lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_b24f07373bf781e3ad2e7e8db89a5903

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/10/2009637117

These are up-to-date values for Rt, a key measure of how fast the virus is growing. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If Rt is above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus will stop spreading. https://rt.live/

Blood group type may affect susceptibility to COVID-19 respiratory failure — Read on http://www.news-medical.net/news/20200603/Blood-group-type-may-affect-susceptibility-to-COVID-19-respiratory-failure.aspx Here is the study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.31.20114991v1

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/protests-pandemic/612460/

Despite the different approaches by regional and national authorities, Latin America as a region now faces a harsh, common reality: the pandemic seems to be unstoppable, regardless of efforts made. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/americas/coronavirus-costa-rica-brazil-analysis-intl/index.html

This is a must watch video. Prepare to calibrate your expectation of a vaccine within the next two years. https://www.wired.com/video/watch/how-fast-can-we-create-a-covid-19-vaccine Here is the Stanford bio of Dr. Seema Yasmin: https://profiles.stanford.edu/seema-yasmin

Kids who may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a troubling complication of Covid-19 infection, need immediate attention and will probably need to be hospitalized, doctors said Tuesday. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/health/mis-c-coronavirus-children-doctors-immediate/index.html

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/498904-us-could-have-avoided-36000-deaths-if-social-distancing-implemented-a-week The study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.15.20103655v1.full.pdf