AstraZeneca bolsters COVID-19 vaccine supply with new deal

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Fewer Than 10% Of Americans Show Signs Of Past Coronavirus Infection, Study Finds – CNBC
– A large national study published Friday said that fewer than 1 in 10 Americans showed signs of a prior coronavirus infection as of late July.
The finding is consistent with remarks made by CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who said that more than 90% of the country remains susceptible to the virus. That means the country likely remains far off from herd immunity.

Dr. Fauci Warns Flu Season May Accelerate Spread Of The Coronavirus – NBC
– With easing restrictions and more people spending time indoors during the colder months, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns “if we don’t carefully follow the guidelines, we may see another surge.” A report from the University of Washington projects the nation’s daily death rate will quadruple by the end of the year.

Boris Johnson Urges World Leaders to Unite Against COVID-19 in UN Speech – The Sun
– Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the UN that the coronavirus pandemic has frayed the bonds between nations, and urged world leaders to unite against the “common foe” of COVID-19.
“Never again must we wage 193 separate campaigns against the same enemy,” he said.

United to Offer Hawaii-bound Passengers Coronavirus Tests, A Possible Blueprint for Flights Abroad – CNBC
– United plans to offer the tests for Hawaii-bound travelers at San Francisco International Airport as well as a mail-in testing option. Airlines are scrambling to figure out how to test passengers effectively to open up routes that are off limits or require long quarantines. Passengers will be responsible for payment.

How Do Children Fight Off the Coronavirus? – New York Times
– The secret may lie in an “innate” immune response that targets unrecognized invaders, scientists say.

WHO Says 2 Million Coronavirus Deaths Is ‘Not Impossible’ as World Approaches 1 Million – CNBC
– WHO officials warned that several countries in Europe are reporting an “increasing trend in cases” and a “worrying” rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions. It’s “not impossible” that the coronavirus death toll could double if countries don’t uniformly work to suppress the virus’ spread, the WHO said on Friday.

Johnson & Johnson Enters Late-stage Trial Testing its Coronavirus Vaccine – CNBC
– J&J is the fourth drugmaker backed by the Trump administration’s Covid-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed to enter late-stage testing.
The trial will enroll up to 60,000 volunteers across 215 locations in the U.S. and other countries, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Why We’ll Need Masks Even With a Coronavirus Vaccine – The Print
– One study has shown that if everyone wears masks that are only 75% effective, the number of people infected by each coronavirus carrier will shrink fourfold.

Health Chief Hails Africa’s Fight Against Covid-19 – BBC
– Africa has seen about 1.4 million cases and 34,000 deaths since February. These figures are far lower than those in Europe, Asia or the Americas, with reported cases continuing to decline.
Early interventions played a crucial role in curbing the virus’ spread, Africa CDC head John Nkengasong told the BBC’s Newsday programme.

The Fall Surge is Here – New York Times
– Public health experts have long been worried that the end of the summer — as some students returned to school and the weather cooled — would bring a surge in coronavirus cases. That surge appears to have begun.

Coronavirus Vaccine Update: How Close Are We? – DW News
– Vaccines normally require years of testing; and time to build up production volume. The WHO has said it doesn’t expect widespread vaccinations against coronavirus until mid-2021. But even that is optimistic.

Scientists Find An Avenue To Attack The Coronavirus, Aided By Cloud Imaging – Forbes
– In the race to develop drugs to fight the new coronavirus, scientists at the University of Bristol say they’ve discovered that the virus’s infamous spike protein binds with a bodily acid that regulates inflammation and immune response. Their finding could open an avenue for new drugs that halt the pathogen’s potency and spread.

CDC Removes Guidelines Saying Coronavirus Can Spread From Tiny Air Particles – Wall Street Journal
– The US CDC pulled new guidelines acknowledging the new coronavirus could be transmitted by tiny particles that linger in the air, saying a draft version of proposed changes was posted in error on the agency’s website.

200,000 Coronavirus Deaths Is an Undercount – Bloomberg
– There’s no one national standard for deciding what counts as a coronavirus death. Many pandemic victims have died without ever testing positive for the disease. And should we count the people who died from illnesses that went untreated because the ICU was filled with coronavirus patients? No matter how you make the official tally, though, it is probably already much higher than 200,000.

Coronavirus surge in Europe Spares Swedes. Does Its Herd-Immunity Approach Work? – SCMP
– While many European countries are seeing new cases surge to levels not seen since the last peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden – whose herd-immunity approach has made it an international outlier – has one of the continent’s lowest infection rates. Despite living in Sweden’s worst affected region, residents of the capital Stockholm said on September 17, 2020, that they are generally satisfied with the country adopting the controversial strategy.

Updated CDC Guidance Acknowledges Coronavirus Can Spread Through the Air – CNN
– The US CDC updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” which are produced even when a person breathes.

WHO’s Dire Coronavirus Warning Over ‘Alarming Rates of Transmission – Yahoo Australia
– European director Hans Kluge said at a press conference to evaluate the latest infection data that Europe’s weekly case rates, which have exceeded 300,000, are higher than during the first peak in March.” Although these numbers reflect more comprehensive testing, it also shows alarming rates of transmission across the region,” he said.

What Is An mRNA Coronavirus Vaccine? – CNBC
– More than 30 biotech and pharmaceutical companies around the world are racing to develop a safe Covid-19 vaccine. The process is moving quickly with several vaccine candidates entering late-stage trials in a matter of months. Two of the companies developing a vaccine — Pfizer and Moderna — are utilizing a promising new technology called messenger RNA.

How to Ship a Vaccine at –80°C, and Other Obstacles in the Covid Fight – New York Times
– Developing an effective vaccine is the first step. Then comes the question of how to deliver hundreds of millions of doses that may need to be kept at arctic temperatures.

Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Keep Surging, Forcing New Restrictions And Lockdowns – DW Times
– Worldwide coronavirus infections have passed 30 million according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. More than 940,000 people have died of COVID-19.
These numbers announced as Israel heads back into a nationwide coronavirus lockdown later on Friday – it’s the first country to shut down for a second time. Hundreds protested the return of the measures in Tel Aviv, saying another lockdown would cause more harm to the economy.

Bill Gates on Coronavirus Pandemic, Vaccines- Bloomberg
– Bill Gates used to think of the U.S. FDA as the world’s premier public-health authority. Not anymore. Gates says political pressure cost the agency ‘credibility.’ The billionaire philanthropist discusses politicizing Covid-19 treatments and vaccines, finding a global cure, conspiracy theorists, and the breakdown of America’s relationship with China in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker.

Constantly Surprising Virus Found To Be Heat Tolerant, Self-Healing And Very Resilient In Lab Tests – SCMP
– Hungarian team finds virus particle withstands being probed by a nano needle 100 times, possibly making it the most physically elastic virus known French scientists find it can replicate in animal cells after being exposed to temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius for an hour.

There Won’t Be Enough Coronavirus Vaccines For a Return to Normal Life Until 2022, WHO Scientist Says – SCMP
– The need for social distancing and mask wearing will continue next year, leading WHO scientist predicts. Negotiations ongoing for US and China to participate in the WHO’s global alliance of equitable vaccine distribution.

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