September 14, 2020

Vaccine makers warn there will not be enough COVID vaccines for everybody until 2024, a stark corrective to the political timelines being floated in Washington. Bill Gates says “the next big question” is how to distribute vaccines to those in need rather than have “just the rich countries winning a bidding war.” Israel announces it is entering a second nationwide lockdown, becoming the first country to reimpose such sweeping restrictions, while the LA Times reports that a vaccine maker that received a billion dollars from U.S. taxpayers is now raising drug prices. A Chinese virologist named Li-Meng Yan appears on conservative media claiming the coronavirus was created in a Wuhan lab, an allegation the Baltimore Sun and other outlets label as misinformation.

The Washington Post reports that health officials around the world face death threats amid the pandemic, a phenomenon the piece attributes to conspiracy theories but that also reflects a broader collapse of institutional trust. The Conversation argues that big pharma’s safety pledge is not enough to build public confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine, calling for transparency in trial protocols and data as the minimum requirement. Goldman Sachs finds 43% of Black-owned businesses may not survive the pandemic, a figure that speaks as much to the concentrated economic damage of lockdowns as to underlying disparities.

How Fauci came to receive the ‘ultimate honor’: His own bobblehead doll

Washington Post

Towson students concerned about transmitting COVID-19

Fox Baltimore

Woodward's Trump revelations raise questions about Canada's response to COVID-19

The revelations in journalist Bob Woodward’s new book about what U.S. President Donald Trump knew about the threat posed by COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic have prompted new questions about the Canadian government’s response to the virus, given how much intelligence is shared between the two countries.

CBC

There Won't Be Enough COVID Vaccines for Everybody Until 2024, Warn Vaccine Makers

'I know the world wants to be optimistic on it.'

Futurism

Will 2 flu shots this year boost immunity? When is the best time to get it? Here’s what health experts say

While there isn't a vaccine for Covid-19, there is one for influenza. With the season’s first doses available, doctors and health experts share their advice on how to protect your health during the coronavirus pandemic.

CNBC

Israel is going into a second nationwide lockdown over Covid-19

CNN

Bill Gates: ‘The next big question’ is how to distribute coronavirus vaccines to people in need

The philanthropist and technologist said that it shouldn't be 'just the rich countries winning a bidding war.'

CNBC

‘Keep back!’: How the Biden campaign obsesses over Covid

The former vice president’s team goes to extraordinary lengths to keep him safe.

Politico

Vitamin D Can Help Reduce COVID-19 Risks: Here’s How

Experts say vitamin D can help bolster the immune system, allowing it to better combat illnesses such as COVID-19.

Healthline

When Will There Be a COVID-19 Vaccine and Should You Trust That It's Safe?

Newsweek

We Need More Coronavirus Testing, Not Less

Testing is one of our only tools against COVID-19.

Self

Here's how college COVID-19 testing varies by system, campus in California

VCStar

Around the world, health officials face death threats amid pandemic

Washington Post

LAUSD will have a new admission requirement when it reopens: A negative COVID-19 test

LA Times

People deciding not to get tested will not make it look as though coronavirus has been wiped out

Covid-19’s prevalence in the community is measured by more than the number of positive tests.

Fullfact

Pasco school students, staff to get rapid coronavirus testing

The sites will not be open to the general public.

Tampa Bay Times

Pentagon AI tool for battling coronavirus hold lessons for war

JAIC's Project Salus, a platform it developed to help NORTHCOM to respond to COVID-19, taught the center lessons its carrying forward as it works on joint war fighting tools.

C4ISRNET

Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19

Scientists are developing and testing ways to prevent the virus from settling in prime nasal real estate.

Science News

Covid-19 kills far more than 0.1% of the people who catch it

The real death rate from Covid-19 is probably about five or ten times higher than 0.1%

Fullfact

Vaccine maker got $1 billion from taxpayers. Now it’s boosting drug prices

LA Times

Exhausted: Goldman Sachs Finds 43% Of Black-Owned Businesses May Not Survive Pandemic

It’s no secret that Black-owned businesses were the hardest hit by the pandemic, with Goldman Sachs finding that they continue to face a tougher road to recovery. The Wall Street firm noted that 31% of Black small business owners have seen less than 25% of their pre-covid revenue return.

Forbes

PepsiCo to launch drink to aid sleep as consumers struggle with stress

PepsiCo is launching a new enhanced water drink called Driftwell.

CNBC

Black Curators Reimagine Future Of Museums During Pandemic, Protests

After being closed due to the pandemic, museums around the U.S. are slowly welcoming visitors back. The world they are opening their doors to, however, has changed markedly.

WBUR

Big pharma’s safety pledge isn’t enough to build public confidence in COVID-19 vaccine – here’s what will

The Conversation

Dr. Ashish Jha: 'We have not rounded a corner' on coronavirus vaccine

Dean of Brown University School of Public Health says it is critical that vaccine researchers be transparent and public about their trials, protocols and data

CBS

Why a vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection

The Conversation

Coronavirus was created in Wuhan lab, Chinese virologist Li-Meng Yan exposes China

Chinese Virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan has made a big disclosure about the Chinese Coronavirus.

DNA India

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