coronavirus
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How Scientists Track and Identify Diseases Like COVID-19 Through Sewage
The COVID-19 pandemic has reignited interest in wastewater surveillance, where sewage systems are monitored for the presence of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. Non-infective fragments of the virus’s genetic material have been found in untreated wastewater in Italy, Spain, France, the United States and Canada. Several cities are now using the approach to detect the…
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Can Trump Be Charged With Criminal Negligence for His Coronavirus ‘Response’?
There is technically no law against doing nothing while millions suffer and hundreds of thousands die from a disease it is in your power to curtail. No one’s going to arrest you for ensuring scores of needless deaths through demented, inflammatory rhetoric. Downplaying a plague for political gain: legal as a stroll through the park.…
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Trump Administration Reportedly Offered Santa Claus Performers Coronavirus Vaccine Quid Pro Quo
Although by now it’s clear that the Trump administration holds nothing sacred, there are still some things it can do to shock our tired brains. Apparently, it has tried to get Santa Claus — Santa! — to participate in its crazy pandemic response plans.
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FDA Approves Remdesivir to Treat Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Despite Mixed Trial Results
The Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir to treat hospitalized covid-19 patients. The antiviral drug, which is manufactured and sold by the pharmaceutical company Gilead under the brand name Veklury, is the first to be approved for treating the virus in the U.S.