Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

State Variation in Seasonal Flu Vaccination: Implications for a COVID-19 Vaccine - Issue Brief https://www.kff.org/75d7fdc/

Safety-Net Providers Focus on Population Health and Community Outreach as Part of Their Pandemic Response http://features.commonwealthfund.org/safety-net-providers-population-health-community-outreach-pandemic-response?utm_source=alert

Top Trump adviser bluntly contradicts president on covid-19 threat, urging all-out response https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/02/deborah-birx-covid-trump/?tid=ss_tw

Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients https://khn.org/MTIwMzc2Mw

They Work in Several Nursing Homes to Eke Out a Living, Possibly Spreading the Virus https://khn.org/MTIwMTE5OQ

Nursing homes, after seeing improvements, now face a fresh COVID-19 threat - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2GkH0LZ

Why officials are concerned health care capacity could be the next pinch point in handling Alaska’s virus surge http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/11/01/why-officials-are-concerned-health-care-capacity-could-be-the-next-pinch-point-in-handling-alaskas-virus-surge/

Another setback in testing of Covid-19 antibody drug Regeneron: A trial in the sickest hospitalized patients has been halted due to safety concern https://www.wsj.com/articles/trial-of-covid-19-antibody-drug-regeneron-is-halted-in-sickest-hospital-patients-11604071118

Cruise Ships May Set Sail on Sunday, but Only With Crew https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/health/covid-cruise-ships-cdc.html?smid=tw-share

All travelers to New York must test negative for COVID-19, Cuomo announces - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/3mSiMZd

Science is doing wonders in this pandemic. Politicians cannot let these efforts go to waste https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-02/the-potential-for-a-policy-failure-on-vaccines-is-huge

COVID-19’s Effect on Dually Eligible Populations https://bit.ly/3kAMUr4

COVID-19 antibodies may linger longer than researchers thought https://ti.me/2TF1XnS

States want to approve COVID-19 vaccines themselves. Will that lead to more trust—or less? https://ti.me/3mAJa9G

After A COVID-19 Vaccine: Collaboration Or Competition? | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01732#.X6CXTudpIiA.twitter

Internal Documents Reveal COVID-19 Hospitalization Data The Government Keeps Hidden https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/30/929239481/internal-documents-reveal-covid-19-hospitalization-data-the-government-keeps-hid?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Politics

California’s Progressive — and Expensive — Health Care Ambitions Rely on Biden Win https://khn.org/MTIwMzc1OA

Biden Trounces Trump In Final Tally Of Major Newspaper Endorsements: 47 To 7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/11/02/biden-trounces-trump-in-final-tally-of-major-newspaper-endorsements-47-to-7/

Biden, Trump scrounge for votes as campaigns vow an extended battle over ballots https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaign-biden-trump/2020/11/02/dd36f5e2-1d0e-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/trump-praises-pro-trump-caravan-that-harassed-biden-bus-in-texas-1.9279126

Trump signals chaotic stretch after election https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-chaos-post-election/2020/11/02/77610ae6-1d27-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html?tid=ss_tw

If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/27/927968274/if-the-aca-falls-protecting-preexisting-conditions-could-be-harder-than-it-sound?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Kentucky State Police quoted Hitler and encouraged cadets to be ‘ruthless’ in a training program https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/02/kentucky-state-police-hitler-slideshow/?tid=ss_tw

A federal judge has ordered the USPS to reinforce its "special procedures" like the Express Mail Network in order to expedite ballots by the cutoff time on Election Day. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-judge-orders-usps-reinforce-extraordinary-measures-ballot-delivery_n_5f9f8012c5b6bef9f18ef9e8?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

The million-dollar question on the election’s eve: Who is left to vote? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020-election-voting/2020/11/02/bebb022e-1d37-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Senate candidates focus closing arguments on health care, experience https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/523691-senate-candidates-focus-closing-arguments-on-health-care-experience#.X6AvNoMuFnA.twitter

After Trump accuses doctors of profiteering, medical professionals push back. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/us/elections/after-trump-accuses-doctors-of-profiteering-medical-professionals-push-back.html?smid=tw-share

Opinion | We can defeat Trump’s lies and lawlessness. We have to vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-can-defeat-trumps-lies-and-lawlessness-we-have-to-vote/2020/11/02/542c4f3c-1d44-11eb-b532-05c751cd5dc2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | The Health 202: Obamacare marketplaces survived Trump's term better than expected https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/02/health-202-obamacare-marketplaces-survived-trump-term-better-than-expected/?tid=ss_tw

Trump Speaks Fondly Of Supporters Surrounding Biden Bus In Texas https://www.npr.org/2020/11/01/930083915/trump-speaks-fondly-of-supporters-protecting-biden-bus-in-texas?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Federal judge allows Texas’s Harris County to count ballots cast via drive-through voting https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-drive-thru-voting/2020/11/02/32b08940-1d58-11eb-b532-05c751cd5dc2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Supreme Court sides with Black Lives Matter activist in First Amendment case https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-black-lives-matter-deray-mckesson/2020/11/02/26fb4dde-1d34-11eb-b532-05c751cd5dc2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

As Election Day arrives, a fight about military ballots takes center stage https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/as-election-day-arrives-a-fight-about-military-ballots-takes-center-stage/2020/11/02/73257ff6-1d37-11eb-9ec3-3a81e23c4b5e_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Federal judge scolds USPS on vote-by-mail delays: Five key takeaways https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/02/usps-ballots-court-ruling/?tid=ss_tw

The million-dollar question on the election’s eve: Who is left to vote? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020-election-voting/2020/11/02/bebb022e-1d37-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Abortion is on the ballot in two states, providing a glimpse into a post-Roe nation https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/02/abortion-ballot-louisiana-colorado/?tid=ss_tw

Weary from political strife and a pandemic, some Americans are fleeing the country https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/weary-from-political-strife-and-a-pandemic-some-americans-are-fleeing-the-country/2020/11/02/ee66038c-f840-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html?tid=ss_tw

How is TV news going to cover the weirdest, most fraught election in history? All of your questions answered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/election-night-tv-news/2020/11/02/4fe76ca6-1ad6-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

The pandemic is costing Americans more money than official numbers suggest https://ti.me/2HSCogP

U.S. economy faces severe strains after election with Washington potentially paralyzed https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/11/02/economy-coronavirus-lame-duck/?tid=ss_tw

'It's certainly going to get worse': Businesses plan more layoffs, hiring freezes in 2020 as COVID-19 escalates https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/11/02/unemployment-2020-many-businesses-still-plan-layoffs-hiring-freezes/6094411002/

Cruise Ships May Set Sail on Sunday, but Only With Crew https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/health/covid-cruise-ships-cdc.html?smid=tw-share

COVID-19’s Effect on Dually Eligible Populations https://bit.ly/3kAMUr4

If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/27/927968274/if-the-aca-falls-protecting-preexisting-conditions-could-be-harder-than-it-sound?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Analysis | The Health 202: Obamacare marketplaces survived Trump's term better than expected https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/02/health-202-obamacare-marketplaces-survived-trump-term-better-than-expected/?tid=ss_tw

Younger Americans are more likely to lose their health insurance during the pandemic https://cnb.cx/3kDVWUa

The U.S. will leave the Paris climate accord on Nov. 4. But voters will decide for how long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/30/us-paris-climate-agreement-trump-biden/?tid=ss_tw

Fearing post-election violence, retailers board up windows and hire extra security https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/02/retail-security-election-violence/?tid=ss_tw

Humans have been living aboard the International Space Station for 20 years. What comes next? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/01/space-station-20-years-anniversary/?tid=ss_tw

 

This package of 49 articles on Corona, Politics, Finance News can be found at https://tinyurl.com/blogcorpolfin110320 With the election over, this is the last edition of this blog. 

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