Non-COVID Headlines CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 23 states – The Hill As of July 23, a total of 212 people have been infected with the salmonella strain, and 38 of the infections stemmed from new states: Arizona, Florida, Idaho,…
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Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 24, 2020
Featured Headlines Virus Can Travel 26 Feet at Cold Meat Plants With Stale Air – Bloomberg Cold and stale air conditions allowed coronavirus particles to travel more than 8 meters (26 feet) at a German slaughterhouse, a study showed, giving…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 22, 2020
Featured Headlines How Deadly Is COVID-19? – MedPageToday Most studies put the rate between 0.5% and 1%, which translates to about 10 people dying out of every 1,000 who are infected, the Journal reports. That’s in line with an estimate of “around 1%…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 21, 2020
Non COVID Headlines Germany reports ‘swine flu’ case in child – Outbreak News Today The WHO was told of one human case of infection with a swine influenza A(H1N1)v virus from Germany on 3 July. Details include the infection was…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 20, 2020
Featured Headlines Studies provide glimpse at efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines from Oxford-AstraZeneca and CanSino – Stat Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and the drug giant AstraZeneca generated an immune response in a study of roughly 1,000 patients, according…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 16, 2020
Featured Headlines Over 224,000 COVID-19 deaths forecast in U.S. by November 1, says University of Washington’s IHME – Retuers A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 will climb to just above 224,000 by…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 15, 2020
Featured Headlines First Coronavirus Vaccine Tested in Humans Shows Early Promise – New York Times The vaccine, developed by government scientists and Moderna, a biotech company, appeared safe and provoked an immune response in 45 people in a study. [Another…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 14, 2020
Featured Headlines Why We’re Losing the Battle With Covid-19 – New York Times Editor’s Note: Just listened to this excellent article while working on this edition. Highly recommend. The escalating crisis in Texas shows how the chronic underfunding of public…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 13, 2020
Featured Headlines Coronavirus deaths on the rise in almost every region of the U.S. – Washington Post New U.S. coronavirus cases reached record levels over the weekend, with deaths trending up sharply in a majority of states, including many beyond…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – July 10, 2020
Featured Headlines ‘It Was Like a Time Bomb’: How ICE Helped Spread the Coronavirus – NYT An investigation by The New York Times and The Marshall Project reveals how Immigration and Customs Enforcement became a spreader of the coronavirus. Fauci…