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Multiple COVID-19 Vaccines in Development: CNBC

Noah Higgins-Dunn and Emma Newburger March 23, 2020
Researchers around the globe are in a race to find a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 with more than 300,000 confirmed cases reported worldwide. The World Health Organization describes an accelerated process after China shared the genetic sequence: “at least 20 different coronavirus vaccines with some already in clinical trials in record time – just 60 days after sequencing the gene,” reports...

Most Popular Yale Class Is Free: Business Insider

Mara Leighton March 23, 2020
More than 1.5 billion around the world are in lockdown conditions to contain the spread of COVID-19, reports the Associated Press. Education is not put on hold, and would-be students can kill multiple birds with one stone with a free Yale University class that analyzes the source of happiness. The Science of Well-Being, taught by Laurie Santos, is based on her class The Psychology and the Good...

Sports Stars as Health Advocates: Wall Street Journal

Ben Cohen and Joshua Robinson March 22, 2020
As the coronavirus outbreak turned into a global health emergency, sports stars play a role in advocating for public sanitation practices over social media with their millions of followers. Basketball player Stephen Curry, with 14 million Twitter followers and nearly 30 million Instagram followers, reminded his followers to wash hands with soap and water and embrace “social distancing.” His video...

COVID-19 Advice Is Difficult for Some Nations: BBC

Swaminathan Natarajan March 20, 2020
One out of seven people around the world, about 30 percent of the world’s urban population, lives in close quarters with minimal access to ventilation, sewage facilities or clean water, all of which help prevent spread of disease. Writing for BBC News, Swaminathan Natarajan describes a family of eight living in a one-room home with no running water, electricity or waste collection. Soap is a...

Back to Normal? MIT Technology Review

Gideon Lichfield March 19, 2020
COVID-19 moves around the globe, disrupting economies. Outbreaks could continue through August. To battle the disease, communities practice self-isolation. The goal: Prevent a rush on hospitals. Imperial College London researchers urge monitoring intensive-care unit admissions like the weather, relying on extreme social distancing measures when admissions are high and pulling back when those are...

Anxious About COVID-19? Yale Medicine

Colleen Moriarty March 17, 2020
COVID-19 emerged in November, soon spreading throughout China and the world, disrupting home and business routines. Citizens are naturally anxious about a disease that can be fatal for those over age 65 and others with compromised immune systems. People will do best to remain calm as they plan for disruptions that could last weeks or months, explains Yale Medicine infectious disease specialist...

Countries That Contained COVID-19: New York Times

Benjamin J. Cowling and Wey Wen Lim March 15, 2020
China reports new infections of COVID-19 have slowed with strict containment measures and travel restrictions. China also discouraged home quarantines and set up special monitoring locations. Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan have deep ties to China and prevented massive outbreaks without drastic shutdowns, explain Benjamin J. Cowling and Wey Wen Lim for the New York Times. The measures include a...