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Pando, Miss Rona and Covid Toe: how the language of a disease develops – shaped by fear and prejudice
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Pando, Miss Rona and Covid Toe: how the language of a disease develops – shaped by fear and prejudice
Deadly outbreaks always lead to a new vocabulary, as people search for ways to understand a growing threat. And while some of the new words are merely descriptive, others have ugly underpinnings More
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Global report: WHO says 'evidence emerging' of airborne coronavirus spread
WHO bows to pressure from scientists about risk from aerosol transmission; Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive; Israel health chief resigns Coronavirus latest updatesUS still ‘knee-deep’ in pandemic says FauciBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 Play Video 1:11 ‘Evidence emerging’ of airborne Covid-19 spread, says WHO – video The World Health Organization has acknowledged new […] More
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Trump is scooping up the world’s remdesivir. It’s a sign of things to come | Devi Sridhar
Trump is scooping up the world’s remdesivir. It’s a sign of things to come Devi Sridhar The case of the Covid-19 drug shows how national interests will continue to define the allocation of research products Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More
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Iowa touted its Covid-19 testing. Now officials are calling for an investigation
Iowa touted its Covid-19 testing. Now officials are calling for an investigation The state’s governor awarded a Utah-based company a $26m no-bid contract to run the program, but it has been fraught with complaints People line up for a drive-through testing clinic in Sioux City, Iowa. Photograph: Jerry Mennenga/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Iowa is betting on its […] More
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Exclusive: US has three months to rebuild medical supplies stockpile, Obama administration scientists warn
A seven-page report from the former president’s science advisers is an implicit criticism of Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic Donald Trump speaks to employees during a visit to a medical equipment distributor in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Nine top scientists who advised Barack Obama in the White House are warning that the US […] More
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Trump administration buries CDC guidance on reopening amid pandemic
Agency scientists were told 17-page, step-by-step advice to local authorities ‘would never see the light of day’, CDC official says A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest calling for the reopening of California amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with […] More
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Ousted US government scientist files whistleblower complaint over Covid-19 concerns
Rick Bright says he was reassigned to lesser role because he resisted pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rick Bright opposed broad use of hydroxychloroquine, pointing to a lack of scientific evidence to support its use in coronavirus patients. Photograph: Kevin […] More
