In the search to find a vaccine to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic, some scientists worry that President Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” is missing out on tried and true vaccine technologies that have over and over again resulted in proven winners. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/vaccine-platforms-warp-speed/index.html?utm_medium=social
Category: New Normal
Medium op-ed from former ID2020 technical advisor: “The Dangers of Blockchain-Enabled ‘Immunity Passports’ for COVID-19”
Despite limited backing from civil society or public health experts, as well as warnings from historians and bioethicists, technologists are racing ahead to build and deploy digital certificates that would allegedly let individuals “prove” whether they have recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have tested positive for antibodies, or have received a vaccination, should one become available. https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-dangers-of-blockchain-enabled-immunity-passports-for-covid-19-5ff84cacb290
Stanford research reports “Covid-19 much more prevalent than previously thought”
The population prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Santa Clara County implies that the infection is much more widespread than indicated by the number of confirmed cases. Population prevalence estimatescan now be used to calibrate epidemic and mortality projections. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1.full.pdf