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Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 11, 2020

Featured Headlines U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Many States See A Surge Of Patients – NPR [3-minute audio at link] The U.S. has reached another dire landmark in its fight against COVID-19, surpassing 2 million confirmed cases on…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 9, 2020

Featured Headlines The W.H.O. walked back an earlier assertion that asymptomatic transmission is ‘very rare.’ – New York Times The World Health Organization on Tuesday walked back an assertion made a day earlier that transmission of the coronavirus by people…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 8, 2020

Featured Headlines Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds – Washington Post Shutdown orders prevented about 60 million novel coronavirus infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a research study published…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 5, 2020

Featured Headlines The biggest mystery: what it will take to trace the coronavirus source – Nature SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal but finding which one will be tricky, as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape. Bloomberg Podcast:…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 4, 2020

Upcoming Virtual Events Today! COVID-19 Open Online Briefings with Dr David Nabarro Featured Headlines Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s a chance coronavirus vaccine may not provide immunity for very long – CNBC If Covid-19 acts like other coronaviruses, “it likely…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | June 3, 2020

  Featured Headlines Fauci: Moderna’s Phase 3 Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Of 30,000 Individuals Will Begin In July – Forbes Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Phase 3 trial of Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine will begin in July and include study of…