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CT’s coronavirus transmission rate tops important threshold
The coronavirus transmission rate in Connecticut has risen slightly above one, meaning that COVID-19 may have started to spread again in the state, albeit slowly, even as new case numbers remain low. “If that is greater than one, the number of cases is going to grow,” Virginia Pitzer, an associate professor of the epidemiology of microbial disease at the Yale School of Public Health, explained about the transmission rate.
Source: CT Post
28 Jul 2020
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INTERVIEW: Yale profeessor discusses results from experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Yale University professor and practicing physician Dr. Howard Forman discusses the early results from a COVID-19 experimental vaccine.
Source: Eyewitness News
22 Jul 2020
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7 Ways to Curb Coronavirus Deaths at Nursing Homes
Start with changes to staffing policies, these experts say
Source: AARP
16 Jul 2020
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CNN: Yale School of Public Health Professor Alison Galvani on COVID-19 Spread
Study: Half of COVID-19 cases may be caused by "silent spreaders"
Source: Anderson Cooper 360
9 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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Connecticut Claims Lowest Rate Of COVID Transmission In The Country
Data shows Connecticut is succeeding in slowing the spread of COVID-19, even as cases of the virus spike in other states. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted data this week that shows the state with the lowest COVID-19 growth rate in the country by far.
Source: WSHU public radio
9 Jul 2020
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Spike In Coronavirus Cases Overwhelms Testing Labs Across The U.S.
ALISON GALVANI: You will have missed your window of opportunity to curtail their transmission. It makes it much more challenging to control the disease. It's a gap that we need to close in order to bring this disease under control.
Source: NPR
9 Jul 2020
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Sports bubbles are good places to study COVID-19
Sports are coming back in the United States, and as they do, professional leagues are creating conditions that researchers say are tailor-made to study COVID-19. They offer sizable groups of people who are regularly monitored by doctors. When leagues enter a pandemic isolation zone, like the National Basketball Association plans to at Disney World, the controlled environment offers even more opportunities to understand the virus.
Source: The Verge
8 Jul 2020
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Dominant Coronavirus Strain Appears to Be a Mutated, More Virulent Version, Study Finds
The genetic variation of the novel coronavirus that dominates the world today infects human cells more readily than the original that emerged in China, according to a new study published in the journal Cell on Thursday.
Source: Science alert
7 Jul 2020
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Experts: Children At Low Risk In Reopening
“The bottom line is that the impacts of Covid-19 on children is minimal or very low compared to other age groups,” said Yale School of Public Health professor Albert Ko.
Source: New Haven Independent
7 Jul 2020
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Why Hanging Out at a Bar During the Pandemic Is a Terrible Idea
As COVID-19 cases reach new daily records in many places, states like Texas and Arizona have closed bars in an effort to slow the spread. Why are they a hotbed for infection? Lack of physical distancing and mask-wearing are thought to have contributed to the spread of the virus to more than 100 people who visited an East Lansing, Michigan, bar in June.
Source: healthline
6 Jul 2020
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We can't wait for a COVID-19 vaccine. Test everyone now to help end the pandemic.
Experts know testing is a cornerstone of our COVID-19 response. President Donald Trump knows this, too. That’s why everyone he sees in the White House is tested regularly. We can’t beat COVID without testing.
Source: USA Today
6 Jul 2020
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Coronavirus: Disease detectives track an invisible culprit
As a public-health director in Savannah, Georgia, Cristina Pasa Gibson spent her time in an office filled with calorie counters and yoga mats and the scent of jasmine tea. Then she started working on contact tracing, a no-holds-barred effort to stop the pandemic, and her office and her life were turned upside down. "I felt like I was in a Vegas casino," she says. "I didn't know what time it was, what day it was, who I was."
Source: BBC
6 Jul 2020
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If more Americans wore masks the pandemic would slow, experts say
A cultural shift among Americans to adopt mass mask wearing would be one of the simplest and most effective ways to curb further devastation from the coronavirus pandemic, according to public health experts.
Source: The Guardian
1 Jul 2020
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Is it safe to attend a wedding now? 4 things to consider
Wedding season's already looking a little different this year. Many engaged couples have postponed their nuptials due to the coronavirus; others who don't want to wait are turning to Zoom. Some couples, however, are proceeding with their weddings during the pandemic, and if you're on the guest list, then you'll face a tough decision: Is it safe for you to go?
Source: Today
25 Jun 2020
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'Deaths will increase again' as COVID-19 cases spike: Yale Doctor
Dr. Howard P. Forman, Yale School of Public Health Professor joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel to assess the surge in COVID-19 cases across the world.
Source: Yahoo Money
23 Jun 2020
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Sanofi Accelerates Its Timeline for Coronavirus Vaccine Development
The French drugmaker is testing two types of vaccines in a bid to catch up to competitors.
Source: The New York Times
23 Jun 2020
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Testing troubles: Varying policies jeopardize college football season, experts say
Over the past few weeks, thousands of college football players have returned to campuses across the country for socially distanced workouts and medical treatment, essentially serving as test subjects as officials try to figure out how to have a football season in the middle of a pandemic.
Source: The Washington Post
22 Jun 2020
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The Coronavirus Affects Women and Men Differently — Learning How May Help Stop the Pandemic
Women's Health Research at Yale has launched a study to uncover sex-specific differences in immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.
17 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