Covid-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?

In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens’s 1859 novel set during the French Revolution, he wrote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” Such has been the case with the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the one hand, science saved lives. Less than a year after the virus was identified, the United States had created and tested vaccines. Then it determined how to mass-produce, mass-distribute, and mass-administer them at no cost to the public—without a preexisting infrastructure in place for mass-vaccinating adults. COVID vaccines are estimated to have saved at least 3.2 million lives in the U.S. alone. These accomplishments…

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An infectious disease expert with insider access gives his take on what we did well, what we need to fix, and how to prepare for future outbreaks.

25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China's Grasp

Beijing acted against the coronavirus with stunning force, as its official narratives recount. But not before a political logjam had allowed a local outbreak to kindle a global pandemic.

Evidence Bites

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Coronavirus Resource Center

Johns Hopkins experts in global public health, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19. This website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save lives.

Covid Symptom Study

Join millions of individuals sharing how they feel to combat the continued spread of the virus in communities across the country. Together we can beat the disease and get through this crisis.

COVID Tracker - Canada

Ongoing coverage of COVID-19.

COVID Tracking Project

The COVID Tracking Project collects information from 50 US states and the District of Columbia to provide the most comprehensive testing data we can collect for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. We attempt to include positive and negative results, pending tests, and total people tested for each state or district currently reporting that data.

COVID-19

The evolving world of COVID-19 at your fingertips and we are not just talking about chilblains.

COVID-19 Prevention Network

The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) was formed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the US National Institutes of Health to respond to the global pandemic. The CoVPN will work to develop and conduct studies to ensure rapid and thorough evaluation of US government-sponsored COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for the prevention of COVID-19 disease.

CovidRap

Empowering frontline workers and the planet's health.

Test Sites

Get information on coronavirus testing near you.

Treatment Tracker

FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, is currently tracking the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 (coronavirus). This tracker contains an aggregation of publicly-available information from validated sources.

Vaccine Tracker

FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, is currently tracking the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 (coronavirus). This tracker contains an aggregation of publicly-available information from validated sources.

CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

WHO

On this website you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. Please visit this page for daily updates.

BBC

A world view of the coronavirus pandemic

National Post

Get the latest news and updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

NHS

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with coronavirus.

NPR

Everything you need to know about the global outbreak.

STAT

Read all of our coverage of the new virus that has emerged in China and spread to countries around the world.

The Atlantic

The Atlantic’s guide to understanding COVID-19.

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