It’s always dangerous to put present-day events into historic perspectives. That’s especially true when political leaders have compared the coronavirus pandemic to a war effort.
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State and local government jobs are being axed, public schools won’t get money the state planned to send them, and fire and police departments budgets are being slashed. All because of the pandemic.
Research shows that millennials don’t drive as much as previous generations, largely because of their beliefs.
Nanoparticles dressed up in cell membranes snag SARS-CoV-2 virus particles before they reach human cells.
More than 200 scientists wrote to the World Health Organization, warning about aerosol transmission of the coronavirus.
The actions of one country cannot be allowed to undermine decades of multilateral efforts to improve the health and well-being of all peoples of the world.
Research shows children who go camping do better at school and are healthier and happier.
It is important that procedures surrounding funerals are developed by public health officials alongside traditional and religious authorities.
As if the symptoms of COVID-19 were not disturbing enough, physicians have noted a rare neurological condition that emerges during some severe cases of this viral infection.
Putting a dollar value on human lives to compare the costs and benefits of stay-at-home orders can have unintended consequences. These researchers found a different way.
The best option is for infected people to be admitted to hospitals or other suitable health facilities. This will help prevent transmission within families.
Creating lots of new money is supposed to produce runaway inflation. The longer that it doesn’t happen, the more this branch of economics appears to have a point.
While the internet and social media have changed young Nigerians’ communication styles and even language, they have not reduced communication.
Social distancing is leaving older Americans more isolated and opening them up to serious health risks.
There’s no scientific definition for a wave of disease – and no evidence that the original onslaught of coronavirus in the US has receded much at all.
How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today.
Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.
Victoria has recorded its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. It might be time to return to a statewide lockdown.
It’s good exemptions are available for those who really need them – but it’s crucial these options are not abused. If we get this wrong, we risk losing control.
Word that the U.S. has bought up the entire supply of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir is another reminder that in a pandemic, treatments and vaccines need to be accessible to everyone, globally.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
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