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COVID-19 Vaccine Front-Runner Is Months Ahead of Her Competition
The University of Oxford candidate might be through human trials in September. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses.
States Must Standardize Coronavirus Data, Former C.D.C. Director Says
Dr. Thomas Frieden proposed uniform reporting guidelines for states. Experts said the C.D.C. should have done it months ago.
The Pandemic and Political Order
It takes a state
Audio Interview: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
Editors discuss the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, looking at new evidence from Iceland and from the Diamond Princess cruise ship
Global Trade Order Looks Wobbly in the New Pandemic Reality
In the pre-pandemic world, this was set to be a Monday for distilling a new global order
Patients With Underlying Conditions Are 12 Times as Likely to Die of COVID-19 as Otherwise Healthy People, CDC Finds
Coronavirus patients with underlying health problems were substantially more likely to be hospitalized than other people with COVID-19
A Mad Scramble to Stock Millions of Malaria Pills, Likely for Nothing
Before the FDA withdrew its waiver to stockpile the drugs as COVID-19 treatments, the Trump admin embarked on an effort to tens of millions of doses
U.S. Work With WHO Continues, Weeks After Trump’s Vow to Quit
U.N. agency has received no formal notice of withdrawal, raising hopes U.S. won’t follow through
Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine? The Withdrawal Doctrine.
Trump’s penchant for going it alone makes little sense in a world defined by global challenges that can best be met through collective action
COVID-19 Module Data Dashboard – Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Pathway
Statistical methods were used to generate estimates of patient impact and hospital capacity measures that are representative at the state level
Lockdown Poses New Challenges for Cancer Care in India
The nationwide lockdown has had an impact on cancer care, since Mumbai is a major destination for cancer treatment for patients from other states
China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO
China sat on releasing the genome of the virus for more than a week after three different government labs had fully decoded the information