Month: April 2020

BlueDot’s Outbreak Tracker

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-computer-algorithm-artificial-intelligence/ A Canadian company, BlueDot, developed an algorithm that tracks infectious outbreaks around the world, tracks flights, and calculates cities with the highest risk of its population contracting disease. This technology was developed following the SARS outbreak in order to prepare, track, and prevent the next infectious disease, thus assigning this new science’s name: outbreak … Read more

The Daily podcast on the lockdown protests

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New York Times podcast, The Daily, released an episode entitled “Who’s Organizing the Lockdown Protests?” on April 22. A few participating in lockdown protests in states such as Ohio and Michigan are interviewed. It is clear that some people are protesting so that they can return to work and make money to survive, while others … Read more

Man dressed as grim reaper to visit Florida beaches that reopen too early

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A Florida man is protesting Florida beaches reopening early in the COVID-19 pandemic by dressing as the grim reaper and sitting in a lifeguard like chair on Florida beaches. Florida (and other states) have been opening their beaches and people have been flocking there and not observing social distancing guidelines. https://mashable.com/article/daniel-uhlfelder-grim-reaper-florida-beaches/

Coronavirus Vaccine Prospects

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https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/04/15/coronavirus-vaccine-prospects GSK (bringing the spike protein) and Sanofi (bringing the adjuvant) are going to collaborate on vaccine development. Johnson and Johnson have a stricter timeline planning first-in-human trials in September, while Pfizer with BioNTech is possibly starting human trials in August. The NRDD counts around 78 real vaccine programs, with a diversity of approaches. There … Read more

With record-setting speed, vaccinemakers take their first shots at the new coronavirus

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/record-setting-speed-vaccine-makers-take-their-first-shots-new-coronavirus An experimental vaccine made by Moderna, well-financed biotech, was created and tested in Haller, who received an outpour of appreciation. Moderna and China’s CanSino Biologies are the first to launch small clinical trials of vaccines against COVID-19. Vaccines group into eight different platforms including old standbys and technology. Vaccines against related coronaviruses that cause … Read more

Our Pandemic Summer

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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-summer-coronavirus-reopening-back-normal/609940/ The “perilously stretched thin healthcare system” and the “worst COVID-19 outbreak” refer to what is happening in the United States. It is predicted that a vaccine will take 18-24 months, and once restrictions relax, life as people know it cannot return, and “this is about the next two years.” It is not a question … Read more