Julia Belluz
Health correspondent @voxdotcom #medicine #science #publichealth #globalhealth MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ jbelluz on KeyBase or DM for Signal
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The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained
"My worry is that it’s a long winter."
Julia Belluz
Here in Austria, and across Europe, #COVID19 cases are rising fast. Today @WHO_Europe called it “very serious situation” unfolding on the continent.
The case tally today looks about as bad as the last peak, in March/April.
But is it really? /1
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Julia Belluz
There will be more preventable disease, suffering and death.
And the worst part is that, unlike the first wave, we’ve had more than plenty of warning. This was entirely predictable.
Full story here: vox.com/platform/amp/2… 7/7
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The one chart you need to understand any health study
Today's study is just the latest word and must be interpreted in context of others.
What scientists have learned so far about Covid-19 immunity
Covid-19 antibody testing, long-term immunity, vaccines, herd immunity, (and more!) explained.
Where the Virus Is Growing Most: Countries With ‘Illiberal Populist’ Leaders
Brazil, Russia, Britain and the U.S. have something in common.
WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go.
Once a leading killer of children, polio has nearly been wiped out by a global vaccination effort.
Opinion: The paradox of prevention: By avoiding the worst, we remain vulnerable to future waves of disease
Our failure to experience tragedies on the scale of New York and Bergamo, Italy, does not mean the models were wrong
Reinventing Grief in an Era of Enforced Isolation
When my father died, of leukemia, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated, my family and I became members of a vanguard that we’d never aspired to join.
Julia Belluz
My thoughts are with all the people losing loved ones in this crisis, unable to be with family/friends, and those dying alone. We‘re together in this, “members of a vanguard that we’d never aspired to join,” as @laurenzcollins so perfectly put it recently
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Bill Buford gives chicken lessons in a pandemic and talks about his much-anticipated new book Dirt
Bill Buford spoke about moving to Lyon with his family for a year to write Dirt, and then staying five, about their lives now in New York, and the future of food
A positive antibody test doesn’t yet mean you’re immune to Covid-19
It does suggest immunity, but scientists need to do more work to make sure.
Domestic violence has increased during coronavirus lockdowns
In American cities, reports rose after shutdowns while other crimes fell
With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path Out of Lockdown
It was the first large democracy to contain the spread of the coronavirus and is now the first to methodically go about reopening its economy. Others are watching.
Conflict-of-interest information is often buried in studies. These researchers want to change that.
A group of researchers wants PubMed to start publishing conflict-of-interest information upfront.
Royal Society convenes data analytics group to tackle COVID-19 | Royal Society
DELVE: Data Evaluation and Learning for Viral Epidemics is a multi-disciplinary group, convened by the Royal Society, to support a data-driven approach to learning from the different approaches countries are taking to managing the pandemic.
Trump’s appearance on Dr. Oz was surreal — and disturbing
The episode embodied the worst of politics and entertainment today.
The Face Mask Debate Reveals a Scientific Double Standard
No one complained about the lack of evidence for 20-second hand-washing. So why did we treat face masks differently?
Criticized for Pandemic Response, Trump Tries Shifting Blame to the W.H.O.
The president said he would halt funding for the organization because it caused “so much death” in the way it “pushed Chinese misinformation,” though he himself effusively praised China’s handling of the virus.
Julia Belluz
You can’t make this stuff up...
And what some may not appreciate is that the US government is the single biggest donor to @WHO
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This study on flower resilience is the most beautiful thing I’ve read during the pandemic
What plants can teach us about surviving a pandemic.
Hope, and New Life, in a Brooklyn Maternity Ward Fighting Covid-19
In a hospital at the center of the crisis, nearly 200 babies have arrived since March. Some pregnant women have fallen extremely ill, but doctors are winning battles for their lives and their children’s.
How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor
An infectious-disease expert’s long crusade against some of humanity’s most virulent threats.
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Julia Belluz
So many great details about Anthony Fauci in this @specterm Profile but this may be my fave, on dealing with political leaders:
Fauci: “I go to my favorite book of philosophy, ‘The Godfather,’ and say, ‘It’s nothing personal, it’s strictly business.’ ”
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