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Hospitals Closed to Prepare for COVID-19. It is Time to Reopen Most of Them.
The data suggests we need a better strategy for handling patients with the coronavirus who need hospital and ICU beds.
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A Compelling Story: Some Coronavirus Curves Are Starting to Flatten
Data from recent days point to encouraging results as a result of statewide stay at home orders. Researchers examined deaths and caseloads for California and New York.
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Individuals with Low Incomes, Less Education Report Higher Perceived Financial, Health Threats from COVID-19
Currently, social distancing and work-related avoidance behaviors are being practiced by many, but those with PhDs are practicing the greatest number of both.
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COVID-19 by Country
Joel Hay led the development of a COVID-19 econometric model with country-specific logistic growth curves as functions of time from Day Zero (when the cumulative number of reported cases surpasses 100).
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Americans Disagree on How Risky the Coronavirus Is, But Most Are Changing Their Behavior Anyway
Researchers tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.
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This Recession May Be Different, But Many of the Victims May Look the Same
While the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending recession feel unprecedented, one pattern is eerily familiar. Low-SES workers and households are most likely to be hit hardest again.
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Discrimination Against Asian, Black Americans More Likely Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Asian and black Americans are more likely to perceive discrimination and unfair treatment due to people thinking that they might have the coronavirus.
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Knowledge of COVID-19 Symptoms May Not Be Sufficient to Change Behavior
People with respiratory symptoms are well aware of key symptoms of the COVID-19, but might not apply the knowledge to their own symptoms and sufficiently adjust their behaviors to prevent the spread.
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USC Study Finds Increasing Actions and Risk Perceptions for Coronavirus
People across the U.S. are changing their behaviors and practicing social distancing while their perceptions about getting sick, dying and quarantined are increasing.
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COVID-19 – How Bad Can It Get?
McFadden offers a short analysis of a worst-case scenario for the COVID-19 epidemic. Under a worst-case scenario, he says to expect 4.4 million deaths in the U.S. age 60+ population this year, and a peak demand for more than 1.8 million hospital beds.
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