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New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States

Wed, 2020-09-23 12:19 — mike kraft

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States The effort, still in its early stages, hopes to track infections and determine the effectiveness of safety measures. NPR.org

A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they're using.

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Coronavirus kills far more Hispanic and Black children than White youths, CDC study finds

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:31 — mike kraft

Coronavirus kills far more Hispanic and Black children than White youths, CDC study finds More than 75 percent of children dying from covid-19 are minorities, a finding that echoes disproportionate death rates among adults. William Wan Washington Post

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How Colleges Became the New Covid Hot Spots

Sat, 2020-09-12 11:19 — mike kraft

...Across the country, college students' mounting coronavirus outbreaks have become an urgent public health issue. Of the 25 hottest outbreaks in the U.S., communities heavy with college students represent 19 of them...

It began last month with a trickle of coronavirus infections as college students arrived for the fall semester. Soon that trickle became a stream, with campuses reporting dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of new cases each day.

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Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home

Fri, 2020-09-11 18:42 — mike kraft

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home NEW YORK (AP) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and... AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others.

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Seeking the causes of post-Covid symptoms, researchers dust off data on college students with mononucleosis

Fri, 2020-09-11 10:16 — mike kraft

Seeking causes of post-Covid symptoms in study of college kids - STAT Post-viral symptoms, such as persistent aches and fatigue after a bout of influenza, are a common but poorly understood phenomenon. Gideon Gil STAT

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U.S. needs 193 million Covid-19 tests per month to reopen schools and keep up with pandemic, new report says

Thu, 2020-09-10 18:51 — mike kraft

U.S. needs 193 million Covid-19 tests per month, report says The U.S. may need 193 million coronavirus tests each month in order to safely re-open schools and fortify nursing homes, the report said. Kate Sheridan STAT

The U.S. may need up to 193 million coronavirus tests each month in order to safely reopen schools and fortify nursing homes, according to a new report published Wednesday. Current testing capacity in the U.S. is about 21 million tests per month, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

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Coronavirus cases spike among school-age children in Florida, while state orders some counties to keep data hidden

Wed, 2020-09-09 10:10 — mike kraft

Coronavirus cases spike among school-age children in Florida, while state orders some counties to keep data hidden Worried parents and teachers try to fill the information gap with their own dashboards of infections in Florida schools. Lori Rozsa, Valerie Strauss Washington Post

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Florida students head back to class amid reports of more kids catching COVID-19

Tue, 2020-09-01 10:22 — mike kraft

Florida reopens most schools despite COVID-19 concerns Trump adviser calls school worries 'hysterical,' South Carolina breaks up monster pool bash, "friendly skies" get a bit friendlier to flyers. NBC News

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the state's top educator and health official Monday morning at the state Capitol building in Tallahassee to discuss the return to schools.

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Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps

Sun, 2020-08-30 14:03 — mike kraft

Thousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs. But the most novel effort at the school to measure and limit virus spread will require little effort and come quite naturally.

Students need only use the bathroom.

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