Coronavirus: Don't Worry, Be Happily Informed
Reason's science correspondent explains who is getting infected, how to protect yourself, and why nobody should be freaking out. Yet.
Reason's science correspondent explains who is getting infected, how to protect yourself, and why nobody should be freaking out. Yet.
The FDA has finally approved commercial diagnostic tests.
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While the use of force can be justified to curtail the spread of communicable diseases, the threat has to be weighed against the burdens on potential carriers.
Coronavirus misinformation is spreading faster than the disease itself.
Irresponsible, ineffective, and dishonest
No matter how bad the outbreak might turn out to be, politicians will find a way to make it worse.
They call it a "hate crime against Asian students and scholars."
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People are panicking and sketchy information is spreading fast, but rapid vaccine and anti-viral deployment should blunt the epidemic's health and economic effects in the coming year.
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Efforts to control the flow of information fail, but they muddle the quality of what people share in defiance of the censors.
We will soon learn if humanity's increasing biotechnical prowess can prevent a modern pandemic.
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