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A new AI program can listen to you cough and discern whether you have the coronavirus. Researchers hope to turn it into an app.
A newly trained artificial-intelligence model can identify people who have the coronavirus but show…
Aylin Woodward
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The White House-backed 'Great Barrington Declaration' calling for herd immunity wouldn't just fail — it could lead to 640,000 deaths
A declaration calling for an end to COVID lockdowns and supporting herd immunity has accrued some 5…
Hilary Brueck,Aylin Woodward
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23 bus passengers contracted coronavirus from 1 infected person. No one was wearing a mask.
More evidence that six feet may not be enough distance to prevent you from getting the coronavirus,…
Hilary Brueck
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Wearing a mask doesn't reduce your oxygen levels, and 6 other mask myths you should stop believing now
Wearing a mask is proven by evidence to reduce the risk of coronavirus, despite common myths and mi…
Gabby Landsverk
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Anti-maskers are the new anti-vaxxers
The same anti-science, don't-tell-me-what-to-do attitude that fuels the anti-vaccine movement has a…
Anna Medaris Miller,Hilary Br…
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Nearly 400 employees at a Missouri pork plant tested positive for COVID-19. All of them were asymptomatic.
About 17% of Triumph Foods employees who were screened have tested positive for the coronavirus. Th…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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What's next for dating during coronavirus, according to an anthropologist, pathogen expert, and love-life coach
Love-life coach Matthew Hussey joins an anthropologist and pathogen expert over Zoom to talk about …
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
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Even in a group of entirely healthy young people, only 60% of those infected with coronavirus developed antibodies
Nearly one-quarter of the USS Theodore Roosevelt's crew — 1,273 of roughly 4,800 sailors — were in…
Aylin Woodward
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The coronavirus' effect on kids remains an unsolved mystery. Here are the clues so far.
Evidence conflicts as to whether children are less susceptible or contagious than adults, and the d…
Aria Bendix
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2 infectious disease experts explain what our 'new normal' will look like in offices, childcare, and restaurants
Daily screening at offices, "pods" for children at childcare, and a log of everyone who has dined a…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Here's what the CDC guidelines for reopening schools actually recommend, including mask-wearing and closing playgrounds
The CDC encourages school leaders, teachers, and parents to consider taking precautions like stagge…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Children can spread the coronavirus like anyone else — but there's still a lot to learn about how infectious they are
Researchers in Germany recently determined that "children may be as infectious as adults." They cau…
Aria Bendix
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This is what is will take for the US to solve its testing problem and actually get everyone back to work safely
The White House believes 200,000 tests per day is enough to reopen the US. Public health and indust…
Dave Mosher
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The coronavirus pandemic could last up to 2 years, according to US experts. They predict we may see a 2nd, larger wave of infections this fall.
A Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy study outlined three scenarios for the end of t…
Aylin Woodward
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I am personally planning a return to 'normal' in Fall…2021
Until there is a vaccine, the US will not be able to return to true "normal" and some coronavirus a…
Nicholas Carlson
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England's coronavirus death rate is nearly 3 times higher than Ireland's. Proactive social-distancing measures made the difference.
Ireland's early social-distancing measures, along with increased testing and tracing capacities, ha…
Holly Secon
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The number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara, California may be up to 85 times higher than testing shows, according to new research
Researchers tested 3,300 Californians for coronavirus antibodies. They found the number of reported…
Aylin Woodward
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Children still represent only 2% of coronavirus cases - but could be facilitating its spread. Here's the latest research on kids and COVID-19.
"I'm a pediatrician - I love kids - but kids really fuel the spread of respiratory viruses," Aaron …
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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The US is the hardest-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic - but its 4% death rate is far lower than that of many other countries
Some health experts have predicted that the global death rate will decrease as the number of cases …
Aylin Woodward,Shayanne Gal
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'We have thrown 15 years of institutional learning out the window': Leaked emails show top public health experts raised alarm about the Trump administration's botched coronavirus response
Dr. Richard Hatchett, the CEO of the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness, expressed frustrations at …