Vaccines may arrive in record time, but the virus has been faster

Vaccines may arrive in record time, but the virus has been faster: Baden and others involved in developing and testing other vaccine candidates said getting one approved for wide use is unlikely before early next year.

Understanding medical uncertainty in the hydroxychloroquine debate

Understanding medical uncertainty in the hydroxychloroquine debate: The debate over hydroxychloroquine has become deeply politicized, which has obscured more nuanced debates within the scientific community over what constitutes actionable evidence.

Working from Home During COVID

Working from Home During COVID: New cautions for HR managers on worker surveillance

Walls Are Back

Walls Are Back: In its 2019 workplace survey, Gensler found that 65 percent of respondents wanted at least semiprivate workspaces; another quarter wanted on-demand access to private spaces. At home, the American Institute of Architects’ annual survey of residential architects found double-digit declines in interest in open layouts compared with the previous year in both 2019 and 2020.

Taller people are at higher risk of coronavirus

People over 6ft have double the risk of coronavirus, study suggests: The team found taller people are at higher risk, which scientists say
suggests coronavirus is transmitting through the air because height
would not make a difference if people were contracting it exclusively
through droplets. 

Vaccine nationalism threatens global plan to distribute COVID-19 shots fairly

‘Vaccine nationalism’ threatens global plan to distribute COVID-19 shots fairly: As soon as the first COVID-19 vaccines get approved, a staggering global need will confront limited supplies. Many health experts say it’s clear who should get the first shots: health care workers around the world, then people at a higher risk of severe disease, then those in areas where the disease is spreading rapidly, and finally, the rest of us. Such a strategy “saves the most lives and slows transmission the fastest,” says Christopher Elias, who heads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Development Division. “It would be ludicrous if low-risk people in rich countries get the vaccine when health care workers in South Africa don’t,” adds Ellen ‘t Hoen, a Dutch lawyer and public health activist.

What readers want to know about coronavirus

Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus: Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus