Archive for November 2020
First COVID-19 Home Self-Test OK’d by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Thurs, Nov. 19, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure moves to our southeast and a weak disturbance moves in from the west and kicks up some afternoon high cloud cover, but that’s about it. No rain expected. Still cool, afternoon highs climbing only to the mid 40’s from cold morning lows in the low 20’s (brrr…).
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Nov. 19, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Vaccine Announcement: Astra-Oxford shot produces immune response in older adults – A Covid vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford with AstraZeneca Plc has produced a robust immune response in older adults and the elderly, those at highest risk of severe illness. Findings on blood tests carried out on a subset…
Read MoreDolly Parton COVID Fund at Moderna – “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine… “
Dolly Parton last night spoke of her joy at helping to fund the production of a promising new coronavirus vaccine. Parton, back in April, donated $1 Million to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, that was partnering with Cambridge, MA based Moderna on a COVID-19 vaccine. Parton said: “I am a very proud girl today that…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Wed, Nov. 18, 2020
Photo: Time for Contact Tracing Notebooks – with a backlog at the state level, it’s a good idea to start that notebook (or use of the Crush COVID app) so you can notify people yourself if you come down with COVID19 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL There has been an 82% increase in cases around the US…
Read MoreThe RI Golf scene has been big business during 2020 pandemic times
When 2020 came ringing in on midnight January 1st, the world was looking forward to the beginning of a new decade. The anticipation of the roaring 20’s redux was what was in everyone’s mind as we all said goodbye to the teens. Perhaps the reason was when growing up we all watched movies and television…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Wed, Nov. 18, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds to the southwest and drives a decent northwesterly breeze most of the day. Even colder with all of that Canadian influenced air, afternoon highs only in the mid to upper 30’s from morning and evening lows in the upper 20’s.
Read MoreRI Lt. Gov. McKee & RI Small Business Coalition urge more relief to small businesses
Lt. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition today sent letters to Governor Gina Raimondo and members of the Rhode Island General Assembly urging a collaborative effort to provide additional relief to small businesses before the state’s CARES Act funds expire on December 30, 2020. Requests include immediately allocating an additional $75M…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday…it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MorePfizer vaccine to be pilot tested on Rhode Islanders
“Four states –Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico, and Tennessee –were selected for the program {COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program} because of their differences in overall size, diversity of populations, and immunization infrastructure, as well as the states’ need to reach individuals in varied urban and rural settings. Here is Pfizer’s statement: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) today announced…
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