Georgians Under 18 Diagnosed With COVID-19 Has Jumped 65% In The Past Month

COVID-19 Cases Among Children Surge In Georgia by Helena Oliviero.  AJC.

Superspreading Events Including A Business Conference Ultimately Responsible For 20,000 Cases Of COVID

Weddings, A Conference And A Motorcycle Rally Eyed As COVID-19 Superspreader Events:  Here's Why Experts Say 'don't go' To Large Gatherings by Korin Miller.  Yahoo/Life.  August 26, 2020.  

Two Studies Found That Working Out Amplifies The Immune Response To A Flu Shot

Exercise May Boost Your Vaccine Response by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  August 26, 2020.

Suppressing HIV Without Drugs; Cornering The Virus In Parts Of The Genome Where It Cannot Reproduce

A Woman May Have Been Cured Of H.I.V Without Medical Treatment by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  August 26, 2020.

First Vaccines May Not Be The Most Effective

What If The First Coronavirus Vaccines Aren't The Best?  by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  August 27, 2020.

Football On For 21 Of The Top 30 Home Attendance Teams; Scientist Have Much To Learn About Such Large Outdoor Events

College Football's pandemic Playbook:  Fewer Fans, No Tailgating, No Bands by Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  August 27, 2020.

Trump, Without Evidence, Accuses FDA Of Delaying Coronavirus Vaccine Trials And Pressures Agency Chief

Trump, Without Evidence, Accuses FDA Of Delaying Coronavirus Vaccine Trials And Pressures Agency Chief by Veronica Stracqualursi.  CNN.  August 22, 2020.

Keeping Quiet About Covid in the Classroom

Covid in the Classroom?  Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet by Dan Levin.  The New York Times.  August 22, 2020.

Epidemiology, Fraternities, And Sororities

"Frats Are Being Frats":  Greek Life Is Stoking The Virus On Some Campuses by Amy Harmon, Frances Robles, Alan Blinder and Thomas Fuller.  The New York Times.  August 19, 2020.

UGA Faculty on COVID-19: Campus is in "Grave Danger"

UGA Health Faculty on COVID-19 Policies and Testing"  Campus Is In 'Grave Danger" by Maureen Downey.  AJC.  August 22, 2020.

On Saturday Georgia's Official Death Toll Passed 5,000

Coronavirus Deaths In Georgia Pass 5,000 by Michael E. Kanell.  AJC.  August 22, 2020.

Herd Immunity: Closer Than We Think?

What If "Herd Immunity" Is Closer Than Scientists Thought by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  August 17, 2020.

Monoclonal Antibody Drug Being Tested As A COVID "Swat Team" For Nursing Home Outbreaks

An "Unprecedented" Effort To Stop The Coronavirus In Nursing Homes by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  August 20, 2020.

Small Study Results Point To Antibodies Blocking The Coronavirus; First Direct Evidence That Antibodies Can Block Infection

This Trawler's Haul:  Evidence That Antibodies Block The Coronavirus by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  August 19, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic In New York Increased Deaths Substantially Greater Than 1918 Pandemic

Deaths During The Coronavirus Surge In New York City Recall The Peak Of The 1918 Flu Pandemic by Jen Christensen.  CNN.  August 14, 2020.

Flagpole: Differing Perspectives On Athens Hospitals Coping With COVID

Athens Hospitals Are Overtaxed, Doctors And Nurses Say by Jessica Luton.  Flagpole.  August 13, 2020.

Contact Tracing Data From Six States Shows What Can Be Learned

13 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public.  Here's What They're Learning by Selena Simmons-Duffin.  NPR.  August 14, 2020.

35% Of Americans Say They Won't Get Vaccinated When A Vaccine Comes Available

Poll:  A Third Of Country Says It Won't Get Vaccinated by Dominico Montanaro.  NPR.  August 14, 2020.

Distrust Of Healthcare System Adds To Toll In Rural Black Communities Gutted By COVID

Distrust Of Healthcare System Adds To Toll In Rural Black Communities Gutted By COVID by Ariel Hart and Jeremy Redmon.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  August 14, 2020.  

Leaked White House Report Warns Of "Widespread And Expanding" COVID-19 Spread In Georgia

White House Warns Of "Widespread And Expanding" COVID-19 Spread in Georgia by J. Scott Trubey and Greg Bluestein.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  August 13, 2020.

Vaping Linked To Big Increase In COVID-19 Risks In Teens And Young Adults

Vaping Linked To COVID-19 Risk In Teens And Young Adults by Bonnie-Halpern-Felsher.  Stanford Medicine News Center.

Preparing For The Fact That Vaccine Will Not Be 100 Percent Effective

Dr. Fauci Tells Americans To Be Mindful Of these Important Limitations About Any Future Vaccines by Quentin Fottrell.  MarketWatch.  August 12, 2020.

Have Colds A Lot? This May Work In Your Favor

Dr. Fauci Says This May Already Be Keeping You Safe From COVID by Jaimie Etkin.  MSN.  August 12, 2020.

Nasal Spray Inspired by Camels and Alpacas May Block Coronavirus From Entering Cells

SF Scientists Create An Anti-COVID-19 Nasal Spray by Mike Moffitt.  SFGATE.  August 12, 2020.

Managing Pandemic Health Risks On College Campuses

Managing Pandemic Health Risks On College Campuses by Preeti N. Malani M.D. The New York Times.  August 13, 2020.

Scientific Confirmation Of Infectious Virus In The Air

"A Smoking Gun":  Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  August 11, 2020.

Outbreaks Of Coronavirus This Summer Have Centered On Bars And Restaurants

The Nation Wanted To Eat Out Again.  Everyone Has Paid The Price by Jennifer Steinhauer.  The New York Times.  August 12, 2020.

At Least 200,000 People Have Died Since March Pointing To True Toll Of Coronavirus

The True Coronavirus Toll In The U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000 by Denise Lu.  The New York Times.   August 13, 2020.

Harvard Professor Argues For Changing "The Whole Script Of What It Means To Test People"

Failing The Coronavirus-Testing Test by Jonathan Shaw.  Harvard Magazine.  August 3, 2020.

Good-Enough Test May Be Best To Fight Coronavirus Infection

"It's Kitchen Sink Time":  Fast, Less-Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Be Good Enough by Katherine J. Wu.  The New York Times.  August 6, 2020.

United States Stands Alone Among Affluent Nations In Coronavirus Failure

The Unique U.S. Failure To Control The Virus by David Leonhardt/Graphics--Lauren Leatherby.  The New York Times.  August 6, 2020.

Layman Research Summary: What We Know About Kids, Covid-19 infections. and Implications For Schools

What Scientists Are Learning About Kids And Covid-19 Infection by Lois Parshley.  Vox.  August 3, 2020.

CDC Report On Rapid Spread Of COVID-19 At Georgia Summer Camp

CDC Report Details Rapid Spread COVID-19 At Georgia Summer Camp:  What Went Wrong by Kieran McGirl, Jessica Mendoza, Henderson Hewes & Katie Kindelan.  GMA.  August 3, 2020.

How Vaccine Nationalism Could Extend Pandemic's Run

How Vaccine Nationalism Could Extend Pandemic's Run by Jade Wilson.  Bloomberg.  August 3, 2020.

Coronavirus Impacts Staffing Levels At Prisons Contributing To Violence

Guards:  South Georgia Prison Riot A Bad Omen For Other Facilities by Joshua Sharpe.  AJC.  August 3, 2020.

Immunity To The Coronavirus Without Exposure To Coronavirus: The Role Of T Cells

Why Some People Who Haven't Had Covid-19 Might Already Have Some Immunity by Jacqueline Howard.  CNN.  July 30, 2020.

Georgia Camp Outbreak Shows Rapid Virus Spread Among Children

Georgia Camp Outbreak Shows Rapid Virus Spread Among Children by J. Scott Trubey.  AJC.  July 31, 2020.