In the news: Vanuatu cyclone tests disaster response amid a pandemic

Published on April 14, 2020

A powerful tropical cyclone barrelled into the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Monday April 3rd, lashing its northern islands with wind speeds topping 200 kilometres an hour. The New Humanitarian

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EARLY RELEASE: Timing of Community Mitigation and Changes in Reported COVID-19 and Community Mobility --- Four U.S. Metropolitan Areas, February 26--April 1, 2020

April 13, 2020
During February 26-April 1, 2020, community mobility (a proxy measure for social distancing) in the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans, and New York City declined, decreasing with each community mitigation policy issued and as case counts increased.

Covid-19 ‘immunity certificates’: practical and ethical conundrums

April 14, 2020
Immunity certificates offer the enticing promise that an increasing number of people can stop sheltering in place and instead help the world revive. They could play an important role in the period before we have excellent treatments or an effective vaccine. But they raise issues about the science of Covid-19 immunity. STAT