“While almost three in four white voters said they did not know someone who died of the virus, 48 percent of black voters, and 52 percent of Latino voters, said they did.”
Authors: Rui Zhang, Xuebin Wang, Leng Ni, Xiao Di, Baitao Ma, Shuai Niu, Changwei Liu, and Russel J. ReiterPublished (online) Mar 23, 2020 in Journal of Life SciencesDOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117583
https://news.joins.com/article/23761453 Some provinces in Korea (that can be understood as small States in the US) have also sent out coronavirus stimulus checks — $100 per every adult. But in Gyeonggi-do Province, over 2350 people have already donated the money for those more in need.
This is an interview of Edward Snowden by the co-founder of VICE, Shane Smith. They discuss topics such as the lack of preparedness in the face of a global pandemic, how long this will be a threat to humanity, and whether the power we’re handing to global leaders will be detrimental in the post-pandemic future.
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/
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
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
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
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/13/the-quest-for-a-pandemic-pill
