Meet the most important federal official you probably don’t know — the man who holds the fate of the coronavirus vaccine in his hands
‘I wouldn’t want to be in his position,’ says a former colleague of the FDA scientist.
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Skepticism Abounds As Russia Announces Coronavirus Vaccine
President Putin made public that Russia has approved a coronavirus vaccine and will put it into production. Putin says one of his daughters has already been inoculated.
Read moreSecret Gyms And The Economics Of Prohibition
COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.
Read moreCoronavirus Live Updates: Russia Approves a Vaccine Before Completing Trials
Russia is the first country to approve a vaccine, and its announcement raises fears that the country is rushing for political purposes. The number of virus cases worldwide has now passed 20 million.
Read moreQuantifying the digital divide
Telemedicine and video-conferencing are helping to bridge the gap in access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic. These approaches, however, only work if patients have access to the technology needed to engage in telemedicine or videoconference visits. A paper by Roberts and Mehrota (2020) uses data from the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) and finds…
Read moreTrump’s Executive Order About U.S.-Made Drugs May Not Enhance Public Safety the Way It Should
Pharmaceutical manufacturing has long been a dirty business. The antibiotic-laced wastewater, and other pollutants it leaves behind, is just one of many reasons that so many American drug-manufacturing plants closed up over the last few decades and moved to places like Hyderabad, India, and China’s Zhejiang province, with their low labor costs and minimal regulations.…
Read moreFrom Trees and Grapefruit Comes New Bug Repellent
Just approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and known as nootkatone, the citrus-scented ingredient repels mosquitoes, ticks, bedbugs and fleas.
Read moreConfirmed Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Children Rose By 90% in About Four Weeks This Summer, Bringing the Total to Over 380,000
As decision-makers weigh whether to reopen U.S. schools this fall, they face a daunting reality: COVID-19 appears to have surged among American kids this summer. On July 9, there were approximately 200,000 confirmed cases in children; by Aug. 6, that number rose by nearly 180,000, an approximately 90% increase in just over four weeks, according…
Read moreSocial Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Richer communities have been more likely to stay home during the pandemic than poorer ones, according to scientists from the University of California, Davis.
Read moreTrabajadores agrícolas en alto riesgo de contraer coronavirus y sin protección federal
Viven hacinados, durmiendo en literas y compartiendo baños y cocinas. Y aunque son trabajadores esenciales, suelen no tener seguro médico o licencia paga por enfermedad.
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