“’I think if the town survives, the newspaper will survive. I think we’re so intertwined. It’s not going to be one without the other. Our fates are going to be the same.'”
COVID-19
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“People are dying waiting”
“Miguel Jr. and Jeannette are troubled that Miguel’s doctors didn’t present ECMO as an option, and then resisted the idea when the family suggested it.”
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The Team of Scientists Behind Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
How scientists developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time.
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Tragedy on the Pacific Crest Trail
“Trevor spoke to Doug…“Physically, I’m doing fine,” he said. ‘My body’s just tired because we’ve been doing 20-mile days for eight days in a row.’ It was their final conversation.”
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What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?
“What exactly was happening inside patients to make their sense of smell disappear in such an unusual way? Could Covid-related smell loss teach us anything new about how the virus worked? Or about how we did?”
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Luck, Foresight and Science: How an Unheralded Team Developed a COVID-19 Vaccine in Record Time
Credit for the COVID-19 vaccine “belongs to a series of uncelebrated discoveries dating back at least 15 years – and a constellation of unsung scientists.”
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The Household Covid Budget
“She and her five housemates needed to find a way to live safely together. So they decided to adhere to a collective risk model of their own design.”
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What Happened to Cruise Ship Workers Once the Passengers Were Gone?
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, cruise companies “went to great lengths to repatriate vacationers.” But for crew members, it was a different story.
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The Cruise Ship Suicides
Cruise crew members experienced a “more extreme version of the household lockdowns that have sent people tumbling into depression.”
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Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us
“As vaccines roll out, the U.S. will face a choice about what to learn and what to forget.”