Category: Infectious Disease
Tear-Gassing Protesters During An Infectious Outbreak ‘A Recipe For Disaster’
The chemical irritants in tear gas can promote the spread the coronavirus and increase the severity of COVID-19, experts warn.
How leadership in various countries has affected COVID-19 response effectiveness
Reliance on science and centralized messaging helped the response,. Confused, mixed messages, coupled with distrust of scientific experts, let the virus spread.
The ABCs of drug trials
From the research lab to your doctor’s office – here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 drug trials
America’s financial crisis will make it harder to contain COVID-19
The more strain on personal finances people experience, the less likely they will seek medical care.
Raising a diverse army to track COVID-19
Health departments across the U.S. are working to create diverse teams of contact tracers to control the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
How does contact tracing work?
What happens after the diagnosis is crucial for changing the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State campgrounds in 22 counties to reopen June 1
Counties reopening for camping are all actively in Phase 2 of Gov. Inslee’s ‘Safe Start’ plan and have also been approved for camping by county officials.
What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked with infectious disease and public health experts to help sort through the issues parents face in the pandemic
New dashboard provides updates on COVID-19 activity in King County
In a Q&A, Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County explains what the dashboard’s indicators mean.
Three additional counties OK’d to move to phase 2 reopening
Kittitas, Thurston, and Walla Walla counties have been approved to move into Phase 2 of the Washington state Governor Inslee’s Safe Start plan.
COVID-19 transmission increasing in eastern Washington, decreasing in western Washington
The report estimates the average reproductive number was below one in western Washington and above one in eastern Washington.
State strike team aiding Yakima Valley COVID-19 response
The state has deployed a team of 10 infection specialists, eight from the DOH and two from the CDC to support the Yakima Health District’s response to COVID-19.
Report indicates need for caution while reopening King County
Results from new model show the need for a robust contact tracing program and other measures to prevent resurgence in epidemic
Portraits of SARS-Cov-2
Working in a biosafety level 4 las, Fischer and her team image the world’s deadliest pathogens from Ebola to HIV, salmonella to COVID-19 virus–SARS-CoV-2.
Remdesivir speeds recovery in cases of severe COVID-19
Patients and staff at UW Medical Center participated in the international trial, which has ended. Preliminary findings were published Friday.