Top news of the week: 17.11.2020.
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Coronavirus
We are hitting new highs of Covid and new lows in our response. A good article on the various worsts of the pandemic. Highest rates, highest numbers, highest numbers of deaths. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. https://t.co/okSi8Q9QWw 8/
OpenWhat Places Are Hardest Hit by the Coronavirus? It Depends on the Measure
By different metrics, all sorts of locations in the United States are deeply troubling, from Minot, N.D., to New York City.
RT @NYTHealth: The government has sent billions of dollars to companies developing Covid vaccines, but a tiny fraction of that to states planning mass vaccination efforts: “We absolutely do not have enough to pull this off successfully,” one health official said. https://t.co/RbOp2bpUfi
OpenMissing From State Plans to Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccine: Money to Do It
The government has sent billions to drug companies to develop a coronavirus shot but a tiny fraction of that to localities for training, record-keeping and other costs for vaccinating ...
California becomes second state in US to surpass 1m Covid-19 cases
State has seen nearly 7,000 cases in the past 24 hours amid a surge that was predicted to come with the flu season
Michigan and Washington impose new restrictions as US Covid cases pass 11m https://t.co/e1oRe5SVyd
Open'We are at the precipice': US records 11 million Covid cases
Rise comes as states announce new efforts to stem the spread and one million infections are reported in one week
Several states, mostly led by Democratic governors, are planning an extra level of vetting for any coronavirus vaccine reviewed by the FDA amid doubts about the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic. https://t.co/VP13yktp9C
OpenStates Vow Extra Scrutiny of Coronavirus Vaccine
Special committees, mostly in Democratic-led states, will seek to reassure the public that an F.D.A.-approved vaccine is safe and effective amid doubts about the Trump administration’s ...
RT @sarahkliff: More than a million Americans are now getting tested for coronavirus each day.
Here's my guide to avoiding the surprise medical bills we're seeing come along with those tests.
https://t.co/LaTAJowUXp
OpenHow to Avoid a Surprise Bill for Your Coronavirus Test
Get tested at a public facility. Question what services are being provided. And know your rights under federal law.
Dr Anthony Fauci warns against violent anti-science feeling in polarised US; says unprecedented 'polarisation' has intensified an anti-science feeling in the US and led people to threaten violence against him. Video
https://t.co/eXnvwcx8Qh
OpenDr Anthony Fauci warns against violent anti-science feeling in polarised US – video
Infectious diseases expert says unprecedented 'polarisation' has intensified an anti-science feeling in the US and led people to threaten violence against him
More than 150,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in a single day in the United States for the first time on Thursday https://t.co/RGMIAPHfd6
OpenThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic
The United States reported 153,496 Covid-19 cases on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University -- the country's highest daily caseload and the first time the number of coronavirus ...