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October 15, 2020 | Prodavinci
Virus Hunters in Venezuela (Spanish)
In 1989, 10 farmers died in Guanarito, Portuguesa state, from an unknown virus. Juan Carlos Navarro went in to investigate.
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Outbreaks and Epidemics
October 15, 2020 | Prodavinci
Being A Venezuelan Priest in COVID-19 Times (Spanish)
This is the story of a priest who found a way to keep working amid a growing epidemic, recurrent power shortages, and a lockdown that continues in Venezuela.
October 15, 2020 | Science Magazine
The Inside Story of How Trump’s COVID-19 Coordinator Undermined the World’s Top Health Agency
When Deborah Birx was named coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in February, she was widely praised as a voice of data-driven reason. But some of her actions have undermined the effectiveness of the CDC, according to a Science investigation.
October 15, 2020 | Science Magazine
Early Approval of a COVID-19 Vaccine Could Stymie the Hunt for Better Ones
Success in the push to find a COVID-19 vaccine at record-breaking speed could result in the first vaccine to cross the finish line might be only marginally effective.
October 14, 2020 | Science Magazine
Found: Genes That Sway the Course of the Coronavirus
A study of some of the sickest COVID-19 patients, such as those placed on ventilators, has identified gene variants that put people at greater risk of severe disease.
October 14, 2020 | Scriibe
Photo Essay: RESPONSE
Mateo Ruiz González photographed what the response to the coronavirus pandemic looked like on the streets of Brooklyn.
October 14, 2020 | Associated Press
AP Road Trip: Racial Tensions in America's 'Sundown Towns'
In Vienna, Illinois, no one talks openly about the violence that drove out Black residents 66 years ago, or about how it became a "sundown town." The town is still grappling with racial tensions today.
October 13, 2020 | Scriibe
Photo Essay: RECOVERY
What does recovery and reopening look like across Brooklyn during the pandemic? Mateo Ruiz González captured images of Brooklyn's streets in this COVID-19 Writers Project photo essay.
October 13, 2020 | Scriibe
Video Narrative: RESPONSE II
The coronavirus pandemic was accelerating. More tests were needed. More personal protective equipment was needed. Food supplies were depleting. Prices for essential products skyrocketed. Hysteria was setting in.
October 13, 2020 | Scriibe
The Road to Recovery
The pandemic underscored long-standing inequalities in American society. It also created scores of new social activists in Generation Z ready to become the leaders of tomorrow.
October 13, 2020 | Scriibe
Video Narrative: RESPONSE I
When COVID-19 cases spiked in March, officials encouraged extreme vigilance with social distancing. At the same time, residents were beginning to see the failures and strengths of their government's crisis response.
October 13, 2020 | Scriibe
Video Narrative: DEVASTATION III
A report released in April found that Black and Hispanic New Yorkers were dying from COVID-19 at almost twice the rate of white New Yorkers.