Air conditioning and COVID-19

How much should you worry about air conditioning and COVID-19?: Air conditioners either spread COVID or not, right? But I spoke with three experts to answer that question, and it seems that the role of air conditioning in spreading COVID-19 really depends on two things: the environment you’re in, and what kind of air conditioning that building uses.

Is COVID-19 Changing Americans' Online Shopping Habits?

How Is COVID-19 Changing Americans' Online Shopping Habits? according to a recent RAND American Life Panel (ALP) survey of more than 2,000 Americans who were selected to represent all demographic groups, almost two-thirds of the respondents have not changed their online shopping habits since the pandemic began. About one-quarter are shopping online more, but 13 percent are actually shopping online less.

COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health

Coronavirus (COVID-19) | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The first wave of coronavirus is far from over

The data that proves the first wave of coronavirus is far from over: Since the pandemic began, the threat of a second, deadlier wave of coronavirus has captured the public imagination. The fear, which provokes viral Facebook posts and influences government strategy, is that this pandemic will follow a trajectory similar to that of the 1918 Spanish flu. Two-thirds of the 50 million who died would do so from October to December 1918, during a so-called “second wave”. But this fear may be misdirected. The world is still yet to hit the peak of the first wave. And, until we get a vaccine, it likely never will.

The Science and Law of Refusing to Wear Masks

The Science and Law of Refusing to Wear Masks: Texts and Arguments in Support of Civil Disobedience: Table of Contents

Government Guidance and the Law

Benefits and Dangers of Wearing Masks

Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus

Surveillance and Compliance

Civil Disobedience

Appendix: Medical Advice against Wearing Masks

Addendum: New Legislation on Wearing Masks

Masks Are Neither Effective Nor Safe: A Summary

Masks Are Neither Effective Nor Safe: A Summary Of The Science: A review of the peer-reviewed medical literature examines impacts on human health, both immunological, as well as physiological. The purpose of this paper is to examine data regarding the effectiveness of facemasks, as well as safety data. The reason that both are examined in one paper is that for the general public as a whole, as well as for every individual, a risk-benefit analysis is necessary to guide decisions on if and when to wear a mask.

Making public spaces safe after COVID-19 lockdown

New normal: Making public spaces safe after COVID-19 lockdown: Among the many ways COVID-19 has reshaped our lives, one of its most enduring effects may be changes to the way we use and move through public spaces. Parks, restaurants, theatres and more all pose hazards for virus transmission, and governments are setting out new restrictions to make these places safer.