June 15, 2021
US surpasses grim milestone with 600,000 lives lost to COVID-19
It was just over a year ago, late last May, that the country recorded 100,000 confirmed virus-related deaths.
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'A summer of freedom': Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th
President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption and more than 600,000 lives lost.
AP News
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials.
AP News
Study Finds COVID-19 Reinfection Rate Less Than 1% for Those with Severe Illness
A review of more than 9,000 U.S. patients with severe COVID-19 infection showed less than 1% contracted the illness again, with an average reinfection time of 3.5 months after an initial positive test. Those are the findings from a study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care.
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Americans gave a record $471 billion to charity in 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and racial justice
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The Conversation
How to create effective, engaged workplace teams after the COVID-19 pandemic
The Conversation
Jon Stewart: Coronavirus ‘more than likely caused by science’
The Hill
California lifts most COVID restrictions
Axios
Covid-19: Has the pandemic harmed our memories?
Has your memory got worse during the pandemic? The data is in.
BBC
Policy and institutional responses to COVID-19: South Korea
While South Korea has suffered from several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, its public health system has been able to combat outbreaks effectively, limiting their spread and duration.
Brookings
Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything
In peer-reviewed piece, 24 researchers argue it’s time for new policies that promote strong mentorship, diversity, and equity amongst scientific workforce
Boston University
Killing Of Georgia Cashier Is Latest In A String Of Fatal Shootings Over Mask-Wearing—Here Are The Rest
At least eight people have been killed following disputes over face masks, while numerous others have been injured.
Forbes
Cytokine signatures of end organ injury in COVID-19 - Scientific Reports
Nature
The U.S. Has Hit 600,000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country
The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
NPR
F.B.I. Warns of Fraudulent Coronavirus Antibody Tests Published 2020
The New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. Why Are We Still Scrubbing Surfaces? Published 2020
The New York Times
Many ‘Long Covid’ Patients Had No Symptoms From Their Initial Infection Published 2021
The New York Times
Want to Party? You Might Need a ‘Vaccine Passport.’ Published 2021
The New York Times
Covid-Sniffing Dogs Are Accurate but Face Hurdles for Widespread Use Published 2021
The New York Times
Scientists Report Earliest Known Coronavirus Infections in Five U.S. States Published 2021
The New York Times
Many Post-Covid Patients Are Experiencing New Medical Problems, Study Finds Published 2021
The New York Times
It Took a Global Pandemic to Stop School Shootings Published 2021
The New York Times
Opinion | Stop Saying ‘Post-Pandemic’ Published 2021
The New York Times
Fake coronavirus tests may have helped fuel Indian outbreaks. Published 2021
The New York Times
As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can't predict who is at risk
Long COVID is not an adults-only phenomenon, and it poses the same mystery in kids as in adults.
PBS
California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic
Most of California's coronavirus restrictions are over, including capacity limits at businesses, masks and social distancing. Newsom pointed to the 40 million-plus doses of vaccine administered and the plunge in cases as the reason for the reopening.
PBS
Cuomo lifts pandemic-era restrictions as state hits 70 percent vax goal
Politico
Why AIDS history is repeating in COVID-19
Millions died in poor countries because effective antiretrovirals were out of reach. The same could happen with coronavirus vaccines.
POLITICO.eu
How the coronavirus affected women and nonbinary people
The Washington Post
NIH study suggests coronavirus may have been in U.S. as early as December 2019
Washington Post
Maryland’s coronavirus state of emergency to end July 1
The Washington Post
Analysis | Jon Stewart goes all-in on the lab leak theory
The Washington Post