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Modeling Study Suggests That Mitigation Efforts Can Prevent Most COVID-19 Cases on College Campuses
Analysis examined alternative strategies, finding that mandatory mask- wearing and social distancing are very cost effective
Routine testing can prevent infections, but at higher cost
Boston As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study conducted by experts in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most effective, both in terms of infections prevented and cost. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Case Western Reserve University used the Clinical and Economic Analysis of COVID-19 interventions (CEACOV) model to perform their study, finding that combining a mandatory mask-wearing policy with extensive social distancing would prevent 87 percent of infections among students and faculty. Routine testing was also highly effecti
N.J. Sees 20% Spike; Bidens Receive Pfizer Vaccine: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/21/2020
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Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine won the backing of a key European review panel, clearing the way for inoculations to start before year-end.
Europe and regions from Canada to Hong Kong suspended travel links to the U.K., as a full lockdown came into force in London and southeast England to contain a mutation to the coronavirus.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the three airlines that fly from the U.K. directly to New York to add the state to a list of 120 countries requiring pre-boarding Covid tests. He said he believes the new strain is already circulating in New York.
RSNA Announces Publication of First MIDRC-RICORD COVID-19 Data Set
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December 21, 2020 The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the RSNA COVID-19 AI Task Force announced that the first annotated data set from the RSNA International COVID-19 Open Radiology Database (RICORD) has been published by The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA).
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health crisis. Although prediction models for COVID-19 imaging have been developed to support medical decision making, the lack of a diverse annotated data set has hindered the capabilities of these models. RSNA launched RICORD in mid-2020 with the goal of building the largest open database of anonymized COVID-19 medical images in the world. It is being made freely available to the global research and education communities to gain new insights, apply new tools such as artificial intelligence and deep learning, and accelerate clinical recognition of this novel disease.
Statewide coronavirus update: Indiana reports 3,978 cases, 31 deaths IndyStar, Indianapolis Star
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The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported 3,978 new coronavirus cases and 31 additional deaths.
Another 337 probable deaths have been reported. Those deaths are based on clinical diagnoses when no positive test is on record.
Indiana s positivity rate for all tests sits at 12.4%. More than 70% of ventilators throughout the state remain available, and a quarter of intensive care unit beds are open.
In Marion County, 648 new cases and 2 more deaths were reported Monday. The county s seven-day positivity rate is 13.8%.
Every county in the state continues to be color-coded as red for weekly cases per 100,000 residents. Red indicates the highest level of spread on the state s county metrics map.
The Straits Times
The vaccine news is great, but Big Pharma is still fooling us
Heroic work went into the development of the coronavirus vaccines. But that does not mean this industry deserves your affection.
Stephen Buranyi
A Kenyan schoolgirl walking along a railway line in a Nairobi slum after schools partially reopened in October. Pharmaceutical corporations are largely monopolising access to vaccines, which means that millions in the global south may not get the life-saving shot for months. PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedDec 22, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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