New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S. — and points to missed chances to stop it
STAT’s Helen Branswell writes that new research has poured cold water on the theory that the Covid-19 outbreak in Washington […]
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US braces for COVID-19 ‘slow burn’
The Hill’s Peter Sullivan writes that the U.S. is likely to enter a period of “slow burn” of coronavirus cases […]
California Rushes to Build an Army of Coronavirus Detectives
Tony Bizjak and Alexandra Yoon Hendricks write in the Sacramento Bee that California state health officials have launched an unprecedented […]
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Why States May Fall Short on Contact Tracing
Shreya Kangovi writes for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that the US National Governor’s Association and public health experts have recommended a multibillion dollar […]
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Contact Tracing Is Harder Than It Sounds
An elite cadre of 20th-century syphilis hunters can teach us a lot about what it takes to stop infections. Kate […]
Study estimates 24 states still have uncontrolled coronavirus spread
Joel Achenbach, Rachel Weiner and Isaac Stanley-Becker write in the Washington Post that the coronavirus may still be spreading at epidemic rates in 24 states, particularly […]
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The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power
STAT’s Helen Branswell writes that with a little luck and a lot of science, the world might in the not-too-distant […]
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Vaccine experts say Moderna didn’t produce data critical to assessing Covid-19 vaccine
STAT’s Helen Branswell writes that heavy hearts soared Monday with news that Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate — the frontrunner in the […]
‘Hard stop’: States could lose National Guard virus workers
The Trump administration’s order ends deployments on June 24, just one day before thousands would qualify for education and retirement […]
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Illinois Launches Coronavirus Contact Tracing Collaborative
A pilot contact tracing program is launching in St. Clair and Lake counties, the governor announced Monday. Jonah Meadows reports […]
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