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How Vaccines Prove Their Safety
Rare complications will arise, but the public can be confident researchers will get to the bottom of them.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
9 Nov 2020
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Sex Differences in COVID-19 Immune Responses Affect Patient Outcomes
Investigators funded by Women’s Health Research at Yale have identified significant differences in how the immune systems of women and men respond to the virus that causes COVID-19.
26 Aug 2020
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Florida teachers union sues over return to in-person classes, as debate over school during the pandemic intensifies
Florida’s largest teachers union sued top state officials Monday over an order mandating a return of in-person schooling, drawing the courts into an increasingly politicized nationwide debate over when and how kids can return to class amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: The Washington Post
21 Jul 2020
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How Safe Are Hotel Pools This Summer?
Three health experts weigh in.
Source: Condé Nast Traveler
9 Jul 2020
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How to plan a summer 'safecation': What to know about road trips, flying, hotels and more
As summer revs up, many families who've planned vacations and long-anticipated reunions are left wondering whether it's safe to travel during the coronavirus outbreak. Most states have reopened, giving residents a semblance of normalcy, but COVID-19 cases are still rising in some areas.
Source: Today
22 Jun 2020
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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s deaths in single-digits for 4th straight day; medical officials urge continued social distancing and mask-wearing
Connecticut on Thursday reported its fourth consecutive day of single-digit coronavirus-related deaths, one day after the state entered the second phase of reopening. According to data released by the state, Connecticut has seen an additional seven coronavirus-related deaths, for a total of 4,226.
Source: The Hartford Courant
19 Jun 2020
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Why the U.S. is experiencing a coronavirus plateau
Japan Today: When epidemiologists talked about "flattening the curve," they probably didn't mean it this way: the U.S. hit its peak coronavirus caseload in April, but since that time the graph has been on a seemingly unending plateau.
Source: Japan Today
12 Jun 2020
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More Hotels Competing on Cleanliness
By contrast, Italy was regularly hitting more than 5 000 cases per day in March but is currently experiencing figures in the low hundreds.
Source: North Korea Times
11 Jun 2020
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Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau
When epidemiologists talked about "flattening the curve," they probably didn't mean it this way.
Source: The Times of India
9 Jun 2020
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Furloughed due to COVID-19? Become a contact tracer.
Demand for coronavirus contact tracers has made it one of the fastest-growing jobs in the United States. Contact tracers reach out to people who may have been infected with the virus. They answer questions, provide information, and encourage people to stay home.
Source: Big Think
8 Jun 2020
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COVID-19 highlights racial disparities in our health care system
The global health crisis provides an opportunity for the US to reexamine current policies and shift towards a more equitable society.
Source: USA Today
1 Jun 2020
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Why people are flouting coronavirus social distancing precautions that we know save lives
With more than 100,000 Americans dead and rising from the novel coronavirus, health experts and other leaders have been pleading for people to adhere to their strict guidelines to keep people safe.
Source: ABC News
30 May 2020
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As Connecticut slowly reopens, public health experts say masks still key
For infectious disease epidemiologist Sten Vermund, getting within 6 feet of another person without a mask on while out in public is just as dangerous and irresponsible as running a red light.
Source: The Day
23 May 2020
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Increased testing and fewer cases, but contact tracing still ‘ramping up’
As COVID-19 testing increases and the number of new cases of the virus is falling statewide — but climbing in New London County — Connecticut’s contact tracing efforts are “still ramping up,” according to the state Department of Public Health.
Source: the Day
23 May 2020
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The world wants to avoid a vaccine war, Trump plays solo
(Washington) Xi Jinping, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and the World Health Organization want any vaccine against the new coronavirus to be a "global public good", but at the same time, in Washington, Donald Trump has a priority: to vaccinate his compatriots.
Source: La Presse
21 May 2020
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Reopening Connecticut: Is It Too Soon To Reopen Our State?
It’s May 20, which means the reopening process in Connecticut is underway. Thousands of workers across the state will return to their workplaces as some businesses resume their operations. It comes as the state has seen a steady decline in coronavirus-related hospitalizations in recent weeks, and dramatically increased its testing capacity.
Source: CT Mirror
20 May 2020
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Yale Doctor Discusses Reopening State in Phases as Phase 1 Begins
State Vermund, dean of the Yale School of Public Health, addresses the state beginning to open and the phases of reopening Connecticut.
Source: NBC CT
20 May 2020
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As states reopen, is it safe to see friends now?
With restaurants and other nonessential businesses reopening across the country, many Americans have taken this as a sign it's safe to return to behavior from before the coronavirus lockdown.
Source: Today
19 May 2020
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Opinion: The CDC is our best defense against pandemics. It needs reform — now.
As the coronavirus pandemic ravages communities, the federal agency responsible for outbreak control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is conspicuously absent from leading the U.S. response. There’s now a cottage industry of plans for opening up the United States in the midst of the pandemic. But any plan that will keep us safe in the long run will have to include reforming the CDC.
Source: The Washington post
19 May 2020
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Potentially deadly coronavirus-linked child illness confirmed in CT
Symptoms include a persistent fever, rash as well as gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. Patients can also suffer from cardiac inflammation.
Source: New Haven Register
12 May 2020