This DIY contact tracing app helps people exposed to COVID-19 remember who they met
With new US COVID-19 cases topping 200,000 a day, contact tracers are overwhelmed. Here's how infected people can start tracing and notifying contacts themselves.
yesterday • ~7 min
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Drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets
An oral drug called MK-4482/EIDD-2801 completely suppressed transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets within 24 hours, researchers say. Could it work in humans?
yesterday • ~5 min
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Drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets
An oral drug called MK-4482/EIDD-2801 completely suppressed transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets within 24 hours, researchers say. Could it work in humans?
yesterday • ~5 min
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New DIY contact tracing app expands the fight against COVID-19, using the science of memory
With new US COVID-19 cases topping 200,000 a day, contact tracers are overwhelmed. Here's how infected people can start tracing and notifying contacts themselves.
yesterday • ~7 min
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Intimate partner violence has increased during pandemic, emerging evidence suggests
Calls for help to domestic violence shelters have risen during the pandemic, as risk factors for the escalation of violence have gone up. It may be time to implement new strategies to help.
yesterday • ~6 min
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How COVID-19 vaccines will get from the factory to your local pharmacy
A pharmaceutical supply chain expert explains the challenges of distributing the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that need to be kept at very low temperatures.
yesterday • ~6 min
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Researchers Discovered Efforts to Steal Vaccine Data
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~4 min
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Stronger early immune reaction might make COVID worse
While having a robust immune response to coronavirus infection may sound helpful, a new study shows the opposite may be true.
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~4 min
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During COVID, older adults should avoid the grocery store
Older adults should avoid making trips to the grocery store during the pandemic and instead use curbside pick-up or food delivery, new data shows.
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~4 min
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