CNN | Dr. Sanjay Gupta: ‘Race for the Vaccine’ | The story behind mRNA technology
In the United States, the finish line for the pandemic as we've been experiencing it for the past year-plus is very much in sight -- so much so that the [...]
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NBC NEWS | ‘Pray for a miracle’: Covid long-haulers fight debilitating symptoms a year later
One out of three Covid patients, or 8.4 million Americans, have persistent symptoms months after they first got sick, a recent study shows. In post-Covid clinics across the country, doctors [...]
CNN | Covid-19 pandemic “could have been prevented” if world had acted sooner, WHO-commissioned report finds
Covid-19 pandemic "could have been prevented" if world had acted sooner, WHO-commissioned report finds WHO Independent Panel. COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic Reprinted for educational purposes and social benefit, not [...]
THE ECONOMIST | The pandemic | Ten million reasons to vaccinate the world
Our model reveals the true course of the pandemic. Here is what to do next Source: The Economist Reprinted for educational purposes and social benefit, not for profit. This week we [...]
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | Estimation of total mortality due to COVID-19 | USA 905,289
US Reported COVID-19 deaths: 574,043 US Estimated COVID-19 deaths: 905,289 In the IHME estimation of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths to date, we have used officially reported COVID-19 deaths [...]
CNN | Not reaching herd immunity by the fall could have dire consequences, medical expert says
(CNN) Millions of Americans are receiving Covid-19 vaccine doses every day, but one medical expert thinks the nation may not reach herd immunity this year if more people can't be [...]
THE NEW YORK TIMES | Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
Experts Now Believe Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable [...]
CBS 60 MINUTES | Doctors, scientists who warned officials about oncoming pandemic focus of new Michael Lewis book
In his new book, Michael Lewis profiles people who tried to sound the alarm about COVID-19 as officials failed to act. John Dickerson reports. Source: CBS 60 Minutes Reprinted for [...]
THE NEW YORK TIMES | World covid heat map
World covid heat map for recorded cases per 100,000 people in worst week of the pandemic 1. Uruguay (84) 2. Argentina (51) 3. Sweden (49) 3. Turkey (49) Eric Topol [...]
