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June 10, 2020

To protect frontline workers during and after COVID-19, we must define who they are
To protect frontline workers d...
Protecting essential workers is important, but defining the subset of essential workers who must physically report to their jobs and are most vulnerable to health risks—what we call “frontline” workers—demands greater attention.
Brookings
US: Covid-19 Disparities Reflect Structural Racism, Abuses
US: Covid-19 Disparities Refle...
The United States government should take bold steps to end human rights violations and structural racism driving racial disparities in Covid-19 and spurring mass protests across the country.
HRW
NIH-funded study to evaluate drugs prescribed to children with COVID-19
NIH-funded study to evaluate d...
Researchers will assess dosage, metabolism and other properties not yet determined in children.
NIH
U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Many States See A Surge Of Patients
U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronaviru...
New cases are rising in at least 20 states, even as restrictions on daily life continue to ease. The U.S. total represents more than 25% of the confirmed cases worldwide.
NPR
Coronavirus has stolen our most meaningful ways to connect
Coronavirus has stolen our mos...
Of all ways we communicate, the roots of non-verbal communication run the deepest. The coronavirus pandemic has deprived us of the closeness we are biologically programmed to need.
CNN
Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real
Asymptomatic coronavirus sprea...
The confusing WHO remark and walk-back, explained.
Vox
Dr. Fauci voices concerns about coronavirus spreading amid nationwide protests
Dr. Fauci voices concerns abou...
Dr. Anthony Fauci talks to ABC's 'Good Morning America' about concerns over the virus spreading at protests and whether states and cities are reopening too fast.
ABC
Ugandans melt plastic waste into coronavirus face shields
Ugandans melt plastic waste in...
Reuters
How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events
How the Coronavirus Compares W...
Here’s the outbreak's toll in 25 cities and regions compared with hurricanes, heat waves and the Spanish flu.
New York Times
A housing ‘apocalypse’ is coming as coronavirus protections across the country expire
A housing ‘apocalypse’ is comi...
Evicting people in the middle of a global health crisis puts them at greater risk of contracting and spreading Covid-19, turning 'a catastrophe into an apocalypse.'
CNBC
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Worsening Racial Inequality
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Wors...
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal stark inequities in the social, economic, and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Progress
White House goes quiet on coronavirus as outbreak spikes again across the U.S.
White House goes quiet on coro...
It’s been more than a month since the White House halted its daily coronavirus task force briefings.
Politico
Medical Minute: Protesting during a pandemic
Medical Minute: Protesting dur...
In today's Medical Minute, Dr. Vik Mehta talks about the safety measure people can take if protesting during the pandemic.
ABC
After 15 stunning days of anti-racist protests … what happens next?
After 15 stunning days of anti...
Can the phenomenal response to the police killing of George Floyd be channeled to secure lasting political change?
The Guardian
Protesting? Here's How To Help Keep Your Family Safe From COVID-19 When You Go Home
Protesting? Here's How To Help...
Crowded protests carry a risk of coronavirus transmission. But for some, showing up is nonnegotiable. Here's guidance to keep loved ones safe from the risk you might bring the virus home.
NPR
Nearly 400 NYPD Cops Hurt During NYC's Two Weeks of Protest Over George Floyd's Death
Nearly 400 NYPD Cops Hurt Duri...
More than 350 NYPD officers were injured over the course of nearly two full weeks of citywide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker told the city council this week. Several officers have been hospitalized for a range of injuries from being hit by a car to being hit in the head…
NBC
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Seattle Times
Why Not to Trust That Early Wuhan Study
Why Not to Trust That Early Wu...
Harvard research cited by Trump suggests the coronavirus was spreading as early as last August. The cherry-picked data isn’t peer-reviewed.
Foreign Policy
humanity-technology-and-the-pandemic-crisis
humanity-technology-and-the-pa...
The speed and scale with which Covid-19 has spread over the course of just a few months are reconfiguring the way we think and act alongside technology to address a global crisis. How can we sustain and employ such a spirit of openness and collegiality to tackle other grand challenges?
Forbes
An Epidemiologist’s Lessons From the ACT UP Era, for Today’s Protesters
An Epidemiologist’s Lessons Fr...
“We talked about safer sex in the ’80s, and now we have to talk about safer living.”
NY Mag
Scientists caught between pandemic and protests
Scientists caught between pand...
Axios
Dr. Anthony Fauci says WHO’s remark on asymptomatic coronavirus spread ‘was not correct’
Dr. Anthony Fauci says WHO’s r...
The WHO 'walked that back because there's no evidence to indicate that's the case,' Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
CNBC
Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On Which One Will Emerge As Effective And Safe
Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On W...
To speed vaccine production from years to months, companies must start making a vaccine in large quantities even before it's clear a vaccine works.
NPR
Study shows how face masks could prevent a second wave of Covid-19 — but there’s a catch
Study shows how face masks cou...
A new study from the University of Cambridge used theoretical models to determine the effect of wearing face masks or cloth face coverings on Covid-19 prevention. Their findings suggest that a second wave of the virus could be prevented or at least dampened.
CNBC
Face mask use needed to ‘prevent COVID-19 second wave’
Face mask use needed to ‘preve...
Science Focus
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where Seattle protesters gather without police
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Au...
Seattle Times