The CDC recommends 6 feet or more, the WHO about half that distance. But experts say the science is far from settled. As communities began considering whether to reopen schools this fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics faced a challenge. The professional organization supports in-school teaching as the best way […]
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Appalachia’s ‘Young Invincibles’ Have Returned to College Campuses Across the Region
In late July, having just completed a summer fellowship at a community health center in eastern North Carolina, Sam Lidsky was preparing to enter medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Lidsky, 23, has taken considerable precautions in both his private […]
Read MoreWhy Did 77 Ohio Prisoners Die of COVID-19, but Just 10 in Pennsylvania?
A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks. This article was provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. For the first two […]
Read MoreWhy Do Some People Weather Coronavirus Infection Unscathed?
One of the reasons COVID-19 has spread so swiftly around the globe is that for the first days after infection, people feel healthy. Instead of staying home in bed, they may be out and about, unknowingly passing the virus along. But in addition to these pre-symptomatic patients, the relentless silent […]
Read MoreTrust, Fear and Solidarity Will Determine the Success of a COVID Vaccine
Thousands of letters stuffed with money flooded Jonas Salk’s mailbox the week after his polio vaccine was declared safe and effective in 1955. Everybody wanted his vaccine. Desperate parents clogged doctors’ phone lines in search of the precious elixir; drug companies and doctors diverted doses to the rich and famous. […]
Read MoreHow One Community Improved COVID-19 Nursing Home Care with Collaboration and Communication
Nursing home residents worldwide are particularly vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19. In the U.S. as of Aug. 2, 2020, nearly 46,000 nursing home residents had died from the virus. In addition, deaths linked to nursing homes have been estimated to account for 40 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. In my home state […]
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