Kai Kupferschmidt
science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine, reporting on #covid19. Interested in all things #blue
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How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”
This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic...
Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020
Kai Kupferschmidt
@DrTedros @WHO "In many countries, more than 40% of #COVID19-related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities”, says @DrTedros. Up to 80% in some high-income countries. @WHO has new policy brief on preventing and managing #covid19 in such facilities.
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Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate, dies aged 74
Cain, who tested positive for Covid-19 in early July, has died of coronavirus, his team announces on his website
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74
ATLANTA (AP) — Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. He was 74. A post on Cain’s Twitter account on Thursday announced the death. Cain had...
‘Vaccine nationalism’ threatens global plan to distribute COVID-19 shots fairly
As rich countries sign deals worth billions of dollars, the rest of the world may get left behind
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With signs increasing that first doses of a #covid19 vaccine could become available late this year or early next year the question of who will get them first - and who won’t - is more urgent that ever. My story here, thread to come later.
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@DrTedros @WHO @CassSunstein @DrMikeRyan Q: How will @WHO ensure that most vulnerable people in Africa have access to any successful vaccine?
In response @doctorsoumya explains COVAX facility. (I explain what that is here
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Time is of the essence: containment of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Switzerland from February to May 2020
AIM: In late February and early March 2020, Switzerland experienced rapid growth of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections with 30,243 confirmed cases and 1,860 deaths as of 10 May 2020. The sequential introduction...
COVID-19: Government Response Stringency Index
The Government Response Stringency Index is a composite measure based on nine response indicators including school closures, workplace closures, and travel bans, rescaled to a value from 0 to 100 (100 = strictest response).
This index simply...
Kai Kupferschmidt
Das hier hatte ich vergessen: Die Übersicht, wie streng die Maßnahmen in verschiedenen europäiachen Ländern zu verschiedenen Zeitpunkten waren ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-… pic.twitter.com/lK3B7F4RIQ
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6 Monate Corona: Haben wir das Virus wirklich im Griff?
„Wir haben Corona in Deutschland im Griff“, so beurteilt Kanzleramtschef Helge Braun die Lage heute. Deshalb sollen nach den Ferien die Schulen wieder öffnen, Stadionbesuche ab Herbst wieder möglich sein. Entwarnung also?
Trump ‘owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out
Wuhan bat virologist Shi Zhengli denies responsibility for the pandemic and calls for more international collaboration
Ägypten - Hepatitis C: Der Preis der Hoffnung | Pandemia - Die Welt. Die Viren. Und wir.
In keinem Land der Welt hat sich Hepatitis C so weit verbreitet wie in Ägypten. Was das mit einem winzigen Wurm zu tun hat und was es für die Gesellschaft bedeutet, bespricht Kai Kupferschmidt mit der Epidemiologin Christina Frank und der Forscherin...
Kai Kupferschmidt
Heute ist #Welthepatitistag. Ein guter Grund, sich daran zu erinnern, dass die Welt gegen zahlreiche Viruserkrankungen kämpft, nicht nur #covid19.
Und Anlass, unseren aktuellen @pandemiapodcast zu Hepatitis C zu hören: Der Preis der Hoffnung.
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Save lives? Or obsess about Trump's tone? Political reporters make the wrong choice. | Press Watch
Trump actually did something great, for once: He told his followers in no uncertain terms to cut it out and put on their masks. That could save countless lives, especially if it’s sufficiently broadcast. But instead, the preponderance of the...
Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines
Publicaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
The pandemic virus is slowly mutating. But does it matter?
> Science's COVID-19 coverage is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
It's only a tiny change. At some point early in the pandemic, one of the 30,000 letters in the genome of SARS-CoV-2 changed from an A to a G. Today, that mutation, at position...
After 40 years, researchers finally see Earth's climate destiny more clearly
Landmark study narrows bounds for "climate sensitivity," ruling out benign warming
Frequenz | Viren und Ohrwürmer
In dieser Folge sprechen Hendrik, Nicolas und Christian über den Viertausendhertz-Podcast Pandemia, sie stellen euch zwei FYEO Produktionen vor und diskutieren die Doku-Serie "Wind Of Change"
COVID-19 Research Synergies Meetings – GloPID-R
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GLOPID-R meeting on "Preparing for a Second Wave: Understanding Transmission and How to Stop #Covid19” starts with overview from @MarionKoopmans
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Which Country Will Triumph in the Post-Pandemic World?
Hint: It’s not the United States or China.
Politics Won’t Stop the Pandemic
A comprehensive shutdown may be required in much of the country.
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„This is our second chance. We won’t get a third.“ Catching up on a lot of reading today and if you haven‘t read this short piece by @JohnMBarry you really should
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