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Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within Countries During The First Pandemic Wave | Health Affairs Journal https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01409?utm_campaign=covidfasttrack&utm_medium=email&vgo_ee=m%2F8ud8%2FTyRMm0UpHvfLv54vy7T5YEJ8ohjC9vauJg30%3D&utm_content=rannan-eliya&utm_source=hat#.X8gEATYbRUc.twitter

Emergent BioSolutions Gearing Up To Mass-Produce Future COVID-19 Vaccine https://cbsloc.al/37ugtVQ#.X8eWH0fe96M.twitter

The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/long-term-impact-covid-19-mental-health#.X8f5JkmK3Mc.twitter

Nearly 400 Maryland Postal Service Employees Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 Since March, USPS Says https://cbsloc.al/33yNoaQ#.X8eXLGWd3VE.twitter

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find https://khn.org/MTIxOTA5NA

Trump Covid vaccine czar says side effects 'significantly noticeable' in 10% to 15% of recipients https://cnb.cx/3fWYXxt

The forthcoming guidance would recommend a seven-day quarantine for individuals who have received a negative test for Covid-19 and a 10-day quarantine for those who haven’t received a test result https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-plans-to-recommend-shorter-quarantine-for-people-exposed-to-covid-19-11606863716?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter

North Korean hackers targeted at least six companies working on Covid-19 vaccines, say people familiar with the matter https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-hackers-are-said-to-have-targeted-companies-working-on-covid-19-vaccines-11606895026?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter    

People with asthma less likely to contract COVID-19: study https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/528129-people-with-asthma-less-likely-to-contract-covid-19-study#.X8eqWBK20lE.twitter

How OBGYNs Adapted Provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Issue Brief https://www.kff.org/c270e0b/

For months, he helped his son keep suicidal thoughts at bay. Then came the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/23/covid-pandemic-rise-suicides/?tid=ss_tw

Officials outline plans for coronavirus vaccine distribution in Washington region https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-dc-vaccine/2020/12/02/e1165c06-3498-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

CDC says 2-week coronavirus quarantines can be cut to 10 or 7 days https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-quarantine-time-covid/2020/12/02/18159172-349e-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden closes in on top health leaders as pandemic ravages U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-02/biden-closes-in-on-top-health-leaders-as-pandemic-ravages-u-s

Biden transition advisers emerge as top contenders to run covid-19 response https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/biden-covid-response-team/2020/12/02/292c9752-34c7-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Runoff Republicans urge Georgians to vote by mail despite Trump’s attacks https://ajc.com/politics/runoff-republicans-urge-georgians-to-vote-by-mail-despite-trumps-attacks/2I34OUQUKNB2LKDXV5S5T5MZZA/

2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/david-perdue-stock-trades.html?smid=tw-share

Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-video/2020/12/02/f6c8d63c-34e8-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Election officials warn Trump’s escalating attacks on voting are putting their staffs at risk https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/election-workers-threats-trump/2020/12/02/d3e14d78-34c2-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Charting the Growing Generational Wealth Gap https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charting-the-growing-generational-wealth-gap/

How Different Generations Think About Investing https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-different-generations-think-about-investing/

5 Big Picture Trends Being Accelerated by the Pandemic https://www.visualcapitalist.com/5-big-picture-trends-being-accelerated-by-the-pandemic/

The Most Loved Brands, by Generation https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-most-loved-brands/

"Hardship rates are even higher for children: an estimated 45 percent of all children live in a household that reported it was somewhat or very difficult to cover usual expenses https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/new-data-on-hardship-underscore-continued-need-for-substantial-covid

COVID-19 Is Causing Health Spending To Go Down https://www.kff.org/eed1c6e/   

Striking the Right Balance Between Lowering U.S. Prescription Drug Prices and Preserving Incentives for Innovation https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/journal-article/2020/dec/striking-right-balance-lowering-rx-drug-prices-innovation#.X8f8isT5mQM.twitter    

Facebook to Acquire Start-Up Kustomer as It Faces Antitrust Glare https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/technology/facebook-kustomer-antitrust.html?smid=tw-share

London A.I. Lab Claims Breakthrough That Could Accelerate Drug Discovery https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/technology/deepmind-ai-protein-folding.html?smid=tw-share

Airlines will no longer be required to transport emotional support animals https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/emotional-support-animals/2020/12/02/9de866f6-34b9-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

More than half of emergency small-business funds went to larger businesses, new data shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/01/ppp-sba-data/?tid=ss_tw

Boeing 737 Max prepares return to service after fatal crashes https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/12/02/boeing-737-max-ready-to-fly-again/?tid=ss_tw

Parler’s got a porn problem: Adult businesses target pro-Trump social network https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/02/parler-pornography-problem/?tid=ss_tw

 

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