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5 Oct 2020

When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters

They made an experiment by releasing droplets in a room to see how it spreads. They found that people in front of the room are more susceptible and at higher risk in a properly ventilated room. In a poorly ventilated room the entire room is at risk.
They made an experiment by releasing droplets in a room to see how it spreads. They found that people in front of the...
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airborne, risks, transmission
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30 Jul 2020

We’re more likely to let our COVID-19 guard down around those we love most

A study from China found 16% of household contacts developed COVID-19, and that spouses of the index case (meaning the first person to spread it in that cluster) were more likely to get infected than other family members.
A study from China found 16% of household contacts developed COVID-19, and that spouses of the index case (meaning the...
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precautions, risks, transmission
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20 Jun 2020

Gut reaction: How the gut microbiome may influence the severity of COVID-19

The risk of severe COVID-19 infection is more common in those with high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. This raises the question of whether the gut microbiome has a role in dictating COVID-19 severity.
The risk of severe COVID-19 infection is more common in those with high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. This...
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infection data, risks
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17 Jun 2020

Coronavirus: why it’s dangerous to blindly ‘follow the science’ when there’s no consensus yet

In the face of the virus emergency, research standards have been relaxed to encourage faster publication and mistakes become inevitable. This is risky. Ultimately, if expert advice on the pandemic turns out to be wrong, it will have dire consequences for how reliable scientific evidence is treated in other policy areas, such as climate change.
In the face of the virus emergency, research standards have been relaxed to encourage faster publication and mistakes...
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covid-19 aftermath, risks, science
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6 Apr 2020

Does the amount of virus you are exposed to determine how sick you’ll get?

Is the initial dose of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) related to the disease severity? At the moment, we just don't know. The only way to answer this question definitively is with "experimental challenge studies", which involves intentionally infecting healthy volunteers in order to study diseases and their treatments.
Is the initial dose of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) related to the disease severity? At the moment, we...
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