SARS-CoV-2

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The WHA coronavirus resolution is not great for science

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Op-eds Scicomm Science coronavirus lab origin hypothesis COVID-19 Donald Trump evolutionary biology furin Harsh Vardhan Nitin Gadkari novel coronavirus principle of correspondence SARS-CoV-2 sufficient cause sufficient condition WHO World Health Assembly World Health Organization zoonotic spillover

On May 19, member states of the WHO moved a vote in the World Health Assembly (WHA), asking for an independent investigation into the sources of the novel coronavirus. Their exact demands were spelle…

Dehumanising language during an outbreak

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Op-eds Scicomm Science Amit Shah Bharatiya Janata Party COVID-19 dehumanisation Eman Ahmed epidemic Harsh Vardhan infection infectious diseases local transmission private healthcare public healthcare system Saifee Hospital SARS-CoV-2 science communication science journalism The Guardian Washington Post Wuhan coronavirus

It appears the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has begun local transmission in India, i.e. infecting more people within the country instead of each new patient having recently travelled to an already affected…