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The Covid-19 Crystal Ball: Estimating Future Deaths from Today’s Reported Cases
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2 min read · 12 saves · 2020-11-16 · On Friday, November 13, 170,792 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the United States. About 3000 of those people will die from
The Atlantic
The Third Surge Is Breaking Health-Care Workers
The Atlantic
~11 min read · 266 saves · 2020-11-13 · Ed Yong · Hospitalizations are higher than ever, and this time, reinforcements aren’t coming.
Los Angeles Times
T-shirt? Towel? Some experts say it's time to get beyond states' anything-goes approach to masks
Los Angeles Times
4 min read · 32 saves · 2020-11-18 · Cloth mask, surgical mask, N95, bandanna: Rules on face coverings vary widely, and public health experts say standardization is needed to fight COVID-19.
The New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. But We’re Still Scrubbing Surfaces.
The New York Times
6 min read · 104 saves · 2020-11-19 · Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the…
Bloomberg
Data Heroes of Covid Tracking Project Are Still Filling U.S. Government Void
Bloomberg
45 saves · 2020-11-20 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
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The Moral Calculus of COVID-19
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6 min read · 42 saves · 2020-11-21 · You may have heard that MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has been quarantining at home following close contact with a person who had tes
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The Swiss Cheese Covid-19 Defense
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16 saves · 2020-11-16 · The Swiss cheese model of accident causation is a framework for thinking about how to layer security measures to minimize risk a
Elemental
Empathy Could Stop This Pandemic
Elemental
5 min read · 35 saves · 2020-11-16 · Allie Volpe · The ability to understand another person can do a lot of good. Perhaps even stop a spreading virus.
