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for the coronavirus and helping states deal with the spread. The funds will be used to develop vaccines and diagnostic tests, to purchase drugs and medical supplies for hospitals and clinics, to conduct lab tests and trace the contacts of infected people, to reimburse state and local governments and more.
The package also includes money to evacuate embassy personnel, international humanitarian aid and subsidies for affected small businesses. It does not address efforts to expand access to healthcare.that are simultaneously a coping mechanism and a darkly humorous nod to the strain on families and government missteps. CreditToday’s question comes from reader Brenda Krepps:by veteran science reporter Deborah Netburn.
About 32 million Americans have come down with influenza since this year’s flu season began in late September, and about 18,000 have died, according to the CDC. The number of Americans infected with the coronavirus is far smaller — more than 300 confirmed cases and 14 deaths.“I think a big part of it is fear of the unknown,” said Dr. Otto Yang, an infectious disease expert at UCLA.COVID-19
has been in existence for only about three months, so there is no natural immunity in the population. And unfortunately, there isn’t yet a vaccine that can pick up the slack. We also don’t yet have all the information about how it spreads — although we do know it spreads quickly. That’s why public health officials are so focused on containing the coronavirus. We just don’t know that much about it yet.
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