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COVID-19
Curated by Peter Hulm
Special sections: Science, Impact, Response, Economy, Good sources
COVID-19 scoreboard
Reported cases and deaths by country, ordered by totals
UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard: $1.19-$44 per dose — source — 12 January 2021
Science
Debunking the latest wave of medical misinformation — bbc — 11 April 2021
95 percent efficacy for COVID vaccines doesn’t mean there’s a 5 percent infection risk. Here’s why: in reality, the odds are really 0.04 percent — mahoningmatters — 10 April 2021
CDC: You Can Stop With the 'Deep Cleaning' and Hygiene Theater — sfist — 8 April 2021
Real-world proof Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection — news-medical.net — 7 April 2021
Debunking the COVID Vaccine Doomsayers — realclearscience — 6 April 2021
Here's What Happens If You End Up Getting Two Different Vaccines — refinery29 — 6 April 2021
It’s official: Vaccinated people don’t transmit COVID-19 — fortune — 1 April 2021
Trump recommends Americans get coronavirus vaccine — axios — 15 March 2021
Why the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can make you feel lousy — eastbaytimes — 15 March 2021
Fauci: CDC studying data suggesting 3 feet of social distancing 'OK under certain circumstances' — thehill — 14 March 2021
Verbier: immunized in second COVID wave or "a code of silence"? The mystery remains (in French) — lenouvelliste — 12 March 2021
Fully vaccinated people still not recommended to fly, CDC says — boston25news — 9 March 2021
Fully-vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says — apnews — 8 March 2021
Contrary to What the CDC's New COVID-19 Advice Implies, There Is Strong Evidence That Vaccination Curtails Virus Transmission — reason — 8 March 2021
U.S. CDC study finds in-person dining bans and wearing masks make a measurable difference — cbsnews — 5 March 2021
"Mask mandates imposed in states last year were associated with a nearly 2% decrease in the rate of newly reported COVID-19 deaths in the 100 days after the rules were implemented. For states that allowed restaurants to reopen for in-person dining, the rate of new COVID-19 deaths increased by up to 3% in the months following the lifting of those restrictions."
World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe — expert — reuters — 5 March 2021
WHO panel advises against hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 — abcnews — 2 March 2021
25 Sure Signs You’ve Already Had Covid-19 Without Realizing It — icyclisme — 28 February 2021
New evidence of SARS-CoV-2 spreading on planes — news-medical — 28 February 2021
Masks yes but no social distancing on flights (LINK)
Is England's Covid roadmap the right way out of lockdown? The experts' view — theguardian — 22 February 2021
A surprising number of healthcare workers are rejecting the vaccine, despite having witnessed the immense suffering of the COVID-19 pandemic: they fell for disinformation — business-insider — 18 February 2021
Wall Street Journal: China refused to give WHO raw data that could have helped determine when and how COVID-19 started — businessinsider — 13 February 2021
CDC recommends double masking for first time — thehill — 10 February 2021
About 60% of U.S. nursing home staff declined Covid vaccines, Walgreens exec says — cnbc — 9 February 2021
Europe's oldest person – a 116-year-old French nun – survives COVID-19 — AP/euronews — 10 February 2021
Covid: WHO says 'extremely unlikely' virus leaked from lab in China — bbc — 9 February 2021
U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Receiving Both Vaccine Doses — huffpost — 1 February 2021
Floridians File Hundreds Of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Reports
Impact
Brazil sees highest COVID-19 death tolls of the pandemic, economists call for 'emergency lockdown' — usatoday — 24 March 2021
Everyone Was Wrong on the Pandemic’s Societal Impact — foreignpolicy — 18 March 2021
COVID-19 wasn’t just a disaster for humanity – new research shows nature suffered greatly too — theconversation — 11 March 2021
High Staff Turnover at U.S. Nursing Homes Poses Risks for Residents' Care — nytimes — 1 March 2021
USDA Data: Nearly All Pandemic Bailout Funds Went to White Farmers — tntribune — 27 February 2021
U.S. reaches 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus — nbcnews — 23 February 2021
Captain Tom Moore, who raised $45m for the U.K.'s NHS, dies aged 100 after testing positive for coronavirus — cnn — 2 February 2021
Response
COVID: Nearly 40% of Marines have declined the vaccine — cnn / eastbaytimes — 9 April 2021
The top gadgets to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic — euronews — 2 April 2021
Researchers Estimate Trump’s Mishandling Of Pandemic Cost 400K American Lives — nationalmemo — 26 March 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race?: Switzerland ranked 6th — euronews — 25 March 2021
Conservative Social Media Distort CDC Study Supporting Mask Mandates to Reduce COVID-19 — factcheck.org — 19 March 2021
WHO scientist who spoke out about Italy's handling of Covid crisis resigns — theguardian — 14 March 2021
YouTube removed 30,000 videos with COVID misinformation — axios — 11 March 2021
Russian disinformation campaign working to undermine confidence in Covid-19 vaccines used in US — cnn — 8 March 2021
Covid: Swiss government to offer free tests for all — lenews — 5 March 2021
Malta orders restaurants closed as virus cases surge — reuters — 4 March 2021
German Business Decries Gradual Easing of Coronavirus Curbs as 'Disaster' because not enough — usnews — 4 March 2021
Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate — apnews — 3 March 2021
All English households with school children offered twice weekly COVID tests — reuters — 28 February 2021
Catchup: A look back at assurances made at the time on the anniversary of the first Swiss Covid case: Daniel Koch, who headed a team of experts looking at the disease, said that the mortality rate of SARS-CoV-2 seems to be fairly similar to the seasonal flu — lenews — 24 February 2021
"Bertrand Kiefer, a doctor, ethicist and editor of the Swiss Medical Review, criticised some of the early communication regarding the pandemic in Switzerland. He thinks it was a mistake to reassure the public in the face of such high uncertainty."