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News Articles: COVID

A medical worker draws blood at a free coronavirus antibody testing event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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  • Health

FDA Adviser: Not Realistic To Expect A COVID-19 Vaccine In 2020

Dr. Paul Offit, who serves on the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory board, says he doesn't think an effective vaccine that's undergone adequate testing can be ready this year.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in Richmond, Va. on June 4. Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

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  • National

Virginia Unveils App To Aid Contact Tracing

Virginia's new COVIDWISE app is designed to alert users who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The app relies on Bluetooth to notify people who may be at risk.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon

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  • Health

Why Legionnaires' Disease Could Spike During The Pandemic

Many of the buildings where we lived out our pre-coronavirus days have been largely empty and idle.

Now, some experts are warning that idle buildings may have become breeding grounds for another disease which, like coronavirus, causes severe lung illness, pneumonia and sometimes death.

GPB's All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington interviews GPB health care reporter Ellen Eldridge about her recent story How Legionnaires' Disease Resembles COVID-19 And How The Pandemic May Result In More Outbreaks

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Ellen Eldridge
Hundreds of nursing home residents have been transferred as a result of their facilities treating COVID-19 patients only.

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  • National

Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.

August 04, 2020
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By:
  • Ina Jaffe
GPB News NPR

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  • National

'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic

The coronavirus pandemic feels eerily familiar to people who faced the AIDS crisis. It triggers memories of confusion over how the disease is transmitted and huge numbers of people dying quickly.

August 03, 2020
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By:
  • Lesley McClurg
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva of Arizona presides over a hearing examining Park Police response to Lafayette Square protests on June 29 in Washington, D.C. Grijalva tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

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  • National

Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva Tests Positive For COVID-19

It's unclear how the Democrat, who says he is asymptomatic, contracted the virus, but earlier this week, he presided over a hearing that included another member who has since tested positive.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Since COVID-19 has much of the Navajo Nation stuck at home, farmer Tyrone Thompson says it's the perfect time for them to return to their agricultural roots.

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic

The Navajo Nation is having a farming renaissance in the era of COVID-19. More residents are turning to traditional agriculture as they're under strict travel limits due to the coronavirus.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Morales
Members of the Miami Marlins celebrate a 5-2 win Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins' home opener Monday against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed.

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  • Sports

Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns

A Marlins-Orioles matchup and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily modified 2020 season started last week.

July 27, 2020
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  • Ian Stewart
White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

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  • Politics

Robert O'Brien, Trump's National Security Adviser, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
A health worker puts a nasal swab sample into a tube in a tent at a COVID-19 testing site at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles.

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  • National

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S.

There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.

July 25, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Last month, Nia Cosby, left, and her mother Chalana McFarland spent their first weekend together in 15 years at McFarland's home in Marietta, Ga., after she was released from a Florida prison.

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  • National

After 15 Years In Prison, A Mother Gets To Know Her Daughter Again

To limit the spread of the coronavirus, Chalana McFarland will serve the rest of her sentence at home. McFarland told her 20-year-old she "can't wait" to build their relationship.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Von Diaz
Medical personnel from Riverside University Health Systems hospitals administer a coronavirus test to an individual during drive-through testing in the parking lot of Diamond Stadium on March 22 in Lake Elsinore, Calif.

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  • Health

ER Doctor Saw COVID-19 Devastate New York. Now, He's Doing It Again In California

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Dr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician in San Bernardino County, Calif. He spent much of May helping out in New York City ICUs grappling with COVID-19 patients.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
A sign reading "Testing Location Ahead" is seen near the COVID-19 testing area on Georgia Tech's campus, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Atlanta.

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  • Health

Georgia Today: The Race To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

This first wave of COVID-19 is not over. On the latest episode of GPB's Georgia Today, Andy Miller of Georgia Health News helps us understand where the pandemic might be headed in the state.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Steve Fennessy
Candles burn in front of a memorial for Lena Nunez, 10, on June 29 in Chicago. The child was shot and killed by a stray bullet while watching TV with her brother in her grandmother's home, reports say.

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  • National

Crime Has Declined Overall During The Pandemic, But Shootings And Killings Are Up

The pandemic has forced people to change their lives dramatically, which has contributed to the crime rate dropping. The bad news: an uptick in shootings and killings.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness.

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  • Your Health

Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
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