Scientists Are Trying to Spot New Viruses Before They Cause Pandemics
Science Times
Feb. 15, 2021
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Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston, Feb. 13, 2021. Scientists want to build a weather system for viruses. It would require a big financial investment, plus buy-in from doctors, hospitals and blood banks. (Kayana Szymczak/The New York Times)Kayana Szymczak/NYT
Back in the summer, Dr. Michael Mina made a deal with a cold storage company. With many of its restaurant clients closed down, the firm had freezers to spare. And Mina, a public health researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, had a half-million vials of plasma from human blood coming to his lab from across the country, samples dating back to the carefree days of January 2020.
John Oliver Talks Possibility of Next Pandemic on Last Week Tonight
John Oliver Talks Possibility of Next Pandemic on Last Week Tonight The truth is if we re not very careful, the next pandemic could well be even worse, host says
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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver broadcast its season premiere on Sunday, returning after it last aired just days after the presidential election. While a lot has happened since then including the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the Wall Street’s Gamestop rollercoaster and Donald Trump’s impeachment trial culminating in an acquittal for his main story he discussed the possibility of another pandemic and how to avoid it.