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I’ve been thinking about the only other time a pandemic vaccine was rolled out during a US Presidential election year: the 1976 “swine flu” campaign. What warnings and lessons might

Currently viewing: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on #covid19 and US and international pandemic preparednesshttps://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/covid-19-and-us-international-pandemic-preparedness-prevention-and-response-a

Everyone on here is required to have a Sweden take so here’s mine: the country has pursued a middle ground approach that leaves it neither looking great, nor terrible. It’s

All-cause mortality has spiked in many places, indicating many Covid-19 deaths aren't captured in official death counts. 28,000 deaths in 11 countries not counted, according to NYT. Most countries report

People cannot resist conspiracy theories about the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius is the latest; he argues for the "laboratory accident and Chinese cover-up" theory.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini

In a newly published study, modelers at @LosAlamosNatLab look at #SARSCoV2 transmission in China and conclude it spread faster and had a higher R0 than most previous studies have estimated.

Is contact tracing getting enough attention in U.S. coronavirus response? The answer may…not surprise you. @jenkatesdc and I have a new post about this.https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-policy-watch/is-contact-tracing-getting-enough-attention-in-u-s-co

I have ignoredthe takesthat were publishedand whichprobably haveno basis in realityForgive methey were specious so wrongand so off-base The original hot take on economists vs epidemiologists, embedded in and refuted