Americans are getting out of their houses more, which is causing an alarming rise in COVID-19 infections in a number of states. Could quarantine bubbles reduce the risk? Epidemiologist Melissa Hawkins examines the evidence and finds that, when well done, these “quaranteams” can make it safer and provide a number of health benefits from social contact.
Also in this week’s science and research news, a social media scholar explains how bot armies are subtly manipulating what you read every day and the latest science on the long-term effects of COVID-19
and asymptomatic spread.
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Quaranteams offer a way to limit the risk of infection while also maintaining social contacts and mental health.
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Melissa Hawkins, American University
People are turning to quarantine bubbles as a way to see friends and family while limiting the risk from the coronavirus. Research shows that this can work, but it's not easy to be in a quaranteam.
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Screening for symptoms can catch some cases of COVID-19, but about people who are infected but not showing any symptoms?
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Monica Gandhi, University of California, San Francisco
There is a lot of confusion and concern around asymptomatic spread of SARS-C0V-2. An infectious disease expert explains how many people are asymptomatic and how they can spread the virus.
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All is not as it appears on social media.
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Jeanna Matthews, Clarkson University
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
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