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Clinical Trials of Coronavirus Drugs Are Taking Longer Than Expected
Antibody trials sponsored by Regeneron and Eli Lilly are off to a slow start because of a dearth of tests, overwhelmed hospitals and reluctant patients.
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Virginia Hughes
Clinical Trials of Coronavirus Drugs Are Taking Longer Than Expected, @katie_thomas reports
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Newly Released Documents Reveal How The Feds Were Monitoring BLM Protests
Records obtained by BuzzFeed News show agents monitored protesters’ social media and braced for battle.
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Virginia Hughes
Newly Released Documents Reveal How The Feds Were Monitoring BLM Protests. buzzfeednews.com/article/albert… via @albertsamaha
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The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000
A New York Times analysis shows a high number of deaths above normal — with the most recent rise in excess deaths focused in the South and West.
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Virginia Hughes
NYC deaths peaked in early April at *more than 7 times* normal levels... just astonishing.
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‘We Will Persevere’: A Newspaper Faces the Weight of Hong Kong’s Crackdown
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy paper known for celebrity gossip and hard-hitting investigations, has become a target in Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong.
Kamala Harris Is Biden’s Choice for Vice President
A former rival for the Democratic nomination, she will be the first Black woman to be nominated for national office by a major political party.
‘This Is All Beyond Stupid.’ Experts Worry About Russia’s Rushed Vaccine
Vaccines are among the safest medical products in the world — but only because of the intense rigor of the clinical trials that test their safety and effectiveness.
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Virginia Hughes
New from @carlzimmer: "This Is All Beyond Stupid." Experts Worry About Russia’s Rushed Vaccine
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What Happens to Viral Particles on the Subway
Many New Yorkers are avoiding the subway, fearful of jostling with strangers in crowded cars. Masks and social distancing are essential, but good air flow is also key to reducing the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.
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Virginia Hughes
"The subway’s ventilation system moves air within train cars more efficiently than restaurants, schools and other indoor settings, according to aerosol experts."
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The Covid Drug Wars That Pitted Doctor vs. Doctor
How much freedom should front-line clinicians have in treating Covid-19 patients with unproven drugs? The question opened up a civil war in some hospitals.
A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B
Blackstone, which says it will not have access to people's data, acquired the genealogy and home DNA testing company from a group of other investment firms.
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Virginia Hughes
Holy moly... A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B vice.com/en_us/article/… via @vice
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Jerry Falwell Jr. Is Stepping Back From Liberty University After A Photo Of Him With His Pants Unzipped
"I did not think this, of all things, would have done it," one Liberty student told BuzzFeed News of the controversial photo.
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Virginia Hughes
“I did not think this, of all things, would have done it," one Liberty student told BuzzFeed News” >> Jerry Falwell Jr. Is Stepping Back From Liberty University After A Photo Of Him With His Pants Unzipped buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer… via @skbaer
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‘It’s Kitchen Sink Time’: Fast, Less-Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Be Good Enough
Experts are revising their views on the best methods to detect infections, setting aside long-held standards so that the spread of the virus can be more quickly tracked and contained.
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Virginia Hughes
‘It’s Kitchen Sink Time’: Fast, Less-Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Be Good Enough >> great story from @KatherineJWu
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As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies
Thousands of Covid-19 patients have been treated with blood plasma outside of rigorous clinical trials — hampering research that would have showed whether the therapy worked.
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Virginia Hughes
Convalescent plasma is a rare feel-good story in the coronavirus pandemic. But its runaway popularity is hampering clinical trials that could prove whether it actually works. Great story here from @katie_thomas and @noahweiland
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Trump's Vaccine Adviser Says Any Scrutiny Of Him (Or His Stocks) Will Delay A Breakthrough
HHS assistant secretary Michael Caputo went even further, arguing the media doesn't want a vaccine to succeed before the election. “I believe that all the way in my aorta.”
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Virginia Hughes
Trump's Vaccine Adviser Says Any Scrutiny Of Him (Or His Stocks) Will Delay A Breakthrough buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmc… via @pdmcleod
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Is Telemedicine Here to Stay?
The answer largely depends on whether Medicare and private health insurers will adequately cover virtual doctor visits once coronavirus outbreaks subside.
How the Media Could Get the Election Story Wrong
We may not know the results for days, and maybe weeks. So it’s time to rethink “election night.”
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Virginia Hughes
Noooooo 😭 “The last barriers between American democracy and a deep political crisis may be television news and some version of that maddening needle on The New York Times website”
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Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried
Nearly two-thirds of GEDmatch’s users opt out of helping law enforcement. For a brief window this month, that didn’t matter.
Here's What We Do And Don't Know About Coronavirus Immunity
There’s reason to be hopeful: "The coronavirus is starting to look a lot like other viruses that have led to good vaccines," said one expert.
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Virginia Hughes
incredibly useful explainer here from @dvergano: Here's What We Do And Don't Know About Coronavirus Immunity
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The Doctor From Nazi Germany and the Roots of the Hunt for Life on Mars
Astrobiologists have used Mars jars for decades. Many didn’t know about the controversial Air Force scientist who started them.
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Virginia Hughes
The Doctor From Nazi Germany and the Roots of the Hunt for Life on Mars, by @ScolesSarah
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A Vaccine Reality Check
So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.
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Virginia Hughes
"The vaccine probably won’t make the disease disappear. It certainly will not immediately return life to normal." Great piece by @sarahzhang
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Trump Made School Reopenings An Election Issue. The Voters He Needs Just Don’t Agree With Him.
In suburban western Wisconsin, voters were unusually nuanced about how realistic Trump’s push to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic really is.
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Virginia Hughes
Trump Made School Reopenings An Election Issue. The Voters He Needs Just Don’t Agree With Him. buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh… via @mollyhc
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