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Researchers in Belgium believe there is a possibility that llamas have the antibodies to fight off COVID-19. Llamas contain a small antibody that can access small crevices on spike proteins on viruses that human antibodies cannot. Llama antibodies are also easily manipulated and can be fused to…

Even though face coverings are mandatory in many areas as a method to decrease COVID-19 transmission, some people are still hesitant to wear the masks in public. One reason is that they believe it takes away their personal freedoms by conforming to the masses. Mixed messages in the media of whether…

One of the five most commonly used COVID-19 test, the Abbott ID NOW, has been found to only detect the virus in 85.2% of samples. Researchers speculate it may be due to the fact that samples are stored in a viral transport media rather than being placed into the testing machine immediately.…

Congress passed the CARES Act which will send $14 billion dollars to colleges to provide emergency living expenses grants for students. However, Secretary Betsy DeVos released new criteria for who is eligible, limiting the grants to only U.S. citizens and some noncitizen. Undocumented Deferred…

A CDC study released demographic information of hospitalized COVID-19 patients from 14 states in the month of March. It found that African Americans make up 33% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients despite making up only 13% of the U.S. population. This study highlights not only the racial disparities…

As doctors rely on changing, new data to learn the best ways to manage COVID-19 patients, some fear that mechanical ventilators could be doing more harm than good for patients. Experts have found that typically patients that rely on ventilators have a mortality rate of around 40-50%. Meanwhile, in…

Google has been collecting data about people's location throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and the company now states it plans to public release the data in "Community Motility Reports" to better inform public health officials. The data will be organized by country then region, and show traffic…

As state officials implement stay-at-home orders amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, police departments have seen a noticeable increase of domestic violence cases in hot spot cities. 9-1-1 call data is not entirely all-encompassing, however, as domestic violence victims may choose to seek help from…

The coronavirus poses a threat to college campuses across the United States, prompting many schools to quickly formulate preparedness plans and inform students of changes to campus life including alternative online class options. Schools are also imposing travel restrictions, preventing university…

Despite projections of 1 to 1.5 million tests to be performed this week from Vice President Mike Pence and Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the FDA, the number of actual tests performed in the U.S. is much lower. The Atlantic was only able to verify that less than 1,900 people have received…

Even though the number of known cases of the coronavirus are few in the United States, public health officials are worried about the risks and challenges of an outbreak that could occur in homeless populations. Lack of ability to have proper hygiene, living in close proximity, and risk factors from…

Tech project manager and breast cancer advocate, Andrea Downing, started a closed Facebook group called BRCA Sisterhood to create a safe space for people to share information about their breast cancer experiences. Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 which affected the data of over 87…

COVID-19 is more contagious but less deadly than SARS. The mortality rate of COVID-19 is between 1-2% versus 9.6% for SARS. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has spread much faster and infected over 75,000 people in 2 months compared to SARS, which took 8 months to affect over 8,000. Nonetheless, the two…

Artificial intelligence technology is used to generate manipulated facial images for fake social media accounts. Social media activist, Nandini Jammi, has been a victim of harassment from an AI-generated user named "Jessica", one of fifty accounts owned by a single online troll. The…