Category: Coronavirus
Where is COVID-19 transmitted in King County?
Report shows most common exposure settings are homes, workplaces, community and social gatherings.
No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing – they show a surging pandemic
Rather than being an artifact of changes in testing policy, the rise in cases reflects ongoing transmission and serious illness.
What Biden Can Do to Combat COVID Right Now
Should he set up a shadow COVID effort, to compete with the Trump administration’s task force?
Rural hospitals are under siege from COVID-19 . . . here’s what doctors are facing, in their own words
In many communities, the goodwill seen early in the pandemic has given way to COVID fatigue and anger, making it hard to implement public health measures
Here are a 12 things you can do to help stop COVID-19
Ultimately, lowering the staggering numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths lies squarely with us.
Fear of Flying Is a COVID-Era Conundrum
“Relatives getting on a plane, being exposed in an airport, and then walking in the door and saying ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ — that you have to be concerned about.”
What fabric should you make your face mask from?
Our tests indicated that more suitable fabrics included felted wool, with 36% filtration efficiency, and quilting cotton, with 35% efficiency.
Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines
The coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna rely heavily on two fundamental discoveries that emerged from federally funded research.
The Enraging Deja Vu of a Third Coronavirus Wave
I’m exhausted and infuriated to be doing the same interviews and hearing the same stories for a third time. Why haven’t we learned?
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
GOP Lawsuits Restrain Governors’ COVID-19 Actions
Republican say governors need legislative approval to shut down businesses, require mask-wearing or force residents to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Patients admitted to hospital with higher COVID-19 levels more likely to die in next 30 days, UW study finds
Patients who had already made antibodies against the virus on admission tended to have lower virus levels and may do better, the findings suggest..
Inslee announces statewide COVID-19 restrictions for four-weeks
The restrictions go into effect Monday, November 16 at 11:59 PM
Rural hospitals can’t afford ultra-cold freezers to store the leading Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine has to be stored at -70 degrees Celsius. Typical freezers don’t get that cold, making distribution of this vaccine a logistical nightmare.
As the pandemic dragged on, the young resumed risky behaviors earlier than the elderly
Women, racial minorities and people with left-leaning political views were more likely to limit risk.