AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarAn expert's take on what the U.S., U.K did wrong in Covid-19 communications — and what others did rightSTAT - Rebecca Robbins, Damian Garde, Adam FeuersteinSome governments have been praised for being forthright about being science-driven in the way they’ve communicated about the Covid-19 pandemic. Other …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarA Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has EmergedMedium - Thomas SmithThis story originally appeared in Elemental. Earlier in the Summer of 2020, the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee set about …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarRussia is aiming for an approved COVID-19 vaccine in the next fortnight to portray itself as a global science leader, but there are major concerns over a lack of data and testingverified_publisherBusiness Insider - James PasleyRussia is gunning to have the world's first coronavirus vaccine ready in the next fortnight, but there's still a lot that's not known about it, and doubts over whether it will be effective, according to a new report. A COVID-19 vaccine, created by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow, aims to be …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarThe Oxford covid-19 vaccine candidate has produced promising early trial resultsMIT Technology Review - Charlotte JeeThe news: A covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca proved safe and provoked a strong immune response in its …
AvatarCallanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPatrick Gower: No more 'lazy' Govt excuses, enforce mandatory COVID-19 border tests nownewshub.co.nz - Patrick GowerOPINION: It is time for the Government to stop making excuses and actually test travellers on arrival at the border. Yes, test for COVID-19 at the …
Oh dear...AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarSurgisphere: governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US companyverified_publisherThe Guardian - Melissa DaveySurgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarAnti-intellectualism is back — because it never went away. And it has killed 100,000 Americansverified_publisherSalon - By David MasciotraThe late Gore Vidal once confessed, with characteristic rapier wit, "I love stupidity. It excites me." But the excitement and hilarity of human foibles and failures diminish rapidly when the consequences include more than 100,000 corpses. Stupidity is a steadfast provider of humor and tragedy in …
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AvatarCallanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGovernments cannot just ‘follow the science’ on COVID-19nature.com - Alex StevensPoliticians may present themselves as merely implementing scientific advice, but Alex Stevens argues that, when science meets politics, it can be a …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarNew Zealand plans spending spree to counter virus job lossesAssociated Press - By NICK PERRYWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government plans to borrow and spend vast amounts of money as it tries to keep unemployment below 10% in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Thursday unveiled a budget unlike any in the nation’s history. Debt would …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarWhistleblower: US could face virus rebound 'darkest winter'Associated Press - By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARWASHINGTON (AP) — America faces the “darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act decisively to prevent a rebound of the coronavirus, says a government whistleblower who alleges he was ousted from his job after warning the Trump administration to prepare for the pandemic. Immunologist Dr. …
AvatarCallanAvatarAvatarGrand illusion: how the pandemic exposed we're all just pretendingverified_publisherGuardian US - Guardian staff reporterPerhaps this crisis will make space for us to acknowledge that our loss and our failures aren’t our individual faults