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Seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19

CDC Recommends Face Masks in All Public Transportation Settings

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Agency urges transport operators to 'refuse boarding to anyone not wearing a mask'
British scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with COVID-19

Scientists to Infect Volunteers With COVID-19 in Challenge Trial

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Challenge trials have long history, going back to development of smallpox vaccine in 1796
Neurologic disorders are not uncommon in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Neurologic Complications Seen in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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Neurologic disorders tied to increased risk for in-hospital mortality
Most patients with congenital heart disease are not at risk for severe COVID-19 infection

Risk for Severe COVID-19 Low With Congenital Heart Disease

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Higher risk for severe disease seen with genetic syndrome, adults at advanced physiological stage
An inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine seems safe and induces humoral responses

Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Well Tolerated in Phase 1/2 Trial

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Neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers higher in vaccine group at day 42 in phase 1 trial
From May to August 2020

COVID-19-Linked Deaths Mainly in Seniors in May to August 2020

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Percentage of decedents who were Hispanic increased from 16.3 to 26.4 percent in May to August
Pfizer will not apply for emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week in November

No Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Expected Before Election

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Company has reversed its previous claims that it would apply for the approval in October
Mental health disorders are common in health care workers during and immediately following a pandemic

Pandemic Taking Toll on the Mental Health of Health Care Staff

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Clinically significant posttraumatic stress symptoms seen in estimated 23.4 percent during acute phase
The U.S. emergency sick leave provision in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was a highly effective policy tool to flatten the curve in the short run

Emergency Sick Leave Helped to Flatten the U.S. COVID-19 Curve

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Compared with before sick leave, newly gained sick leave led to 400 fewer confirmed cases per day
A case of reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is described in a study published online Oct. 12 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described in 25-Year-Old

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Patient had two positive tests in April and June 2020, separated by two negative tests in May 2020