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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for the work it has done to address hunger around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium October 6, 2020 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. ET

Mon, 2020-10-05 15:42 — mike kraft

JHU‑UW Vaccine Symposium - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation -- A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation

A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium

October 6, 2020 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. ET

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CDC anounces National Wastewater Surveillance System

Tue, 2020-09-08 10:57 — mike kraft

National Wastewater Surveillance System Learn about the National Wastewater Surveillance System, a new public health tool to understand COVID-19 spread in a community. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Coronavirus testing czar dismisses daily testing for all Americans as utopian fantasy

Tue, 2020-09-01 14:20 — mike kraft

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(CNN)Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump Administration's coronavirus testing czar, dismissed the idea of daily Covid-19 tests for all Americans as "utopian" on Tuesday.

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CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says

Wed, 2020-08-26 13:53 — mike kraft

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CNN)A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN.

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FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

Tue, 2020-08-25 10:46 — mike kraft

FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.

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