Under pressure to develop a coronavirus vaccine, researchers have turned to protein synthesis, genetics and hybrid viruses. It is likely a mix of these approaches will be used to fight the coronavirus.
Is that online order real or counterfeit?
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The recent seizures of counterfeit testing kits by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the counterfeiters have begun to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis.
Crinolines, by design, made physical contact nearly impossible.
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Wändi Bruine de Bruin, University of Southern California; Anya Samek, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Daniel Bennett, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Using a survey taken from March 10 – March 16, social scientists tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.
Journalists have been telling the public about the coronavirus.
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There’s a lot of scholarship, but a likely reason is pretty basic: People simply don’t trust what they’re reading and hearing.
Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread of a disease that is being passed from person to person.
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The coronavirus found dangerously fertile ground in elements of the country’s demographics, business, geography and culture.
British Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock (R) arrives with Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (L) at the Cabinet Office for an emergency Cobra meeting on the coronavirus.
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In determining the best response to the pandemic, we need to look further than the scientific evidence and think about the social, economic and ethical consequences of an action.
South African President Cyril Rampahosa, centre, ordered a 21-day lockdown.
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After the coronavirus nightmare has passed, harsh judgments will be made about which political leaders and health experts were on the right or wrong side in handling this crisis.
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne