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A coronavirus vaccine has the potential to not only save countless lives, but also to mitigate trillions in economic damage. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more than $16 trillion worth of damage to the U.S. economy over the next decade. More than 140,000 Americans have already died from…
A new study investigates how effective face masks of different designs are at inhibiting the transfer of airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes.Share on PinterestNew research assesses the effectiveness of various types of homemade masks. Due to the scarcity and cost of medical-grade face masks, many people are using homemade masks to avoid spreading or…
Researchers test leakage from 3 different types of masksDETROIT – Public health officials strongly recommend using face coverings to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but not all masks are created equal.To demonstrate the differences between masks, researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University created a visual simulation.READ:…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…