Coronavirus research news 11/30/20

Can the virus evolve to resist a vaccine? Yes. It's not likely but it's worth tracking genetic changes. https://t.co/Uh8sbsZaGC
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) November 30, 2020

Doctors say that while every patient is different, days five through 10 are often the most worrisome time for respiratory complications of Covid-19. Here’s a general timeline of symptoms. https://t.co/QKQl3zA7fT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 30, 2020

Some coronavirus survivors say loose teeth have fallen out without any blood. Others complain of sensitive gums, or of teeth turning grey or chipping.

People who already have dental problems may see them aggravated by the virus, some experts say. https://t.co/MuWK9a1rhE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 26, 2020

That's a good question.https://t.co/3tkGoNbBeT by @mikeives @apoorva_nyc
"There is little to no evidence that contaminated surfaces can spread the virus." pic.twitter.com/pKtdq5A7Qk
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 19, 2020

Study: COVID temperature checks not very effective https://t.co/YvWVEXKtiS pic.twitter.com/eysgebKXUG
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) November 13, 2020

Inhaled medication may help Covid-19 patients recover faster https://t.co/kzmPRTG8ej pic.twitter.com/tB3RIaTmol
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) November 13, 2020

COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds https://t.co/9gqzh0voTs pic.twitter.com/rKiSwu5kDQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 12, 2020

BREAKING—20% of recovering #COVID19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days, says large US study. Increased *first-time diagnosis* of anxiety, depression & insomnia by 2-fold! And researchers also found significantly higher risks of dementia. 🧵https://t.co/ahzlKNZVbO pic.twitter.com/b6Bf1w7uw6
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 10, 2020

“Restaurants were by far the riskiest places, about four times riskier than gyms and coffee shops, followed by hotels,” for Covid cases, according to an analysis of cell phone data in 10 cities last spring, new research shows. https://t.co/5ngwamhGvW
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) November 11, 2020

So disturbing and destructive. https://t.co/n87Qw828q5
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 6, 2020

It's important to understand the magnitude of Covid spread in the US. Not everyone who is infected with Covid gets tested, so reported case numbers don't tell the full story. For every positive test reported, there are about four more infectious people who haven't been tested.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) November 1, 2020

Some survivors of Covid-19 carry worrying signs that their immune system has turned on the body, a new study has found. The findings may explain why so-called “long haulers” have lingering problems months after their initial illness. https://t.co/pEvaczVoLd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 1, 2020

COVID-19 antibodies may last longer than researchers thought https://t.co/AoHFUr9UaA pic.twitter.com/XRrMvyBadN
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 30, 2020

Vitamin D may not help with severe COVID-19 cases, contrary to what researchers thought https://t.co/9YSNDcesIZ pic.twitter.com/ZPkJUwrlqh
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) November 30, 2020

COVID deniers

Some even deny it when they have it. I blame Trump for spreading all of this misinformation.

A Texas nurse recalled seeing a coronavirus patient in ICU who continued to deny the pandemic's severity.

“If he's thinking like this, there's potentially thousands or millions more and we're in trouble if that's the case," she said. https://t.co/8h9yLCUxIF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 25, 2020

THREAD: I just spent 3 days with frontline workers at hospitals in a part of Appalachia where hospitalizations have more than doubled in the last month. But hospital staff say many in their hard-hit communities still don’t believe COVID is real. Misinformation is rampant.
— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) November 28, 2020

My sister is an ICU nurse in Iowa and reports the same thing: sick patients, some of them who die, refusing to believe it is covid because of their faith in Trump. https://t.co/9NxjGBbWSf
— John Sickels 🇺🇸😷 (@MinorLeagueBall) November 29, 2020

South Dakota doctor says he has family members who "deny" COVID "exists," as state's positivity rate stands at 56 percent https://t.co/3kFDTxJI1W
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 20, 2020

This is actually one of the most disturbing things I've heard in recent days, and that says a lot. https://t.co/wGmoCL3duB
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 16, 2020

Trump only wants to disqualify votes in counties that voted for Democrats

“I think they’re trying to take our votes away,” said Milwaukee pastor Mose Fuller. “I personally think they are destroying the whole concept of what democracy is all about. It’s an unpatriotic and un-American thing that they’re trying to do."https://t.co/pUDDMLPhRH
— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) November 28, 2020

Latest on Trump’s endless lies

NEW: In less than ten minutes, the president made at last 15 false or misleading claims about the election result https://t.co/yDbRgqMn9d
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 26, 2020

We've updated the Trump Claims Database! He's now at 23,035 false or misleading claims as of Sept. 11. That means 525 additional claims in just one week (!!!) Many months –22 — he never even exceeded 500 claims. https://t.co/rZaAOI0gjd
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 24, 2020

Basically nothing the president is saying is true.

People say “what else is new,” but this is a new lying level even for him. He’s barely even bothering to sprinkle in some accurate and arguable claims. It’s almost all false all the time.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 18, 2020

I know! It’s amazing that @twitter hasn’t banned @realDonaldTrump – yet.

And if you’re one of his lying, deceitful, anti-democracy Goebbels-in-training, kid, they should ban you too. https://t.co/3CIMpvV1V1
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) November 30, 2020

Covers: Cotton Fields

“Cotton Fields” was written by Lead Belly and recorded by him in 1940. There have been lots of covers by a wide range of artists. The strangest one I found was by Teresa Brewer and the Muppets.

The Beach Boys version (1969) was number 1 in Australia, South Africa, Sweden and Norway, and top five in other countries. The Creedence Clearwater Revival version (1970) was number 1 in Mexico.

another strange cover

earlier version from 1968

in French!

Trump’s racist attacks on Black voters

Mr. Trump’s fruitless and pyromaniacal campaign to reverse President-elect Biden’s victory rests on the wholesale disenfranchisement of 100s of thousands, a disproportionate number of them Black Americans living in the urban centers of Ga. Pa. Wisc. & Mi. https://t.co/dw5qo1aBsy
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) November 23, 2020

Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups https://t.co/HLxpN2X07a
— J U A N A (@jmsummers) November 24, 2020

As Trump tries to get votes in majority Black communities thrown out, Black leaders, political analysts & historians are crying foul at what they described as tactics reminiscent of those used to suppress the voice of Black voters following the Civil War. https://t.co/OF23d8ODrW
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 21, 2020

“President Trump appears determined to end this stage of his political career the same way he began it: by promoting a racist conspiracy theory.” Birtherism then; voter fraud in heavily Black cities now. My take. https://t.co/8pWO8jH9I7
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 24, 2020

“It’s not just about the outcome,” Sherrilyn Ifill says of NAACP lawsuit alleging the Trump campaign worked to disenfranchise Black voters. “It’s about the full citizenship of Black people, the right to participate in the political process.” https://t.co/qdQaYkoXUg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 24, 2020

“By spreading baseless charges of fraud in heavily Black areas, Republicans are laying the groundwork to make it harder to vote for these communities in the future.” @AriBerman @MotherJones https://t.co/BMfw0AifTV
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) November 22, 2020

Cororavirus in prisons

Maryland’s correctional department confirmed another inmate died from COVID-19 on Dec. 3, pushing the total to 14 deaths as cases spiked in prison facilities over the last few weeks. https://t.co/WCJL6jzmfw
— Phillip Jackson (@phillej_) December 9, 2020

Thank you to the ⁦@nytimes⁩ Editorial Board for lifting this. https://t.co/G1992w4d1Q
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 22, 2020

Texas prison for elderly inmates has a massive COVID outbreak due to the prison's own inability to protect its inmates. 40 percent of inmates are infected.

SCOTUS says "meh, that's fine."https://t.co/TuytHVbHrN
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 16, 2020

81% of inmates at a Carson City prison have tested positive for COVID-19 (!!) https://t.co/aEXCELBdCO
— Megan Messerly (@meganmesserly) November 14, 2020

Almost half of the prison population of South Dakota has tested positive for the coronavirus, @argusleader reports. https://t.co/7w75a4F33C
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) October 27, 2020

Trump team lies about the transition after the 2016 election

Trump lies about everything.

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition https://t.co/nEqpyI9ki9
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 23, 2020

"I was the GSA administrator under President Barack Obama. On the day after the presidential election in 2016, I ascertained that Donald Trump had won," writes Denise Turner Roth, describing the presidential transition process. | @CNNOpinion https://t.co/7huL1kz3Gw
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2020

“But Trump’s team largely ignored advice from Obama staffers, leaving briefing books unopened and ignoring special iPads loaded with materials. The lack of preparation left aides clueless even about how to work the overhead intercom in the West Wing” https://t.co/y1SunHEEax
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) November 22, 2020

Trumpsters are complaining about the Trump transition. Let's open the book by Governor Chris Christie, who headed Trump's transition in 2016-2017, to hear from him. Page 6 pic.twitter.com/Bc570hjZ4R
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 21, 2020

The reality is, while Democrats expressed disappointment at the 2016 election results, most of the party's leadership in Congress, the White House and at the DNC congratulated Trump. They also pledged to work with his team to facilitate the transition. https://t.co/eG087mTBgn
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 15, 2020

Obama praised Bush for the cooperation in 2008 transition and pledged that same level of cooperation to whoever followed him

And that's exactly what the outgoing Obama team did in 2016. We prepared detailed materials and scheduled briefings

We also gave them a pandemic playbook https://t.co/nzAhcBnf3f
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) November 21, 2020

Michelle Obama implored Republicans today to acknowledge Joe Biden's electoral victory in a candid Instagram post that touched on her own experiences in the 2016 transitionhttps://t.co/Pi4j05fXl0
— POLITICO (@politico) November 16, 2020

People are ignoring advice and traveling for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving eve was the busiest air travel day of the pandemic, despite health warnings https://t.co/VdjVyVKTdE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 27, 2020

Per TSA, passenger air travel is down approx 60% from Friday through Tuesday compared to last year. https://t.co/8jKywGO2yO pic.twitter.com/jLibPFqvR1
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) November 25, 2020

Usually when you see some state-pattern map, you think: “Well, actually…”

But this one exactly matches our holiday plans, as DC-ites. Chart of people having Tkvng *outside* immed household: https://t.co/vN8DQ4iQvF

(Skip down to last line.) pic.twitter.com/5XtExyWNbd
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 25, 2020

More flights than 2 years ago and not far off last year's number. #Thanksgiving2020 https://t.co/p0REXJe8A5
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) November 24, 2020

1,047,934 airline passengers traveled yesterday, the highest number of travelers since the pandemic began and 45% of the passenger throughput last year at this time, according to new TSA data.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 23, 2020

On Thursday, the CDC called on Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

On Friday and Saturday, the TSA did more than 2 million screenings at airports, the highest two-day total since mid-March. pic.twitter.com/K0cYzxIRAt
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 23, 2020

College students hit the road after an eerie pandemic semester. Will the virus go home with them? https://t.co/USCjOx8RlO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 22, 2020

Despite a record number of new Covid-19 cases and the CDC recommending against traveling for Thanksgiving, Friday and Saturday were two of the busiest days at US airports since the pandemic brought air travel to a near halt in March https://t.co/j6paauZyHS
— CNN (@CNN) November 22, 2020

Having a single negative Covid-19 test is not sufficient for a safe Thanksgiving because it does not prove that you aren't infectious today, and it certainly doesn't prove that you're not infectious tomorrow, Megan Ranney writes for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/0xGLB4bR9v
— CNN (@CNN) November 23, 2020

I know it’s hard, but please consider your loved ones. Stay home if you can.

A negative COVID test does not clear one for safe travel. You can be asymptomatic & test positive shortly after. You can get it en route.

Don’t spread COVID to parents, loved ones, workers. Stay in!🏡 https://t.co/PPcUR6wtEb
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020

“You might want to reconsider travel plans,” Dr. Fauci tells Washington Post Live when asked about this holiday weekend.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 23, 2020

Despite emphatic warnings from public health authorities to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding airports ahead of the holiday. Many of them are unwilling to miss out on seeing family and convinced they can do it safely. https://t.co/XO6FYpLXt4
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2020

Masks work

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cloth-mask-is-a-powerful-weapon-against-coronavirus-224321477.html

What type of mask does the best job of protecting you and others? Here's guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and aerosol transmission experts on what to look for — and avoid. https://t.co/LzgRuRGSmM
— CNN (@CNN) November 11, 2020

We started studying cloth masks in March. Preprint now at https://t.co/PwTCS6ZaJV Take-home: Cloth masks are not an N95, but they work reasonably well for aerosols 1-2 microns and larger, which is the size that we think mostly mediates transmission. See thread. /1 pic.twitter.com/ae37seFs6r
— Linsey Marr (@linseymarr) November 23, 2020

.@nytimes : The C.D.C. updates its findings: Mask-wearing protects you, not just those around you by @apoorva_nyc #covid19 #MaskUp https://t.co/mTwYb6DPHx https://t.co/X4KF5jOTRF
— Greg Folkers (@greg_folkers) November 11, 2020

Mask mandates can slow the spread of Covid-19, a new CDC report finds. https://t.co/r99XPCU7xq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 21, 2020

https://t.co/2w7evSjXeG
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 20, 2020

Yes, your mask needs to be worn over the mouth and nose. A nurse explains why it matters: https://t.co/2VtjMqg4Is pic.twitter.com/kykEghg1y6
— WebMD (@WebMD) November 19, 2020

nearly everyone wears masks here and it makes a real difference https://t.co/eLEecRm15Y
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) November 13, 2020

In rare interview, CDC’s chief medical officer for coronavirus response says strong scientific evidence for masks is part of renewed push to bolster public messaging—and to prevent new lockdowns. @bbguari @bylenasun @arianaeunjung https://t.co/9ariV1WHvv
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 12, 2020

Just. Wear. A. Mask.https://t.co/jR2vHsyroy
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 11, 2020

Joe Biden's office has released plans his administration intends to implement in the beginning of his term. One is a national mask mandate "by working with governors and mayors."

Most states have some type of mask mandate, but some have no statewide rule. https://t.co/6yap1wSWzU
— CNN (@CNN) November 9, 2020

How long will we need to wear masks? Here's what experts predict https://t.co/duJE30cDvk
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) November 28, 2020