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959 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 207 ratingsThe Covid 411 podcast provides daily updates, news, alerts, and information regarding the coronavirus, the many variants like Delta and Omicron, and COVID 19. Covid 411 aggregates information from a variety of sources including the CDC, WHO, and major media outlets to present a snapshot of Covid coverage and statistics.
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Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-18-2020
December 18, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 18th, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in which he met with numerous European leaders. The 42-year-old is experiencing symptoms and will self-isolate for seven days. A second vaccine moved closer to distribution, winning the unanimous endorsement of a panel of experts. Now the Moderna vaccine goes for a final decision by the FDA on emergency use....
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-18-2020
December 18, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 18th, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 after a week in which he met with numerous European leaders. The 42-year-old is experiencing symptoms and will self-isolate for seven days. A second vaccine moved closer to distribution, winning the unanimous endorsement of a panel of experts. Now the Moderna vaccine goes for a final decision by the FDA on emergency use....
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-17-2020
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 17th, 2020. A Juneau, Alaska healthcare worker had an anaphylactic reaction Tuesday and was hospitalized in ICU after being injected with the Pfizer vaccine. She did not have a history of allergies. Two healthcare workers in Britain had a similar reaction last week. But vaccinations are underway in Britain. In fact almost 138,000 people across the U.K. have already been vaccinated since the r...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-17-2020
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 17th, 2020. A Juneau, Alaska healthcare worker had an anaphylactic reaction Tuesday and was hospitalized in ICU after being injected with the Pfizer vaccine. She did not have a history of allergies. Two healthcare workers in Britain had a similar reaction last week. But vaccinations are underway in Britain. In fact almost 138,000 people across the U.K. have already been vaccinated since the r...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-16-2020
December 16, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 16th, 2020. The FDA authorized the rapid coronavirus test, which does not require a prescription and can be done entirely at home. You’ll be able to buy it, swab your nose, run the test, and get results in as little as 20 minutes. The FDA also released an analysis of the vaccine from Moderna that supports authorization for emergency use. The agency said it has a "favorable safety profile" and ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-16-2020
December 16, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 16th, 2020. The FDA authorized the rapid coronavirus test, which does not require a prescription and can be done entirely at home. You’ll be able to buy it, swab your nose, run the test, and get results in as little as 20 minutes. The FDA also released an analysis of the vaccine from Moderna that supports authorization for emergency use. The agency said it has a "favorable safety profile" and ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-15-2020
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 15th, 2020. The European version of the CDC put out a list of the top 10 countries for Covid deaths per million people. They are Belgium, Peru, Italy, Spain, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzigovena, Slovenia, the U.K., the United States, and Argentina. Americans have died at 2.5x the rate of Canadians and 46x the rate in Japan. The last words anyone wants to hear: new strain of Covid-19. But i...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-15-2020
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 15th, 2020. The European version of the CDC put out a list of the top 10 countries for Covid deaths per million people. They are Belgium, Peru, Italy, Spain, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzigovena, Slovenia, the U.K., the United States, and Argentina. Americans have died at 2.5x the rate of Canadians and 46x the rate in Japan. The last words anyone wants to hear: new strain of Covid-19. But i...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-14-2020
December 14, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 14th, 2020. The first freezer-packed Pfizer vaccine vials went out to distribution sites across the United States yesterday, just as the number of deaths prepares to cross the 300,000 milestone. This will be the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history. Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should start getting shots today. In terms of expectations, the United States expects to have...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-14-2020
December 14, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 14th, 2020. The first freezer-packed Pfizer vaccine vials went out to distribution sites across the United States yesterday, just as the number of deaths prepares to cross the 300,000 milestone. This will be the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history. Healthcare workers and nursing home residents should start getting shots today. In terms of expectations, the United States expects to have...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-11-2020
December 11, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 11th, 2020. There have been 3,124 American deaths in one day, the highest single day total yet. That’s more than D-Day or 9/11. One million new cases in five days. More than 106,000 hospitalized and the number of people in the hospital with Covid is setting records almost daily. The next step is done. A panel of outside experts yesterday recommended the FDA grant emergency use authorization t...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-11-2020
December 11, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 11th, 2020. There have been 3,124 American deaths in one day, the highest single day total yet. That’s more than D-Day or 9/11. One million new cases in five days. More than 106,000 hospitalized and the number of people in the hospital with Covid is setting records almost daily. The next step is done. A panel of outside experts yesterday recommended the FDA grant emergency use authorization t...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-10-2020
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 10th, 2020. Yesterday, the U.S. hit the highest daily death toll thus far. 3,054, which beat the May 7th record of 2,769. And there’s a record breaking 106,688 hospitalizations. The good news, as regular listeners of Coronavirus 411 will know, is that despite this, the fatality rate continues to decline. U.K. regulators say people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-10-2020
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 10th, 2020. Yesterday, the U.S. hit the highest daily death toll thus far. 3,054, which beat the May 7th record of 2,769. And there’s a record breaking 106,688 hospitalizations. The good news, as regular listeners of Coronavirus 411 will know, is that despite this, the fatality rate continues to decline. U.K. regulators say people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-09-2020
December 09, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 9th, 2020. The U.K. has started vaccinating. The first was given yesterday morning before dawn at a hospital in the English city of Coventry to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. The second went to a man named William Shakespeare, so British social media are calling it the taming of the flu. When will Covid-19 peak in the U.S.? Well the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation has hazarded a guess...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-09-2020
December 09, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 9th, 2020. The U.K. has started vaccinating. The first was given yesterday morning before dawn at a hospital in the English city of Coventry to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. The second went to a man named William Shakespeare, so British social media are calling it the taming of the flu. When will Covid-19 peak in the U.S.? Well the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation has hazarded a guess...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-08-2020
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 8th, 2020. Britain begins its vaccine program this week and now the job is reassuring people it’s safe and effective. Not easy, because a sizable minority don’t believe it is. And the World Health Organization estimates it’ll take 65-70% vaccine coverage to reach population immunity. South Korea’s health minister is using the harshest wording he can think of to communicate the gravity of the s...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-08-2020
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 8th, 2020. Britain begins its vaccine program this week and now the job is reassuring people it’s safe and effective. Not easy, because a sizable minority don’t believe it is. And the World Health Organization estimates it’ll take 65-70% vaccine coverage to reach population immunity. South Korea’s health minister is using the harshest wording he can think of to communicate the gravity of the s...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-07-2020
December 07, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 7th, 2020. More than one million new cases have been logged in US in the first five days of December, according to Johns Hopkins University. And the total number of US cases has now reached more than 14.5 million, with 281,199 deaths as of Saturday. Southern California and San Joaquin Valley residents went under a stay-at-home order last night. The mandate was triggered when ICU capacity in th...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-07-2020
December 07, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 7th, 2020. More than one million new cases have been logged in US in the first five days of December, according to Johns Hopkins University. And the total number of US cases has now reached more than 14.5 million, with 281,199 deaths as of Saturday. Southern California and San Joaquin Valley residents went under a stay-at-home order last night. The mandate was triggered when ICU capacity in th...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-04-2020
December 04, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 4th, 2020. The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in one day, obliterating the record set last spring. The CDC’s Dr. Robert Redfield said, “The reality is December and January and February are going to be rough times. I actually believe they’re going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation.” Pfizer has cut in half their original estimates for how many va...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-04-2020
December 04, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 4th, 2020. The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in one day, obliterating the record set last spring. The CDC’s Dr. Robert Redfield said, “The reality is December and January and February are going to be rough times. I actually believe they’re going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation.” Pfizer has cut in half their original estimates for how many va...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-03-2020
December 03, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 3rd, 2020. They’re first. British officials authorized a vaccine for emergency use yesterday. The vaccine is from Pfizer and the U.K. regulatory agency seems to agree it’s proven in testing to be 95% effective overall and offers significant protection for older people. Britain expects to start getting the first shipment of 800,000 doses “within days.” The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patien...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-03-2020
December 03, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 3rd, 2020. They’re first. British officials authorized a vaccine for emergency use yesterday. The vaccine is from Pfizer and the U.K. regulatory agency seems to agree it’s proven in testing to be 95% effective overall and offers significant protection for older people. Britain expects to start getting the first shipment of 800,000 doses “within days.” The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patien...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-02-2020
December 02, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 2nd, 2020. The European Union drug agency said it may need four more weeks to approve its first vaccine, the one from Pfizer, but could do so by Dec. 29. And fast as that is, it’s not as fast as hoped. Germany was preparing to start immunizing starting in mid-December. Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 just in November, straining hospitals, morgues, and funeral homes. November's toll wa...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-02-2020
December 02, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 2nd, 2020. The European Union drug agency said it may need four more weeks to approve its first vaccine, the one from Pfizer, but could do so by Dec. 29. And fast as that is, it’s not as fast as hoped. Germany was preparing to start immunizing starting in mid-December. Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 just in November, straining hospitals, morgues, and funeral homes. November's toll wa...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-01-2020
December 01, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 1st, 2020. Health officials across America are assuming a disastrous surge from Thanksgiving gatherings. Los Angeles County imposed a stay-at-home order. Silicon Valley banned all sports and required quarantine of those who went anywhere over 150 miles outside the county. New Jersey is suspending all youth sports. In Hawaii, even travelers who’ve tested negative may be randomly selected for mor...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 12-01-2020
December 01, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for December 1st, 2020. Health officials across America are assuming a disastrous surge from Thanksgiving gatherings. Los Angeles County imposed a stay-at-home order. Silicon Valley banned all sports and required quarantine of those who went anywhere over 150 miles outside the county. New Jersey is suspending all youth sports. In Hawaii, even travelers who’ve tested negative may be randomly selected for mor...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-30-2020
November 30, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 30th, 2020. Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House Coronavirus Task Force says if you traveled over Thanksgiving and attended a large gathering, just go ahead and assume you’ve been infected and get tested. You should also stay away from senior citizens and people with comorbidities. The FAA confirmed the first mass air shipment of vaccine, charter flights bringing Pfizer's vaccine to the U.S. fr...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-30-2020
November 30, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 30th, 2020. Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House Coronavirus Task Force says if you traveled over Thanksgiving and attended a large gathering, just go ahead and assume you’ve been infected and get tested. You should also stay away from senior citizens and people with comorbidities. The FAA confirmed the first mass air shipment of vaccine, charter flights bringing Pfizer's vaccine to the U.S. fr...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-27-2020
November 27, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 27th, 2020. AstraZeneca and Oxford University acknowledged a manufacturing error that throws uncertainty on their claim their vaccine was 90% effective. Oxford said some of the vials used in the trial actually didn’t have the right concentration of vaccine. The manufacturing error is said to have been corrected. Greece's government announced a weeklong extension to their current lockdown. The...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-27-2020
November 27, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 27th, 2020. AstraZeneca and Oxford University acknowledged a manufacturing error that throws uncertainty on their claim their vaccine was 90% effective. Oxford said some of the vials used in the trial actually didn’t have the right concentration of vaccine. The manufacturing error is said to have been corrected. Greece's government announced a weeklong extension to their current lockdown. The...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-26-2020
November 26, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 26th, 2020. The pandemic is hitting the old and the young in different ways. The latest surge is fueling a record number of nursing home outbreaks. The virus is spreading quickly inside long-term care facilities in the Midwest and Great Plains and re-emerging in facilities swamped by the first wave. More than 1,300 nursing homes across the U.S. reported having three or more confirmed cases duri...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-26-2020
November 26, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 26th, 2020. The pandemic is hitting the old and the young in different ways. The latest surge is fueling a record number of nursing home outbreaks. The virus is spreading quickly inside long-term care facilities in the Midwest and Great Plains and re-emerging in facilities swamped by the first wave. More than 1,300 nursing homes across the U.S. reported having three or more confirmed cases duri...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-25-2020
November 25, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 25th, 2020. There are now over 5 million active cases in the United States and over 17 million active cases around the world. More stats in a moment. The CDC is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to Covid-19. The recommendation has been 14 days. It’s how long scientists thought it takes the virus to incubate. But now it’s believed that with testi...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-25-2020
November 25, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 25th, 2020. There are now over 5 million active cases in the United States and over 17 million active cases around the world. More stats in a moment. The CDC is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to Covid-19. The recommendation has been 14 days. It’s how long scientists thought it takes the virus to incubate. But now it’s believed that with testi...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-24-2020
November 24, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 24th, 2020. Vaccine number three. AstraZeneca said late-stage trials showed its vaccine developed by Oxford University is not only highly effective, but relatively cheap, and easy-to-store. The fact that it doesn’t have to be stored at freezer temperatures makes it a potential vaccine of choice in developing countries. But while the vaccine news sounds good, doctors are telling the CDC everyon...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-24-2020
November 24, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 24th, 2020. Vaccine number three. AstraZeneca said late-stage trials showed its vaccine developed by Oxford University is not only highly effective, but relatively cheap, and easy-to-store. The fact that it doesn’t have to be stored at freezer temperatures makes it a potential vaccine of choice in developing countries. But while the vaccine news sounds good, doctors are telling the CDC everyon...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-23-2020
November 23, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 23rd, 2020. The U.S. has seen more new cases already in November than any other month of the pandemic. More than 3 million new cases between November 1 and 22. At least 83,227 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized Saturday, the 12th straight day the US has broken its record for hospitalizations. How bad is the hospital situation? A hospital in Indiana is so low on help it issued a public plea vi...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-23-2020
November 23, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 23rd, 2020. The U.S. has seen more new cases already in November than any other month of the pandemic. More than 3 million new cases between November 1 and 22. At least 83,227 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized Saturday, the 12th straight day the US has broken its record for hospitalizations. How bad is the hospital situation? A hospital in Indiana is so low on help it issued a public plea vi...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-20-2020
November 20, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 20th, 2020. The CDC is now pleading with Americans do not travel and do not gather for Thanksgiving with people outside of your household. Not family…household. They are combatting pandemic fatigue; people getting tired of masks and other precautions. The CDC believes around 40% of people who are infected don’t have obvious symptoms but can still spread the virus. California is imposing an ove...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-20-2020
November 20, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 20th, 2020. The CDC is now pleading with Americans do not travel and do not gather for Thanksgiving with people outside of your household. Not family…household. They are combatting pandemic fatigue; people getting tired of masks and other precautions. The CDC believes around 40% of people who are infected don’t have obvious symptoms but can still spread the virus. California is imposing an ove...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-19-2020
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 19th, 2020. The confirmed US death toll from coronavirus tops a quarter of a million and that’s the highest in world. More stats in a moment. The FDA granted emergency authorization to the first at-home, self-testing rapid result kit. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular single-use nasal swab test and requires a prescription. Results come in 30 minutes or less and are shown ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-19-2020
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 19th, 2020. The confirmed US death toll from coronavirus tops a quarter of a million and that’s the highest in world. More stats in a moment. The FDA granted emergency authorization to the first at-home, self-testing rapid result kit. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular single-use nasal swab test and requires a prescription. Results come in 30 minutes or less and are shown ...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-18-2020
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 18th, 2020. 800 Philadelphia-area nurses walked off the job yesterday, apparently burned out from record hospitalizations. The point of the strike is to pressure their hospital into increasing staff. Their union has pushed for bills requiring hospitals to set limits on how many patients a nurse cares for in a day. Similar concerns in Hungary as doctors there warn a lack of qualified ICU medica...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-18-2020
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 18th, 2020. 800 Philadelphia-area nurses walked off the job yesterday, apparently burned out from record hospitalizations. The point of the strike is to pressure their hospital into increasing staff. Their union has pushed for bills requiring hospitals to set limits on how many patients a nurse cares for in a day. Similar concerns in Hungary as doctors there warn a lack of qualified ICU medica...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-17-2020
November 17, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 17th, 2020. A second experimental vaccine — this one from Moderna — appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data. It, along with Pfizer’s vaccine, is on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the U.S. Both require two shots, given several weeks apart. Dr. Anthony Fauci is optimistic about vaccines but warns “it’s not going to be a light switch” back to norm...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-17-2020
November 17, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 17th, 2020. A second experimental vaccine — this one from Moderna — appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data. It, along with Pfizer’s vaccine, is on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the U.S. Both require two shots, given several weeks apart. Dr. Anthony Fauci is optimistic about vaccines but warns “it’s not going to be a light switch” back to norm...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-16-2020
November 16, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 16th, 2020. Tighter restriction across the country. In Indiana, no gatherings over 50 allowed, in some counties the cap is 25. And there’s a mask mandate. Washington state bans all indoor social gatherings outside of those you live with and bans indoor service at restaurants and bars. Retail businesses, including grocery, must limit to 25% of capacity. Non-essential businesses must close entire...
Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 11-16-2020
November 16, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBThis is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for November 16th, 2020. Tighter restriction across the country. In Indiana, no gatherings over 50 allowed, in some counties the cap is 25. And there’s a mask mandate. Washington state bans all indoor social gatherings outside of those you live with and bans indoor service at restaurants and bars. Retail businesses, including grocery, must limit to 25% of capacity. Non-essential businesses must close entire...