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COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says
Covid-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says Successes with experimental concerts in Spain and Germany have convinced Dr. Anthony Fauci that big shows could return to the U.S. this fall -- provided Americans reach an effective level of herd immunity. “I think you can start getting back to almost full capacity of seating,” the nation's top infectious disease expert said during a virtual live event over the weekend. “What the performing arts needs to do is to do a little bit more of what the Germans are doing,” Fauci noted. A controlled experiment in Germany featuring a show by pop singer Tim Bendzko safely accommodated about 1,400 at…

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Turns Out Hydroxychloroquine Isn’t Miracle Drug, Experts Say Turns Out Hydroxychloroquine Isn’t Miracle Drug, Experts Say
Turns Out Hydroxychloroquine Isn’t Miracle Drug, Experts Say It turns out an anti-malarial drug hasn’t been the “game changer” as some thought it would be in fighting the coronavirus. It could even prove harmful, experts warn. Researchers have reported no benefit from using hydroxychloroquine in U.S. veterans hospitals, saying they found more deaths among those given the drug than under standard care. In addition, a panel of experts convened by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recommended that physicians don’t use a suggested combo of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19 patients because of poten…

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'It's Bad': President Urges 10-People Group Limit, Says COVID-19 Restrictions Could Last Months 'It's Bad': President Urges 10-People Group Limit, Says COVID-19 Restrictions Could Last Months
'It's Bad': President Urges 10-People Group Limit, Says Covid-19 Restrictions Could Last Months President Trump, speaking with alarming concern, asked the nation on Monday to avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 and to limit discretionary travel and social visits to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’d much rather be ahead of the curve than behind it, and that’s what we are,” the president said in announcing a set of guidelines aimed at slowing the virus, which has killed thousands around the world.  “It’s bad. It’s bad," Trump said, indicating for the first time that no nation -- including the U.S. -- has control of the spiraling situation. Although he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco