Strain on hospitals: “Like a bus accident every day”: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/us/coronavirus-hospitals-capacity.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
WSJ: BioNTech: Vaccine ready by December: https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-biotech-sees-its-coronavirus-vaccine-ready-for-approval-by-december-11594373400 .
WSJ: The problems with no national coordination: https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-policy-covid-19-coronavirus-outbreaks-california-texas-florida-arizona-11594134950 .
WSJ: More data on why blanket school re-opening should not happen: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-outbreaks-in-summer-sports-shape-school-reopen-plans-11594305719 .
Gilead: More on remdesivir: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/gilead-says-additional-data-on-remdesivir-shows-improved-clinical-recovery-idUSL4N2EH2TC .
Evolving science on T cells: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/07/10/scientists-immune-system-cells-coronavirus-absence-antibodies/24554202/ . Growing understanding of the complex nature of immunity.
WHO hears scientists: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/what-airborne-transmission-who-adds-guidance-aerosols-coronavirus-spread-n1233383 (link replaced 7/29/21).
Scientists risk jobs: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-fauci-made-lot-mistakes-n1233402 (link replaced 7/29/21). “Science is learning” and “Fauci made a lot of mistakes” are two real different things.
Latest US data: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/us-reports-record-single-day-spike-of-63200-new-coronavirus-cases.html (link replaced 7/29/21). R0 is still not well managed.
WHO hears scientists: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/what-airborne-transmission-who-adds-guidance-aerosols-coronavirus-spread-n1233383 (link replaced 11/10/21).
Surge in Africa: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/09/south-africa-warns-of-coronavirus-storm-as-outbreak-accelerates-across-continent .
More South American leaders test positive for COVID-19: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/10/bolivias-president-and-venezuelas-socialist-party-leader-test-positive-for-covid-19 .
WH reporter tests positive for COVID-19: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-whitehouse-press/white-house-reporter-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-association-idUSKBN24A35H (link replaced 1/6/21).
WSJ: New stimulus package?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mnuchin-we-support-another-round-of-stimulus-payments-to-individuals-11594306889 .
WSJ: Economists pin recovery on COVID-19 control: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-survey-strong-u-s-recovery-depends-on-effective-covid-19-response-11594303200 .
WSJ: Test times rise: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wait-times-grow-for-covid-19-test-results-as-infections-rise-sharply-11594287001 . Planning … coordination … life and death …
WSJ: China & irrational exuberance: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-tries-to-keep-market-exuberance-under-control-11594291014 . V-shaped recovery follows control of virus.
WSJ: Australia enters brain-drain sweepstakes: https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-suspends-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong-over-chinas-national-security-law-11594287990 . This is how to respond to China. Over 1/3 of the 1 foreign million students affected in the US are Chinese: https://www.statista.com/statistics/372900/number-of-chinese-students-that-study-in-the-us/ .
WSJ: More on the Facebook boycott: https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-q-a-what-civil-rights-groups-want-the-social-media-giant-to-change-11594318755 (link replaced 10/9/20).
WSJ: COVID-19 buoys stock sales: https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-raised-record-amounts-by-selling-stock-during-covid-19-crisis-11594292401 (link replaced 10/9/20). Reminiscent of Hertz proposing to sell stock in bankruptcy …
WSJ: More on Novavax: https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaccine-stock-soars-rewarding-investors-big-bet-11594294901 .
WSJ: Big Ten calls off non-conference football games: https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-football-season-in-jeopardy-as-big-ten-begins-canceling-games-11594330799 .
More on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Oklahoma, with a map: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53358330 . And WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-indian-lands-include-eastern-oklahoma-supreme-court-rules-11594304003 .
Straining for an upbeat end here: https://www.delish.com/food-news/a31785941/fudge-brownie-mms/ .