Tough Sell

Technology to alert people exposed to the virus could slow transmission, pilot studies show, but only if people and states sign up. So far, most haven’t.

@nytimes shared
On Dec 3, 2020
Facebook on Thursday said it would remove posts that contain claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts. The social network has long been hesitant to determine what is true or false information on its platform. https://t.co/qKCrSmYK1n
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Facebook says it will remove coronavirus vaccine misinformation.

Facebook says it will remove coronavirus vaccine misinformation.

The step goes beyond what the social network previously did on vaccine falsehoods by taking down the false claims entirely.

@cnnbrk shared
On Dec 3, 2020
Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing has died of Covid-19. He was 94 years old. https://t.co/0na8xAdKnQ https://t.co/qbCPcOtgRt
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December 2 coronavirus news

December 2 coronavirus news

Former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died on Wednesday at his family home in France's Loire region, according to the Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Foundation in a statement posted on ...

@AP shared
On Dec 4, 2020
Before the pandemic, last month’s gains would have been considered healthy. But the U.S. economy is still roughly 10 million jobs below its pre-pandemic level, with a rising proportion of the unemployed describing their jobs as gone for good. https://t.co/VXuxh5pSfV
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Gripped by surging pandemic, US employers cut back on hiring

Gripped by surging pandemic, US employers cut back on hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the viral pandemic accelerating across the country, America’s employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and ...

@AP shared
On Dec 6, 2020
New smartphone technology for alerting people about possible exposure to the coronavirus has been slow to catch on in the U.S. an AP analysis finds. Public health officials are struggling to get the word out amid rampant COVID-19 misinformation. https://t.co/hw6fPoCTqI
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Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any ...

@cnnbrk shared
On Dec 6, 2020
Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19, President Trump announced in a tweet https://t.co/ExHrhr5lpw
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Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says

Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says

Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for Covid-19, Trump announced Sunday.

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