The Majority of Americans, Across Party Affiliation, Support Strict Social Distancing

5 Important New Findings

A roundup of Covid-19 research we’re following

• Covid-19 targets: Researchers have identified the cells that are likely targeted by the coronavirus when it’s entering the body. A subset of cells in the lung, nasal passage, and…

People Taking ACE Inhibitors for Blood Pressure Get All-Clear in New Study

Doctors had worried the drugs could contribute to more severe Covid-19 infections

Why You Feel So Disoriented

Quarantine brain, explained

A scientific explanation for quarantine brain. “Without novel experiences to demarcate one day or week from the next, the shape of time can bend and stretch in disorienting ways.”

Public Distrust, Lockdown Predictions, and the Men Who Lived in a Factory to Fight Covid-19

A roundup of stories we’re reading about Covid-19 today

• These men lived in a factory to help the response. The…

Early Results from New York Antibody Study

Suggests slightly over 20% of people in New York City tested positive

What the antibodies show. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared early results from a state-wide coronavirus…

A Nanny Who Can’t Get Unemployment Benefits

A personal pandemic story

Some people can’t get pandemic unemployment relief. This anonymous 30-year-old from New York City worked as a nanny for two separate families before the coronavirus outbreak. In March…

Op-Ed: Why Simply Adding More Money to PPP Won’t Work

From a finance expert at MIT

“Although it sounds counterintuitive, the extremely generous terms of the existing PPP have actually harmed many firms in need of benefits, by forcing them to…

What to Keep in Mind When Considering Immunity Passports

There’s a chance it could create an unfortunate disparity

A risk of immunity passports. “The effects could split communities in two — those who are allowed to go about…