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Covid Testing--Opinion: Rapid Tests Are the Answer to Living With Covid-19

Mon, 2021-10-04 17:31 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.c

In Germany, you can buy a rapid Covid-19 test at the grocery store for one euro (a little more than a dollar). In Britain, any household can obtain a pack of seven rapid tests every day for free. In Singapore, you can get a free rapid test from a vending machine. Families in Israel receive at-home rapid tests for their children to use before school. Rapid testing is commonplace in many parts of the world because policymakers recognized early on that the tests could blunt the pandemic by stopping chains of transmission. By letting people know they are infectious, rapid tests are useful even in areas with high vaccination rates and can allow for a safer return to in-person activity.

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COVID tests for school kids: Israel gives every child a test kit as schools reopen

Tue, 2021-08-31 19:25 — mike kraft

Israel hands every child a DIY virus test, in bold bid for safe school restart Plan aims to stop kids who are infected but don’t realize it from coming in, thus reducing COVID spread, says expert; trust between parents, schools and authorities seen as key timesofisrael

In one of the world’s largest deployments of home COVID tests, Israel is asking families to screen all children under the age of 12 before schools and kindergartens reopen on Wednesday following summer vacation.

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Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-08-25 10:28 — mike kraft

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Juarawee Kittisilpa Reuters

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Suggestions on how to persuade hesitants to get vaccine shots.

Mon, 2021-07-05 11:07 — mike kraft

They didn’t want to get Covid-19 shots. This is what convinced them. From encouragement from family to fears over new variants, this is what swayed vaccine holdouts. NBC News

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In interviews with NBC News, individuals who were initially reluctant to get their vaccinations said nudging from family members, fears about emerging variants and having the ability to shrug off rumors about the shot were among the reasons they finally decided to roll up their sleeves, months after the shot became available.

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Webinar: Drones for use by first responders in emergencies, Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT

Tue, 2021-06-29 13:09 — mike kraft

Mapping Drone Operators for a National Disaster Response Network This session will discuss the Global Public Safety Drone Database & Map and how to join the national disaster response network. Homeland Security Today Eventbrite

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Black churches playing more active role in health care through new national initiative

Thu, 2021-06-17 12:12 — mike kraft

Black community has new option for health care: The church MILWAUKEE (AP) — Every Sunday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. praises the Lord before his congregation. But since last fall he’s been praising something else his Black community needs: the COVID-19 vaccine. AP NEWS

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Tips on filtering indoor air to help prevent COVID-19’s spread

Tue, 2021-05-18 11:26 — mike kraft

How cleaning indoor air may prevent the spread of COVID-19 | Science News The size and setup of a room and how the room is used make finding simple ventilation and filtration solutions difficult. Helen Thompson Science News

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Suggestions on how to reach people who are reluctant to get vaccinated

Mon, 2021-04-26 12:05 — mike kraft

These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear No single strategy works for everyone, but a combination of several types of messages and messengers is persuading on-the-fence folks to get vaccinated. Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz Washington Post

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Example of how sophisticated air circulation equipment may help resturants revive

Sun, 2021-04-25 12:18 — mike kraft

How one restaurant’s experiment may help diners breathe safely Sierra Mar, a resort restaurant in Big Sur, Calif., has added new technology to reduce possible transmission of coronavirus and other of airborne pathogens. Chris Mooney, Aaron Steckelberg, Jake Crump Washington Post

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Researchers Are starting Clinical Trials on a New Type Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

Mon, 2021-04-05 12:41 — mike kraft

A new vaccine for Covid-19 that is entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic. The vaccine, called NVD-HXP-S, is the first in clinical trials to use a new molecular design that is widely expected to create more potent antibodies than the current generation of vaccines. And the new vaccine could be far easier to make.

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