June 10, 2020
To protect frontline workers during and after COVID-19, we must define who they are

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

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

Researchers will assess dosage, metabolism and other properties not yet determined in children.
NIH
Medical Minute: Protesting during a pandemic

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?

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

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

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

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

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

“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
Axios
Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On Which One Will Emerge As Effective And Safe

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

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’
Science Focus
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where Seattle protesters gather without police
Seattle Times