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Aims and Objectives of “Smeha Smile Seva Society” Spikakulam The Mission and Vision by Sneha Smile Seva Society
Vatican: Coronavirus case in Pope Francis’ residence by CNA/The Catholic World Report
As Italy Faces “Second Wave” of COVID-19, Evidence Shows A Different Impact by Currents News Staff Currents/NetTV
Fargo Bishop Folda tests positive for coronavirus by Associated Press/Crux
El Paso bishop tests positive for COVID-19, quarantines self by Catholic News Service/Crux
Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Seymour CW, McCreary EK, Stegenga J JAMA October 15, 2020
How Workplace COVID-19 Outbreaks Affect Workers of Color by Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ JAMA. 2020;324(14):1387
National Academies Report Advises on Allocation Priorities for a COVID-19 Vaccine by Stephenson J JAMA Health Forum October 13, 2020
Excess Deaths From COVID-19, Community Bereavement, and Restorative Justice for Communities of Color by Cooper LA, Williams DR JAMA October 12, 2020
Ireland: Statement from Bishop Duffy on new Covid-19 restrictions by Independent Catholic News
Why has COVID-19 been especially harmful for working women? by Nicole Bate amd Martha Ross Brookings
Who Decides When Vaccine Studies Are Done? Internal Documents Show Fauci Plays a Key Role. by Isaac Arnsdorf, Caroline Chen and Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica
Pandemic has driven some doctors to switch jobs, retire early by Cara Roberts Murez UPI
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare by Apoorva Mandavilli The New York Times
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients by Lizzie Presser ProPublica
Commentary: Why is anyone still talking about herd immunity? Herd immunity is a reckless, lethal and ineffective strategy that should never be an option, says an observer. by William A HaseltineChannel News Asia
An autoimmune-like antibody response is linked with severe COVID-19 by Matthew Woodruff The Conversation
New U.N. nuncio addresses economic inequities made worse by COVID-19 by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Is mandating a COVID-19 vaccine ethical? by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Pilot
Stranded in Peru by the pandemic, I know faith is not on lock-down by Hilda Mary Bernath Global Sisters Report
Trump evangelical advisers exposed to COVID-19 flout CDC guidelines, preach in public, A number of high-profile Christian leaders attended recent Washington, D.C., events with people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. Some have chosen to quarantine out of precaution, but others continue to travel and even to preach in front of their congregations. by Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarla Religion News Service
Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
In Rare Step, Esteemed Medical Journal Urges Voters To Oust Trump by Bill Chapell NPR
Past CDC Director Urges Current One To Stand Up To Trump by Pien Huang NPR
A Coronavirus Vaccine Could Kill Half A Million Sharks, Conservationists Warn by Emma Bowman NPR
Mental Illness Tied to Increased Mortality in COVID-19 by Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW Medscape
US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed by ABC News
Face masks: what the data say by Lynne Peeples Nature
Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State. The hospitalized patients showed signs of deteriorating neurological function, ranging from confusion to coma-like unresponsiveness, new research indicates. by Pam Belluck The New York Times
AAP data spotlight rise in COVID-19 cases in US kids by Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Shock as complete lockdown in Ireland recommended by COVID expert committee by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
Caritas India recognized for its work during COVID-19 crisis by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
The Republic of Ireland will be elevated to the more restrictive Level 3 under the Irish government's Framework for Restrictive Measures, effective tomorrow night. by Kerry O'Shea Irish Central
Lesson On How Not To Respond To The President Contracting COVID by William Helmsworth Patheos
A Covid-19 Alternative Within America's Reach by Wamara Mwine Profiles in Catholicism
Doctors Tell Me I Have COVID. Why Won't the Tests? by Julia Joffee GQ
Notre Dame president has virus. Senator leaves Atlanta faith conference to quarantine by Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes by Ahlberg M, Neovius M, Saltvedt S, et al.JAMA September 23, 2020
As Their Numbers Grow, COVID-19 “Long Haulers” Stump Experts by Rita Rubin, MA JAMA. September 23, 2020.
Drawing From Courage, Compassion, Hope in Pandemic Response by Nathaniel Blanton Hibner Catholic Health Association of the United States
India’s Confirmed Coronavirus Tally Reaches 6 Million Cases Posted by Associated Press/ Chapelboro
Covid Doctors Find a Turning Point in Life-Threatening Cases by Jason Gale Bloom berg
How much is COVID-19 hurting state and local revenues? by Louise Sheiner and Sophia Campbell Brookings
COVID has killed more than one million people. How many more will die?/ Researchers warn that official figures underestimate the pandemic’s real death toll, which could more than triple if the virus is allowed to spread unchecked. by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Nature
How to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Ethically. The unequal wealth of nations should not determine allocation by Nicole Hassoun Scientific America
Among people of color asked to join Covid-19 vaccine trials, worries about inequities run deep by Erix Bookman Stat
Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus by Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman The New York Times
Covid vaccines and self-fulfilling prophesies by Jane the Actuary Patheos
Providence Holy Cross Outlines Steps for Ethical Distribution of a COVID Medication by D.W. Donovan D Bioethics and Rex Hoffman MD MA Catholic Health Association of the United States
The Virus and My Friend Bernard, Q&A with Bernard-Henri Lévy by David Samual Tablet
Covid-19 Vaccine Myths by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Boston Pilot
Coronavirus cases among young adults jumped by more than 50 percent in August nationally, the CDC says by The Hill
Preventing and Responding to COVID-19 on College Campuses Henry T. Walke, MD, MPH1 Margaret A. Honein, PhD, MPH; Robert R. Redfield, MD JAMA September 29, 2020
Covid Doctors Find a Turning Point in Life-Threatening Cases thits by Jason Gale Bloom berg
How much is COVID-19 hurting state and local revenues? by Louise Sheiner and Sophia Campbell Brookings
India’s Confirmed Coronavirus Tally Reaches 6 Million Cases Posted by Associated Press/ Chapelboro
In Lat Am, ferment over sex abuse, abortion and coronavirus by Inés San Martín Crux
28-year-old Irish American doctor dies following COVID battle Dr. Adeline Fagan had just started her second year of residency when she contracted the virus while doing a rotation at a COVID-19 hospital in Texas. by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
English, Welsh bishops say use conscience on COVID-19 vaccine by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service/Crux
The COVID-19 Vaccine Johnson & Johnson Is Working on May Be Available in Less Than a Year The pharmaceutical company has started its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial. by Marci Robin Allure
Will Ethical COVID Vaccines Arrive at Warp Speed? by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register
COVID-19, Ebola, and conflict are triple-threat for humanitarian efforts in Congo by Crux Staff Crux
Tribal Truce — How Can We Bridge the Partisan Divide and Conquer Covid? by Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D. JAMA September 23, 2020
Phase 1–2 Trial of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine by Cheryl Keech, M.D., Ph.D., Gary Albert, M.S., Iksung Cho, M.S. et al JAMA September 2, 2020
Evaluating and Deploying Covid-19 Vaccines — The Importance of Transparency, Scientific Integrity, and Public Trust by Jason L. Schwartz, Ph.D. JAMA September 23, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Heart—Is Heart Failure the Next Chapter? by Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc; and Gregg C. Fonarow, MD JAMA Cardiol. 27, 2020.
Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes by Mia Ahlberg, RNM, PhD; Martin Neovius, PhD; Sissel Saltvedt, MD, PhD; et al JAMA. September 23, 2020
Pandemic Follies – and the Constitution by Hadley Arkes The Catholic Thing
3,000 Hasidic Cossacks Congregate on Ukrainian Border Is Rebbe Nachman playing a practical joke from beyond the grave, or is this Eastern Europe’s version of normal during a pandemic? by Vladislav Davidzon Tablet
Why extend Pandemic EBT? When schools are closed, many fewer eligible children receive meals by Lauren Bauer and Jana Parsons Brookings
Nobel laureate: pandemic could undo progress in children’s rights. Kailash Satyarthi, India’s leading crusader against child slavery and child trafficking, fears that progress made against the scourges could roll back because of the Covid-19 pandemic. by Robin Gomes Vatican News’
Pope urges political leaders to ensure coronavirus vaccines get to poor nations by Associated Press/Crux
As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike by Peter Sullivan The Hill
A fall 'twindemic'? As US nears 200,000 coronavirus deaths, experts fear COVID-19, flu may be a deadly combo by Jorge L. Ortiz USA Today
In many communities, COVID-19 will permanently kill jobs. Here’s how they can respond. by John_C_Austin and Brad Hershbein Brookings
As India reels from Covid-19, why no backlash against Modi? The BJP government is managing to steer the debate away from the economy and joblessness by Nirendra Dev UCA News
Ensuring Adequate Palliative and Hospice Care During COVID-19 Surges by Jean Abbott, MD, MH Daniel Johnson, MD; Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH JAMA. September 21, 2020.
The Pandemic, From the Virus’s Point of View. The career of the coronavirus so far is, in Darwinian terms, a great success story. by David Quammen The New York Times
Priest’s 100-mile bike ride raises COVID-19 aid for parish — and hope by Administrator Catholic News Service
Pelosi to church: 'Follow science' on COVID-19 restrictions by Lisa Mascaro National Catholic Reporter
Irish government publishes new five-level plan for national COVID-19 response by Kerry O'Shea IrishCentral
Mix of science and politics' leading to people's uncertainty about Covid-19 vaccine, NIH director says by Madeline Holcombe, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN
More Research Needed Into COVID-19 Effects On Children, Says WHO Head by UN News
Early research from 23andMe strengthens link between blood types and Covid-19 by Kate Sheridan Stat
Covid-19: Building a healthier future by Vatican News
The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals by Carrie Arnold Nature
Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So “Hysterical” About a Virus That’s Killed 195,000 Americans by Vanity Fair
Irish government publishes new five-level plan for national COVID-19 response by Kerry O'Shea Irish Catholic
"A Silent Pandemic": Nurse at Ice Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Gangers. Irwin Detention Center, run by LaSalle Corrections, has refused to test detainees and underreported Covid-19 cases, the nurse says. by José Olivares, John Washington The Intercept
Trump’s indoor rally in Nevada risks becoming a superspreader event by Washington Post
‘People will die’: Trump indoor rally in Nevada called ‘negligent homicide’ by doctor .‘Super-spreader events’ have become a flashpoint in the US’s coronavirus culture wars by Andrew Naughtie Independent
SARS-COV-2 infection in children and newborns: a systematic review by Ilaria Liguoro, Chiara Pilotto, Margherita Bonanni, et al Eur J Pediatr. 2020 May 18 : 1–18.
We Need More Coronavirus Testing, Not Less by Colleen de Bellefonds self
Wearing a Mask is an Act of Love and Justice by Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J.The Jesuit Post
The unfinished agenda of financing Africa’s COVID-19 response by Brahima Coulibaly, Ngozi Okanjo-Iweala, and Vera Songwe Project Syndicate
Coronavirus cases are growing in 11 U.S. states as Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ data by Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC
The tragedy of Paola De Simone dying of coronavirus while teaching online raises uncomfortable questions for those who teach in the age of Covid19 by Leah D. Schade Patheos
Missouri GOP Candidate Rejects “Demonic Ritual” of Wearing Masks During Pandemic by Hemont Menta Patheos
Effect of an Inactivated Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2 on Safety and Immunogenicity Outcomes Interim Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials by Shengli Xia, BS; Kai Duan, PhD; Yuntao Zhang, PhD; et al JAMA. 2020;324(10):951-960
Fairly Prioritizing Groups for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines by Govind Persad, JD, PhD; Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MS; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD JAMA. September 10,2020
Cardinal Tagle tests positive for the coronavirus by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Register
AstraZeneca Halted Its COVID-19 Vaccine Trials After a Possible Serious Adverse Reaction by Sarah Jacoby self
Dozens of Hospitals Poised to Defy FDA on Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 Patients by Los Angeles Times
Claims of 99% accuracy for UK Covid antibody test ‘cannot be trusted’ by Sarah Boseley The Guardian
COVID deniers invoke Pope Benedict, burn image of Francis at Rome rally by Crux Staff Crux
COVID-19 has killed more law enforcement officers this year than all other causes combined by Harmeet Kaur The Philadelphia Tribune
Meng Foon: Racist stereotypes on the rise in the age of Covid-19 by CathNews New Zealand
Human trials of Oxford coronavirus vaccine have begun in the US by Michael Le Page NewScientist
Xinjiang residents reportedly forced to take medicine amid coronavirus fight by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian Axios
Penn State clarifies doctor's comments on Covid-19 and myocarditis by Leah Asmelash and Homero De la Fuente CNN
Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be. by Apoorva Mandavilli The New York Times
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