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Publisher: The Conversation

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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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Publisher: Business Insider

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2 Oct 2020

COVID-19 risk was highest in window seats in Qantas economy class

Passengers sat in window seats in the middle of an economy class cabin on a Qantas Airways flight in March were most at risk from contracting coronavirus, according to research by Australian scientists into that particular trip.
Passengers sat in window seats in the middle of an economy class cabin on a Qantas Airways flight in March were most at...
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risks, transmission
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Publisher: Health Europa

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30 Sep 2020

Medicinal cannabis may play a significant role during COVID-19

To date, the range and scope of verifiable research data linking cannabinoids with COVID-19 prevention is highly limited; however, novel approaches to the prevention of COVID-19 include a single study examining the possibility of incorporating CBD into oral solutions, such as mouthwashes and throat gargling liquids, with a view to ‘lowering or modulating ACE2 levels in high-risk tissues’.
To date, the range and scope of verifiable research data linking cannabinoids with COVID-19 prevention is highly...
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cannabis, prevention
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Publisher: NYTimes

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29 Sep 2020

Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19

A flurry of recent studies has shown that people with extra weight are more susceptible than others to severe bouts of disease. And experiments in animals and human cells have demonstrated how excess fat can disrupt the immune system.
A flurry of recent studies has shown that people with extra weight are more susceptible than others to severe bouts of...
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infection data, risks
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Publisher: Quartz

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16 Sep 2020

Substance use disorder increases risk of severe Covid-19

Looking at the records of over 73 million patients in the US, of whom 12,033 had Covid-19, the study found those who had recently been diagnosed with a substance use disorder were significantly more at risk of Covid-19 than the average population.
Looking at the records of over 73 million patients in the US, of whom 12,033 had Covid-19, the study found those who had...
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infection data, risks
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Publisher: The Scientist Magazine®

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14 Sep 2020

College Athletes Experienced Heart Damage After COVID-19

Months after recovering from COVID-19, some college athletes are showing signs of heart inflammation brought on by a rare condition called myocarditis that may be linked to SARS-CoV-2 exposure, doctors reported September 11 in JAMA Cardiology.
Months after recovering from COVID-19, some college athletes are showing signs of heart inflammation brought on by a...
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covid-19 aftermath, inflammation
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Publisher: STAT

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8 Sep 2020

Operation Warp Speed pledged to do the impossible. How far has it come?

The fastest vaccine ever developed was four years. With billions of dollars invested so far fast tracking the development of the vaccine, it has allowed the vaccine makers produce doses, before knowing of the vaccine works. The idea is that if a vaccine is shown to be protective, use of it can start immediately.
The fastest vaccine ever developed was four years. With billions of dollars invested so far fast tracking the...
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Publisher: World Economic Forum

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3 Sep 2020

How can the world ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines?

Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots, the project’s co-lead said on Wednesday.
Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World...
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Publisher: BBC News

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28 Aug 2020

Coronavirus loss of smell: ‘Meat tastes like petrol’

Losing the ability to smell or taste are two of the symptoms associated with Covid-19. But while many have regained their senses, for others it has turned into a phenomenon called parosmia, leaving them trapped in a world of distorted scents.
Losing the ability to smell or taste are two of the symptoms associated with Covid-19. But while many have regained...
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long haulers, symptoms
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Publisher: STAT

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26 Aug 2020

A dilemma for ‘long-haulers’: Many can’t prove they had Covid-19

As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, an unknown number of seemingly recovered patients are experiencing what is being called post-Covid syndrome — weeks or months of profound fatigue, fevers, problems with concentration and memory, dizzy spells, hair loss, and many other troubling symptoms.
As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, an unknown number of seemingly recovered patients are experiencing what is being...
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long haulers, symptoms
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Publisher: Undark Magazine

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24 Aug 2020

Some People Get Covid-19 and Never Feel a Thing: Why?

Scientists are studying a phenomenon called "disease tolerance." Understanding it in humans, if it exists, could revolutionize medicine. According to various estimates between 20 and 45 percent of people who get Covid-19, and possibly more - sail through the infection without realizing they had it.
Scientists are studying a phenomenon called "disease tolerance." Understanding it in humans, if it exists, could...
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asymptomatic, transmission
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Publisher: New Scientist

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21 Aug 2020

How likely are you to be infected by the coronavirus on a flight?

Is it safe to fly with the coronavirus still circulating? That depends partly on where you are. But while hard evidence is scarce, it appears the risk of being infected with covid-19 during a flight is relatively low.
Is it safe to fly with the coronavirus still circulating? That depends partly on where you are. But while hard evidence...
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Publisher: EurekAlert!

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20 Aug 2020

Researchers show children are silent spreaders of virus that causes COVID-19

Researchers have found the viral load in infected children to be very high, especially in the first 2 days of infection. We know that transmissibility or risk of contagion is greater with a high viral load.
Researchers have found the viral load in infected children to be very high, especially in the first 2 days of infection....
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children, infection data, transmission, viral load
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Publisher: BBC News

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20 Aug 2020

Singing ‘no riskier than talking’ for virus spread

Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests. But it all depends on how loud a person is, according to the initial findings which are yet to be peer reviewed. The project, called Perform, looked at the amount of aerosols and droplets generated by performers.
Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests....
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Publisher: NYTimes

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16 Aug 2020

Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to Covid-19, Even After Mild Infections

Scientists who have been monitoring immune responses to the virus are now starting to see encouraging signs of strong, lasting immunity, even in people who developed only mild symptoms of Covid-19, a flurry of new studies suggests.
Scientists who have been monitoring immune responses to the virus are now starting to see encouraging signs of strong,...
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antibody, immunity, reactivation
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Publisher: ScienceAlert

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13 Aug 2020

Pandemic Conspiracies And Rumours Have Killed Over 800 People, Study Shows

The global global misinformation dubbed infodemic – an oversupply of information, carrying with it fake news, rumours, and conspiracy theories has put people in harm's way. Bad ideas and poor advice, shared amongst friends, family, and total strangers alike.
The global global misinformation dubbed infodemic – an oversupply of information, carrying with it fake news, rumours,...
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Publisher: NYTimes

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13 Aug 2020

The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000

Across the United States, at least 200,000 more people have died than usual since March, according to a New York Times analysis of estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is about 60,000 higher than the number of deaths that have been directly linked to the coronavirus.
Across the United States, at least 200,000 more people have died than usual since March, according to a New York Times...
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Publisher: STAT

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12 Aug 2020

Inspired by llamas, scientists make potent anti-coronavirus agent

Inspired by a unique kind of infection-fighting antibody found in llamas, alpacas, and other camelids, a research team at the University of California, San Francisco, has synthesized a molecule that they say is among the most potent anti-coronavirus compounds tested in a lab to date
Inspired by a unique kind of infection-fighting antibody found in llamas, alpacas, and other camelids, a research team...
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antibody, nanobody, treatment
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Publisher: Healthline

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11 Aug 2020

Asymptomatic People Have as Much Coronavirus as Symptomatic People

New research has found that people with a SARS-CoV-2 infection who are asymptomatic carry just as much virus in their throats, lungs, and noses as those who have symptoms. Some experts believe that asymptomatic people have caused the virus to spread more readily in communities.
New research has found that people with a SARS-CoV-2 infection who are asymptomatic carry just as much virus in their...
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asymptomatic, transmission, viral load
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Publisher: The Conversation

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11 Aug 2020

Coronavirus: does the common cold protect you from COVID?

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California showed that infection with common cold coronaviruses can generate an immune response that resembles key pieces of the immune response generated by SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19. This raises the possibility that previous infection with one of the milder coronaviruses could make COVID-19 less severe.
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California showed that infection with common cold coronaviruses can...
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immunity
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Publisher: CGTN

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7 Aug 2020

Six COVID-19 vaccine candidates in phase-3 trials, 3 from China

The vaccines will be put into the general population for the first time in phase 3, after previous trials have focused on safety, immunogenicity and immune response in a small number of humans, said the WHO official. The phase-3 trial will test whether the vaccines can "protect large numbers of people over a prolonged period of time."
The vaccines will be put into the general population for the first time in phase 3, after previous trials have focused...
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human trials, vaccine
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Publisher: FiveThirtyEight

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7 Aug 2020

Some Volunteers Want To Be Infected With Coronavirus To Help Find A Vaccine. But It Isn’t That Simple.

The most compelling argument against human challenge trials for a COVID-19 vaccine, though, is that it might not actually be any faster. In order to infect people with the virus, we have to have a tested viral dose — one that is strong enough to infect people, but not so strong it gives an infection worse than natural spread — which can take up to a year to develop, according to Weijer.
The most compelling argument against human challenge trials for a COVID-19 vaccine, though, is that it might not...
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Publisher: World Economic Forum

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6 Aug 2020

5 coronavirus face mask myths under the microscope

The 5 myths answered are, will my oxygen level drop, wearing a mask? Do I need a mask, If I am not unwell? A mask won't stop a wearer getting ill. You don't have to wear a mask if you have a medical condition and its enough to just wear a mask.
The 5 myths answered are, will my oxygen level drop, wearing a mask? Do I need a mask, If I am not unwell? A mask won't...
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Publisher: CNN

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5 Aug 2020

Covid-19 vaccines in America could be undermined by the obesity epidemic

For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine. But in the United States, where at least 4.6 million people have been infected and nearly 155,000 have died, the promise of that vaccine is hampered by a vexing epidemic that long preceded Covid-19: obesity.
For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine. But in the United States, where at least 4.6...
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Publisher: Axios

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5 Aug 2020

There’s growing evidence that children can spread the coronavirus

The more we learn about kids and the coronavirus, the riskier reopening schools for in-person learning appears to be, at least in areas with high caseloads. There have already been many reports about the virus spreading through schools and summer camps, and evidence has begun to support the notion that children can play a key role in community transmission.
The more we learn about kids and the coronavirus, the riskier reopening schools for in-person learning appears to be, at...
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children, reopening, transmission
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Publisher: The Atlantic

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4 Aug 2020

The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has sickened more than 16.5 million people across six continents. It is raging in countries that never contained the virus. It is resurging in many of the ones that did. If there was ever a time when this coronavirus could be contained, it has probably passed. One outcome is now looking almost certain: This virus is never going away.
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has sickened more than 16.5 million people across six continents. It is raging in...
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covid-19 aftermath, immunity, infection data
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Publisher: oregon live

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4 Aug 2020

Ultraviolet light is getting attention in fight against coronavirus

Research already shows that germicidal UV can effectively inactivate airborne microbes that transmit measles, tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-1, a close relative of the novel coronavirus. Now, with concern mounting that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may be easily transmitted through microscopic floating particles known as aerosols, some researchers and physicians hope the technology can be recruited yet again to help disinfect high-risk indoor settings.
Research already shows that germicidal UV can effectively inactivate airborne microbes that transmit measles,...
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airborne, prevention
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Publisher: NY Times

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1 Aug 2020

On the First Day of School, an Indiana Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus

One of the first school districts in the country to reopen its doors during the coronavirus pandemic did not even make it a day before being forced to grapple with the issue facing every system actively trying to get students into classrooms: What happens when someone comes to school infected?
One of the first school districts in the country to reopen its doors during the coronavirus pandemic did not even make...
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children, reopening, risks
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Publisher: Spiegel

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31 Jul 2020

German Health Expert Karl Lauterbach: “The Authorities Should Focus Their Efforts on Super-Spreaders”

I am in favor of adopting Japan's strategy, which has proven most effective in the fight against super-spreaders. The Japanese didn't impose a strict lockdown during the first wave, but they were roughly as successful as we were. That is exactly what we need for the second wave. The virologist Christian Drosten (one of Germany’s leading figures in the COVID-19 crisis) also sees this strategy as the correct course of action.
I am in favor of adopting Japan's strategy, which has proven most effective in the fight against super-spreaders. The...
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contact tracing, lockdown, superspreader
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Publisher: Forbes

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31 Jul 2020

New Evidence Suggests Young Children Spread Covid-19 More Efficiently Than Adults

Two new studies, though from different parts of the world, have arrived at the same conclusion: that young children not only transmit SARS-CoV-2 efficiently, but may be major drivers of the pandemic as well.
Two new studies, though from different parts of the world, have arrived at the same conclusion: that young children not...
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case study, children, transmission
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Publisher: Wired

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30 Jul 2020

Covid-19 Data in the US Is an ‘Information Catastrophe’

“Every health system, every public health department, every jurisdiction really has their own ways of going about things,” says Caitlin Rivers, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “It's very difficult to get an accurate and timely and geographically resolved picture of what's happening in the US, because there's such a jumble of data.”
“Every health system, every public health department, every jurisdiction really has their own ways of going about...
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infection data, risks
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Publisher: New Scientist

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30 Jul 2020

Finding coronavirus superspreaders may be key to halting a second wave

While there is no universally agreed definition of a superspreading event, it is sometimes taken to be an incident in which someone passes on the virus to six or more other people. Getting to the bottom of why these puzzling clusters occur could be key to gaining control of the covid-19 pandemic and stopping a second wave of cases.
While there is no universally agreed definition of a superspreading event, it is sometimes taken to be an incident in...
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superspreader, transmission
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Publisher: The Conversation

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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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Publisher: People

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29 Jul 2020

Three-Quarters of Recovered Coronavirus Patients Have Heart Damage

Of the 100 COVID-19 patients, 78 had structural changes to their hearts. Within that group, 76 had a biomarker that is typically found in patients who had a heart attack, and 60 had heart inflammation, called myocarditis. The patients were all “mostly healthy … prior to their illness,” the researchers said.
Of the 100 COVID-19 patients, 78 had structural changes to their hearts. Within that group, 76 had a biomarker that is...
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cardiac complications, infection data, risks
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Publisher: Townhall

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28 Jul 2020

CDC Director Says There are More Suicides and Overdoses than COVID Deaths

Center for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield testified in a Buck Institute webinar that suicides and drug overdoses have surpassed the death rate for COVID-19. Redfield argued that lockdowns and lack of public schooling constituted a disproportionally negative impact on young peoples’ mental health.
Center for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield testified in a Buck Institute webinar that suicides and drug...
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mental health, mortality data
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Publisher: NY Times

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28 Jul 2020

Misleading Hydroxychloroquine Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online

In a video posted Monday online, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” and wearing white medical coats spoke against the backdrop of the Supreme Court in Washington, sharing misleading claims about the virus, including that hydroxychloroquine was an effective coronavirus treatment and that masks did not slow the spread of the virus.
In a video posted Monday online, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” and wearing...
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hydroxychloroquine, misinformation
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Publisher: STAT

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27 Jul 2020

Covid-19 vaccines may cause mild side effects, experts say

While the world awaits the results of large clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say the data so far suggest one important possibility: The vaccines may carry a bit of a kick. In vaccine parlance, they appear to be “reactogenic,” meaning they have induced short-term discomfort in a percentage of the people who have received them in clinical trials.
While the world awaits the results of large clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say the data so far suggest...
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vaccine
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Publisher: FiveThirtyEight

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27 Jul 2020

How The Pandemic Could Force A Generation Of Mothers Out Of The Workforce

Child care just isn’t as available as it was before the pandemic. Data provided to FiveThirtyEight by the job-search website Indeed shows that child-care services have been much slower to hire again (a useful proxy for re-opening) than other areas of the economy:
Child care just isn’t as available as it was before the pandemic. Data provided to FiveThirtyEight by the job-search...
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children, covid-19 aftermath
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Publisher: The Atlantic

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27 Jul 2020

Hygiene Theater Is a Huge Waste of Time

In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines to clarify that while COVID-19 spreads easily among speakers and sneezers in close encounters, touching a surface “isn’t thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”
In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines to clarify that while COVID-19 spreads...
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Publisher: NY Times

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27 Jul 2020

Moderna and Pfizer Begin Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

The first large study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began on Monday morning, according to the National Institutes of Health and the biotech company Moderna, which collaborated to develop the vaccine.
The first large study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began on Monday...
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human trials, vaccine
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Publisher: NY Times

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27 Jul 2020

The Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid Data

Dr. Sapan Desai, who supplied the data for two prominent and later retracted studies, reported that anti-malaria drugs like hydroxychloroquine, which President Trump promoted, were linked to increased deaths of Covid-19 patients. The now-tainted studies helped sow confusion and erode public confidence in scientific guidance when the nation was already deeply divided over how to respond to the pandemic.
Dr. Sapan Desai, who supplied the data for two prominent and later retracted studies, reported that anti-malaria drugs...
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hydroxychloroquine, misinformation
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Publisher: World Economic Forum

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23 Jul 2020

COVID-19 has exposed just how fragile our food systems are

2020 will be a year of reckoning for the world’s food systems. In just months, COVID-19 shut down half the globe. Images of panic buying, empty grocery shelves and miles-long queues at food banks have suddenly reminded us how important food systems are in our lives and how imbalanced they have become.
2020 will be a year of reckoning for the world’s food systems. In just months, COVID-19 shut down half the globe....
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covid-19 aftermath
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Publisher: CNN

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23 Jul 2020

Covid-19 will end up as a Top 10 leading cause of death

Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot start ranking leading causes of deaths until the end of the year -- in order to get a full year's worth of data -- statisticians at the agency told CNN they expect Covid-19 will end up among the Top 10 leading causes of death in the nation.
Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot start ranking leading causes of deaths until the...
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mortality data
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Publisher: The Conversation

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23 Jul 2020

Does your homemade mask work?

This post talks about various testing methods for checking the effectiveness of your homemade face masks. The purpose of these masks is to reduce the distance your breath travels to infect others.
This post talks about various testing methods for checking the effectiveness of your homemade face masks. The purpose of...
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Publisher: ScienceAlert

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23 Jul 2020

This New Prototype N95 Mask Designed by Harvard And MIT Is Reusable And Hygienic

Not every mask is equal. As countries around the world grapple with varying levels of mask shortages, one of the most effective types of face masks for blocking airborne coronavirus particles has been reinvented – with a brilliant experimental tweak that could enable us to make more masks with less material, and maybe save more lives as a result.
Not every mask is equal. As countries around the world grapple with varying levels of mask shortages, one of the most...
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face masks
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Publisher: STAT

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22 Jul 2020

Confusion spreads over selection of priority groups for Covid-19 vaccines

On Tuesday, the National Academy of Medicine, tasked by top U.S. health officials, named an expert panel to develop a framework to determine who should be vaccinated first, when available doses are expected to be scarce. But that panel is ostensibly encroaching on the role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a panel that has made recommendations on vaccination policy to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for decades, including drawing up the vaccination priority list during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
On Tuesday, the National Academy of Medicine, tasked by top U.S. health officials, named an expert panel to develop a...
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treatment, vaccine
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Publisher: Science Codex

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22 Jul 2020

Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape

In addition to impairing the immune and vascular systems and triggering cerebrovascular and neurological dysfunction, smoking and vaping often worsen the outcomes for patients who contract influenza or other respiratory or pulmonary diseases.
In addition to impairing the immune and vascular systems and triggering cerebrovascular and neurological dysfunction,...
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hypoxia, infection data, risks, smoking
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Publisher: Fortune

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22 Jul 2020

Swedish epidemiologist says COVID-19 immunity likely lasts six months—even without antibodies

Sweden’s top health authority says people who have had the novel coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least six months after being infected, whether they’ve developed antibodies or not.
Sweden’s top health authority says people who have had the novel coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least six...
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antibody, case study, guidance, how long, immunity
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Publisher: NY Times

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21 Jul 2020

C.D.C. Data Shows U.S. Coronavirus Infections Much Higher Than Reported

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in different parts of the United States was anywhere from two to 13 times higher than the reported rates for those regions. The findings suggest that large numbers of people who did not have symptoms or did not seek medical care may have kept the virus circulating in their communities.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in different parts of the United States was anywhere from two to 13...
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asymptomatic, infection data, transmission
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Publisher: STAT

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20 Jul 2020

6 burning questions for Covid-19 vaccine developers headed to the House

In a recent interview with Harvard professor Tsedal Neeley, Merck CEO Ken Frazier warned that these predicted timelines are doing “a grave disservice to the public.” For one thing, he said, vaccine development takes time. The fastest vaccine ever developed before now was the mumps vaccine, which took four years.
In a recent interview with Harvard professor Tsedal Neeley, Merck CEO Ken Frazier warned that these predicted timelines...
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misinformation, timeline, vaccine
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Publisher: Washington Post

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20 Jul 2020

Oxford coronavirus vaccine safe and promising, according to early human trial results published in the Lancet

A University of Oxford group and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca reported Monday that their coronavirus vaccine candidate, on which the U.S. and European governments have placed substantial bets, was shown in early-stage human trials to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response.
A University of Oxford group and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca reported Monday that their...
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human trials, vaccine
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Publisher: The Conversation

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20 Jul 2020

Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don’t dispose of them properly

Evidence has shown masks likely do reduce the spread of COVID-19, so wearing them is a good thing – particularly as Victoria continues to grapple with a second wave. But one conversation we’re not having enough is around how to safely dispose of single-use masks. Disposing of used masks or gloves incorrectly could risk spreading the infection they’re designed to protect against.
Evidence has shown masks likely do reduce the spread of COVID-19, so wearing them is a good thing – particularly as...
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face masks, guidance, precautions
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Publisher: STAT

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20 Jul 2020

Trump said Covid-19 testing ‘creates more cases.’ We did the math

A new STAT analysis of testing data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, however, shows with simple-to-understand numbers why Trump’s claim is wrong. In only seven states was the rise in reported cases from mid-May to mid-July driven primarily by increased testing. In the other 26 states — among the 33 that saw cases increase during that period — the case count rose because there was actually more disease.
A new STAT analysis of testing data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, however, shows with...
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infection data, misinformation, testing
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Publisher: Wired

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20 Jul 2020

What Does It Mean to Say a New Drug ‘Works’?

In the midst of a global crisis, scientists are trying to solve an epistemologically intractable question. Defining whether a drug “works” has never been easy, a task vexed by methodological uncertainty, commercial pressures, statistical errors, or sometimes straight-out bad practices. Facing a new disease, researchers have to rethink what success even means. Is it lower mortality? Less disability upon recovery? Faster recovery? The answers are cryptic because the questions are just educated guesses.
In the midst of a global crisis, scientists are trying to solve an epistemologically intractable question. Defining...
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case study, drugs, remdesivir, treatment, trials
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Publisher: Washington Post

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19 Jul 2020

How to understand your coronavirus test results, from swabs to antibodies

Experts say testing is a vital component to controlling the outbreak, but one test result still isn’t a green light to visit vulnerable friends or family members. The nature of covid-19, the time it takes for someone to develop symptoms and the varied ways the virus affects people make each test a snapshot in time more than a definitive answer.
Experts say testing is a vital component to controlling the outbreak, but one test result still isn’t a green light to...
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guidance, precautions, testing
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Publisher: BBC

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19 Jul 2020

The people with hidden immunity against Covid-19

In short, though antibodies have proved invaluable for tracking the spread of the pandemic, they might not have the leading role in immunity that we once thought. If we are going to acquire long-term protection, it looks increasingly like it might have to come from somewhere else.
In short, though antibodies have proved invaluable for tracking the spread of the pandemic, they might not have the...
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antibody, immunity, infection data, t cells
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Publisher: NY Times

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18 Jul 2020

Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, New Study Finds

In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether and how efficiently children can spread the virus to others. A study of 65000 from South Korea offers an answer: Children younger than 10 transmit to others much less often than adults do, but the risk is not zero. And those between the ages of 10 and 19 can spread the virus at least as well as adults do.
In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether and how efficiently children can...
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children, reopening, transmission
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Publisher: The Guardian

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18 Jul 2020

What happens when flu meets Covid-19?

The real unknown is what Covid-19 does around other viruses. Every autumn there is a predictable series of outbreaks of respiratory viruses. It starts with rhinovirus, the main cause of the common cold, which breaks out every September as young children go to school and swap mucus. As no parent needs to be told, children are to sniffles what mosquitoes are to malaria.
The real unknown is what Covid-19 does around other viruses. Every autumn there is a predictable series of outbreaks of...
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children, co-infection, flu shots, infection data, predictions, symptoms
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Publisher: NY Times

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17 Jul 2020

Coronavirus Drug and Treatment Tracker

Below is an updated list of 19 of the most-talked-about treatments for the coronavirus. While some are accumulating evidence that they’re effective, most are still at early stages of research. We also included a warning about a few that are just bunk.
Below is an updated list of 19 of the most-talked-about treatments for the coronavirus. While some are accumulating...
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antibody, drugs, hydroxychloroquine, medication, remdesivir, treatment
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Publisher: Newsweek

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16 Jul 2020

FDA Recall List Now Shows These 69 Toxic Hand Sanitizers That Are Dangerous

Though hand sanitizer is commonly recommended to help keep your hands clean while in public—or even inside your home—so many of them have been discovered to have methanol, which can be toxic if either ingested or infiltrated wrongly through skin.
Though hand sanitizer is commonly recommended to help keep your hands clean while in public—or even inside your...
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guidance, prevention
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Publisher: Big Think

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15 Jul 2020

Can we detect COVID-19 by analysing speech signals?

You know how people often just 'sound sick'? Researchers are investigating just that. By processing speech recordings of people infected with Covid-19 but not showing symptoms, researchers found evidence of vocal biomarkers, or measurable indicators, of the disease.
You know how people often just 'sound sick'? Researchers are investigating just that. By processing speech recordings of...
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detection, infection data, symptoms, testing
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Publisher: The Atlantic

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14 Jul 2020

America Should Prepare for a Double Pandemic

“When two or more diseases cluster, interact, and are driven by some bigger phenomenon,” they are known as “syndemics,” says Emily Mendenhall, a medical anthropologist at Georgetown University. COVID-19, for example, disproportionately affects people with heart disease and diabetes, but all of these illnesses are affected by inequity.
“When two or more diseases cluster, interact, and are driven by some bigger phenomenon,” they are known as...
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infection data, syndemic
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Publisher: Vox

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14 Jul 2020

Covid-19 long-term effects: People with persistent symptoms struggle to get care

At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, “the assumption was that people would get better, and then it was over,” Peluso says. “But we know from lots of other viral infections that there is almost always a subset of people who experience longer-term consequences.” He explains these can be due to damage to the body during the initial illness, the result of lingering viral infection, or because of complex immunological responses that occur after the initial disease.
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, “the assumption was that people would get better, and then it was over,”...
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infection data, long haulers, symptoms
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Publisher: Washington Post

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14 Jul 2020

Decades of research on an HIV vaccine boosts the bid for one against coronavirus

Those decades of research into HIV have taught scientists an enormous amount about the immune system, honed vaccine technologies now being repurposed against the coronavirus and created a worldwide infrastructure of clinical trial networks that can be pivoted from HIV to the pathogen that causes the disease covid-19.
Those decades of research into HIV have taught scientists an enormous amount about the immune system, honed vaccine...
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treatment, vaccine
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Publisher: POLITICO

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14 Jul 2020

Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in early clinical trial

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna provoked an immune response without major side effects in an early-stage clinical trial, scientists reported Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.The vaccine is the first developed by a U.S. company to publish clinical trial results.
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna provoked an immune response without major side effects in an...
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human trials, treatment, vaccine
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Publisher: NPR

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14 Jul 2020

To Stop COVID-19 Transmission, Contact Tracers Follow The Trail Of The Virus

Contact tracing is the public health practice of informing people when they've been exposed to a contagious disease. As it has become more widely employed across the U.S., it has also become mired in modern political polarization and conspiracy theories.
Contact tracing is the public health practice of informing people when they've been exposed to a contagious disease. As...
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contact tracing, misinformation
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Publisher: Aljazeera

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13 Jul 2020

Amnesty says coronavirus has killed at least 3,000 health workers

More than 3,000 healthcare workers are known to have died of the new coronavirus, according to Amnesty International, as it raises concerns about unsafe working conditions, low pay, long hours and violence against medical workers in some countries. In a new report published on Monday, the United Kingdom-based rights group said Russia at 545 had the highest numbers of healthcare worker deaths from COVID-19.
More than 3,000 healthcare workers are known to have died of the new coronavirus, according to Amnesty International, as...
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mortality data
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Publisher: The Guardian

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13 Jul 2020

German study finds low Covid-19 infection rate in schools

Very few of 2,000 schoolchildren and teachers tested in the German state of Saxony showed antibodies to Covid-19, a study has found, suggesting schools may not play as big a role in spreading the virus as some had feared. The largest study conducted in Germany on schoolchildren and teachers included testing in schools where there were coronavirus outbreaks.
Very few of 2,000 schoolchildren and teachers tested in the German state of Saxony showed antibodies to Covid-19, a...
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children, infection data, reopening, transmission
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Publisher: Vox

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12 Jul 2020

Getting Covid-19 twice: Why I think my patient was reinfected

“Wait. I can catch Covid twice?” my 50-year-old patient asked in disbelief. It was the beginning of July, and he had just tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, for a second time — three months after a previous infection. While there’s still much we don’t understand about immunity to this new illness, a small but growing number of cases like his suggest the answer is “yes.”
“Wait. I can catch Covid twice?” my 50-year-old patient asked in disbelief. It was the beginning of July, and he had...
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antibody, herd immunity, immunity, long haulers, reactivation
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Publisher: The Guardian

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12 Jul 2020

Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests

People who have recovered from Covid-19 may lose their immunity to the disease within months, according to research suggesting the virus could reinfect people year after year, like common colds. Blood tests revealed that while 60% of people marshalled a “potent” antibody response at the height of their battle with the virus, only 17% retained the same potency three months later.
People who have recovered from Covid-19 may lose their immunity to the disease within months, according to research...
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antibody, immunity, infection data, reactivation
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Publisher: MIT Technology Review

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11 Jul 2020

If the coronavirus is really airborne, we might be fighting it the wrong way

Whether the virus is airborne isn’t simply a scientific question. If it is, it could mean that in places where the virus has not been properly contained (e.g., the US), the economy needs to be reopened more slowly, under tighter regulations that reinforce current health practices as well as introducing improved ones.
Whether the virus is airborne isn’t simply a scientific question. If it is, it could mean that in places where the...
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airborne, transmission
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Publisher: Prevention

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9 Jul 2020

Does COVID-19 Cause Heart Rate Issues? Doctors Explain the Link

A man who says he had a “mild case” of COVID-19 several months ago just revealed that he’s still having heart issues following his recovery from the virus. Anthony Smith, vice president of digital media company NationSwell, shared his story in a Twitter thread that’s now gone viral.
A man who says he had a “mild case” of COVID-19 several months ago just revealed that he’s still having heart...
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cardiac complications, infection data, mild symptoms, risks
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Publisher: NY Times

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9 Jul 2020

Who Gets a Vaccine First? U.S. Considers Race in Coronavirus Plans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an advisory committee of outside health experts in April began working on a ranking system for what may be an extended rollout in the United States. According to a preliminary plan, any approved vaccines would be offered to vital medical and national security officials first, and then to other essential workers and those considered at high risk — the elderly instead of children, people with underlying conditions instead of the relatively healthy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an advisory committee of outside health experts in April began...
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vaccine
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Publisher: Cincinnati Enquirer

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8 Jul 2020

Do Lysol, Microban 24 kill coronavirus? Cleaning products to look for

In March, the EPA released a lengthy list of household cleaners that were expected to be effective against coronavirus because they have been tested and proven to work against similar viruses. The list includes products like Clorox disinfecting wipes and spray and Microban 24 products. Two Lysol products were lab tested by the EPA directly against COVID-19.
In March, the EPA released a lengthy list of household cleaners that were expected to be effective against coronavirus...
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cleaners, prevention
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Publisher: The Guardian

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8 Jul 2020

Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild Covid symptoms

Neurologists are on Wednesday publishing details of more than 40 UK Covid-19 patients whose complications ranged from brain inflammation and delirium to nerve damage and stroke. In some cases, the neurological problem was the patient’s first and main symptom.
Neurologists are on Wednesday publishing details of more than 40 UK Covid-19 patients whose complications ranged from...
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brain damage, infection data, inflammation, mild symptoms, risks, symptoms
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Publisher: Nature

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7 Jul 2020

Mounting evidence suggests coronavirus is airborne — but health advice has not caught up

Governments are starting to change policies amid concerns that tiny droplets can carry SARS-CoV-2. And after months of denying the importance of this, the World Health Organization is reconsidering its stance.
Governments are starting to change policies amid concerns that tiny droplets can carry SARS-CoV-2. And after months of...
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airborne, transmission
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