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Washington state emergency responders first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet in the field

Wed, 2020-09-30 21:56 — mike kraft

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/washington-emergency-responders-use-spacex-starlink-satellite-internet.html

The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company’s service to be disclosed.

Washington’s state military, which includes its emergency response division, began employing Starlink user terminals in early August to bring internet service to areas devastated by wildfires. User terminals are the small devices on the ground that connect to the satellites. The emergency division has seven Starlink user terminals, which it is deploying with early success.

“I have never set up any tactical satellite equipment that has been as quick to set up, and anywhere near as reliable” as Starlink, Richard Hall, the emergency telecommunications leader of the Washington State Military Department’s IT division, told CNBC in an interview Monday.

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Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders

Wed, 2020-09-30 21:45 — mike kraft

Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders A study of 660,000 Indians finds that a few individuals spread most new infections and that children transmit the coronavirus just as well as adults. Los Angeles Times

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COVID-19 test that produces results in 15 minutes approved in Europe

Wed, 2020-09-30 17:55 — mike kraft

COVID-19 test that produces results in 15 minutes approved in Europe The move comes as Europe is seeing a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Joseph Guzman TheHill

A rapid coronavirus test that can deliver results in just 15 minutes has been cleared for use in Europe and is expected to hit the market next month.

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ANALYSIS: Vaccine Chaos Is Looming --The Atlantic

Wed, 2020-09-30 17:14 — mike kraft

Vaccine Chaos Is Looming The COVID-19 vaccines furthest along in clinical trials are the fastest to make, but they are also the hardest to deploy. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic

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Laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough

Wed, 2020-09-30 16:53 — mike kraft

These laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough Experts have big hopes for these specialized drugs created by living cells. But they are expensive and hard to scale up, so even success will have limited impact on the virus. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Trump Allies Say the Virus Has Almost Run Its Course. ‘Nonsense,’ Experts Say.

Wed, 2020-09-30 15:40 — mike kraft

In the last week, leading epidemiologists from respected institutions have, through different methods, reached the same conclusion: About 85 to 90 percent of the American population is still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current pandemic.

The number is important because it means that “herd immunity” — the point at which a disease stops spreading because nearly everyone in a population has contracted it — is still very far off.

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