From the bubonic plague of the 14th century to the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918, the repercussions and effects of pandemics have changed how societies function. Although pandemics strain health systems first, they also stress ...
Apr 10, 2020
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COVID-19 is revealing invisible ingredients in our contact networks—breath, touching, and physical surfaces. Understanding these networks is key to assessing how infectious diseases spread and how measures to extinguish ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Many of the models being used to forecast the COVID-19 epidemic give poor predictions of both the epidemic's peak and its duration—according to an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Apr 7, 2020
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In the U.S., scientists stress that the number of coronavirus cases has been growing exponentially. In ordinary speech, the term "exponential" usually means "really fast."
Apr 3, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and may have long lasting global effects.
Apr 1, 2020
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With COVID-19 case numbers climbing dramatically in the United States and millions of people sheltered in their homes to help quell the outbreak, many are asking the obvious question: How long will all this last? Yale School ...
Mar 30, 2020
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A new research paper examining the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in Africa could hold crucial insights for policymakers grappling with the novel coronavirus pandemic—namely, the importance of public engagement and trust during ...
Mar 30, 2020
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With global coronavirus cases heading toward a million, Harvard infectious disease experts said recent modeling shows that—absent the development of a vaccine or other intervention—a staggered pattern of social distancing ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Leaders and officials who are currently making crucial decisions about responses to COVID-19 can take heart that "flattening" the epidemic curve will not inevitably result in a need to apply drastic social distancing measures ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Psychologists at the University of Sheffield have launched a study of the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic to understand how they affect the mental health and behavior of UK citizens.
Mar 23, 2020
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