Vaccinated shed more flu virus

Amazon had been in touch with federal officials about the coronavirus during the Trump administration, according to the company, including discussing its virus testing program with the FDA, participating in the White House’s High Performance Computing Consortium addressing the disease, and contacting the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The company urged the CDC committee last year to prioritize vaccinating essential workers such as Amazon’s. … [Read more...] about Amazon offers President Biden help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution

When the Trump supporters in attendance weren’t calling us losers, they would also say, “Give him a chance,” which is nice because who doesn’t love condescension that comes with a homework assignment. But Trump never gave us a chance to give him a chance. He campaigned with immense hostility, propelled by dishonesty, and after winning, he immediately began a four-year experiment of treating those in cities who voted against him like a population of conquered foes. Had any liberal with a Burning Man-grade open mind still felt like actually giving Trump a chance, though, somewhere between the inauguration crowd size lie and the insidious, sloppily executed Muslim ban one week later, that chance would have evaporated. … [Read more...] about What looking back at Trump’s inauguration tells us about Biden’s presidency

The issue of language is key because most warnings about misinformation online are in a written format. Take Facebook’s adoption of new alerts supported by independent fact-checkers, for example. They warn users of fake news and to try to prevent them from sharing it unknowingly. It is certainly a step in the right direction. But text warnings can be easily misunderstood and ignored. And that’s the problem. … [Read more...] about Twitter, Facebook, and Google could combat disinformation with this simple design tweak