The lower the vaccine’s effectiveness, the more likely social distancing in some form may still be necessary.
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Bruce Y. Lee, City University of New York
A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research shows.
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Science + Technology
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Justin Silverman, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Washburne, Montana State University
The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know. Recent estimates now put it at 0.26%, far lower than initially thought.
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James M. Honeycutt, University of Texas at Dallas
Psychologists call these traits the 'Big Five': openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. A researcher suggests your profile implies your response to social distancing.
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Economy + Business
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Mitchel Y. Abolafia, University at Albany, State University of New York
The Trump administration has revised CDC health guidelines and undermined its own experts, making it harder for science to prevail over politics in US's coronavirus strategy.
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Politics + Society
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Steven Heilman, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Mathematically speaking, the Electoral College is built to virtually ensure narrow victories, making it very susceptible to manipulation and disinformation.
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Education
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Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
For US parents, the health, economic and social crisis the COVID-19 pandemic brought about is compounded by the difficult if not impossible task of working, caring for and educating kids.
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James M. Lang, Assumption College
Children will probably be OK, especially if their families make sure this elevated level of screen time doesn't turn into a long-term habit.
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Amy Bonomi, Michigan State University
Women of color are woefully underrepresented in leadership positions in higher education. What will it take to turn things around?
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Byron Erath, Clarkson University; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University
More than 200 scientists wrote to the World Health Organization, warning about aerosol transmission of the coronavirus.
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J. Alexander Navarro, University of Michigan
As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound familiar?
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