This video was originally published on July 6, 2020. Vietnam is among a handful of countries to have reported no fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Timothyna Duncan reports on how the country, which shares a porous land border with China, defied the odds. The headline and summary have been updated to specify the…
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Bats carry tons of viruses. But scientists think one in particular has recently infected the human population and killed nearly 1,400 people: China’s new coronavirus. Scientists don’t really know why, but bats usually don’t get sick from the viruses inside them. A recent genetic study, however, found that the coronavirus in bats and the one…
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Heading into a third pandemic winter, COVID hospitalizations in Canada are up, vaccine uptake is down and new variants are circulating. But experts say we’re not completely in the dark, and some of the tools to get through it are already in our hands. #covid19 #canada #cbcnews Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at…
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As new coronavirus variants sweep across the world, scientists are racing to understand how dangerous they could be. WSJ explains. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian/WSJ More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: Visit the WSJ Video Center: On Facebook: On Twitter: On Snapchat: #WSJ #CovidMutation #Science
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The pandemic not only changed how and where we work, but also changed what we can talk about with our co-workers and bosses. Dan Roth, editor-in-chief at LinkedIn, joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to discuss how the rules of the workplace have changed over the last two years. » Subscribe to TODAY: » Watch…
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When COVID-19 first emerged, many researchers were focused on its impact on the lungs. But others, including Avindra Nath, Clinical Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, suspected COVID could also have a profound impact on the brain. Brain autopsy data from those who have died of COVID-19 have confirmed these early…
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NOTE FROM TED: Research around COVID-19 remains an ongoing and evolving field of study. This talk was delivered March 20, 2021. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: Like millions of people around the world, epidemiologist Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet got COVID-19 in…
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