Featured Headlines Hospitals Failed to Fully Contain Covid-19 Inside Their Walls – Wall Street Journal CDC data suggests U.S. hospitals made improvements but could have done more to prevent in-house spread of the new coronavirus. An average of 120 patients…
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Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 15, 2020
Featured Headlines Bridging the Gap at Warp Speed — Delivering Options for Preventing and Treating Covid-19 – NEJM Effective therapeutics could reduce disease severity and hospitalization rates, shorten hospital stays, and reduce mortality, lightening the burden on patients, families, and…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 14, 2020
Featured Headlines Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19 – Science News COVID-19 can ravage the body, targeting the lungs, heart and blood vessels. To curb this wide-ranging attack, scientists are focusing on another part…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 11, 2020
Featured Headlines Nearly 50K Coronavirus Cases Reported at More Than 250 Colleges and Universities – NBC Chicago Nearly 50,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported at more than 250 colleges and universities in recent weeks as students return to campuses…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 10, 2020
Featured Headlines COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to much lower chance of infection – Science Daily Using public transportation, visiting a place of worship, or otherwise traveling from the home is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of testing…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 9, 2020
Upcoming Virtual Events Therapeutics for use against COVID-19 and possibilities for improved clinical management This conference will address the latest advances in the development of antivirals and other therapeutics for use against COVID-19 and possibilities for improved clinical management. Featured…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 8, 2020
Upcoming Virtual Events COVID-19 Open Online Briefings with Dr David Nabarro – 4sd In complement to the COVID-19 Narratives, Dr David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General on COVID-19 and Co-Director of the Imperial College Institute of…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 4, 2020
Featured Headlines Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking – Nature Second infections raise questions about long-term immunity to COVID-19 and the prospects for a vaccine. Fauci Warns Seven Midwest States to Be on Alert Over Labor Day – Bloomberg…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 3, 2020
Featured Headlines C.D.C. Tells States How to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccine by Early November – NYT As President Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios to state public health officials for an…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 2, 2020
Featured Articles C.D.C. Halts Evictions, Citing Covid-19 Risks – NYT The agency said it wanted to keep renters out of shelters. Apple and Google are making it easier for states to adopt contact tracing apps. Australia’s economy fell into recession.…