Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

Schools

• LAUSD seeks state, county approval to operate as COVID-19 vaccination sites [ L.A. Daily News ]
• LAUSD Seeks Approval To Begin Vaccinating Teachers Against COVID [ CBS News ]
• LAUSD says it has no intention of suing over Newsom’s school reopening proposal [ L.A. Daily News ]
• When schools reopen will you send your child back? [ L.A. Times ]
• As COVID-19 soars in many communities, schools attempt to find ways through the crisis [ Science Magazine ]
• Make Schools More Human [ N.Y. Times ]
• Students are falling behind in online school. Where’s the COVID-19 ‘disaster plan’ to catch them up? [ USA Today ]
• Covid-19’s Painful—and Essential—Lessons for America’s Schools [ The Wall Street Journal ]
• Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools [ L.A. Times ]
• Schools attempt to find their way through the COVID-19 crisis [ Science ]
• COVID-19 Resources for Schools, Students, and Families [ U.S. Dept of Education ]
• Teachers Union Nears Agreement With LAUSD On Continuing Distance Learning [ LAist ]
• SDSU students in uproar after faculty cancels spring break [ Los Angeles Times ]
• What does California’s alarming COVID-19 surge mean for schools? [ L.A. Times ]
• Beutner says in-person learning to return to LAUSD in hybrid model [ FOX11]
• Schools could face a hard shutdown if the COVID-19 surge worsens [ L.A. Times ]
• Rising Covid-19 rates halt school reopening plans in three California counties [ EdSource ]
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Response – ca covid-19 [ COVID-19 California 4 All ]
• L.A. campuses unlikely to reopen until at least January amid high COVID-19 rates [ L.A. Times ]
• Northeastern University dismisses 11 students for violating the school’s public health protocols [ CNN ]
• Over 1,000 students have tested positive for Covid-19 at University of Alabama since classes resumed [ CNN ]
• For Schools, the List of Obstacles Grows and Grows [ The Atlantic ]
• ‘Unprecedented’: Los Angeles schools to test all 600,000 students for Covid-19 [ The Guardian ]
• Dozens of Berlin schools report infections [ The Guardian ]
• ‘No social distancing’: US college towns close bars as Covid-19 cases surge [ The Guardian ]
• Calls for nationwide sickout as Arizona school district cancels reopening [ The Guardian ]
• More than 2,000 students, teachers and staff quarantined in several schools [ CNN ]
• Ohio State requiring COVID testing for all students in dorms [ The Columbus Dispatch ]
• Hundreds of Covid-19 cases reported as students return to college campuses [ CNN ]
• Outrage as coronavirus prompts US universities and colleges to shed staff [ The Guardian ]
• As Covid-19 Pummels Budgets, Colleges Are Resorting to Layoffs and Furloughs. [ The Chronicle of Higher Education ]
• Students can safely return to college if tested for coronavirus every two days, study says [ Washington Post ]
• 260 employees in Georgia school district have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed [ CNN ]
• Somerville and Medford are pressing Tufts to reconsider its reopening plan [ Boston Globe ]
• Half of U.S. elementary and high school students will study virtually only this fall, study shows [ CNBC ]
• Teachers union authorizes strikes if schools reopen without certain safety measures [ The Hill ]

Spread

• Can you spread Covid-19 if you get the vaccine? [ Quartz ]
• Researchers Try to Understand Spread of COVID-19 Using Surveillance Study [ NBC News ]
• Santa Barbara Has Highest COVID-19 Spread in California [ Edhat ]
• Worst case scenario is coming, expert says [ CNN ]
• UK has two cases of variant linked to South Africa [ BBC ]
• ‘We called it Voyage of the Damned’: Days of despair on the Grand Princess [ L.A. Times ]
• The moment the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic sank in [ L.A. Times ]
• California coronavirus shutdown will last through Christmas as hospitalizations surge past 10,000 [ L.A. Times ]
• Can COVID-19 spread through food, water, surfaces, and pets? [ Mayo Clinic ]
• Europe’s Deadly Second Wave: How Did It Happen Again? [ N.Y. Times ]
• State COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations soar as shutdown nears [ L.A. Times ]
• Tracking coronavirus case surges in states across the country this winter [ MSNBC ]
• US has its worst day yet, with more Covid-19 cases and deaths than at any stage of the pandemic [CNN ]
• California’s stay-at-home order allows essential travel only. What does that mean? [ L.A. Times ]
• States impose curfews on bars and restaurants as Covid-19 cases soar [ CNN ]
• How We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19 By Christmas [ TIME ]
• Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19 [ CNN ]
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) FAQ on spread [ CDC ]
• Indoor Air and Coronavirus [ EPA ]
• North Carolina has seen increase in percentage of positive cases due to clusters at university settings [ CNN ]
• When did the virus breach the Trump bubble? Inside a big Trump mystery [ Politico ]
• Coronavirus outbreak at USC’s fraternity row leaves at least 40 people infected [ LA Times ]
• Coronavirus cluster linked to a University of New Hampshire frat party, state says [ CNN ]
• West Virginia University becomes the latest school to backtrack on in-person classes after a spike in Covid-19 cases [ CNN ]
• Coronavirus cases climb in the Midwest as more states report growing outbreaks [ CNBC ]
• Coronavirus outbreak at Maine nursing home and jail linked back to wedding reception [ CNN ]
• In the Hamptons, some hosts are paying for party guests to take rapid coronavirus tests at the door [ CNN ]
• Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for Covid-19 [ CNBC ]
• Covid-19 may spread more easily among children than thought, report warns [ The Guardian ]
• Covid-19 superspreading event in Boston may have led to 20,000 cases, researcher says [ CNN ]
• Fastest man alive Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus [ CNBC ]
• Florida’s Covid-19 cases in children have increased 137% in past month [ CNN ]

Vaccines

• How to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Southern California [ ABC News ]
• Allergic reactions raise concerns over COVID-19 vaccine safety [ ABC News ]
• Who should, and should not, get the Covid-19 vaccine [ CNN ]
• U.S., Pfizer strike deal for 100 million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine [ L.A. Times ]
• Coronavirus vaccinations begin in historic U.S. campaign [ L.A. Times ]
• Everything You Wanted to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine, in One Place [ SLATE ]
• How the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer compare head to head [ L.A. Times ]
• California expects 1 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses this month [ L.A. Times ]
• US nursing homes, confused by initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, will begin immunizations next week [ USA Today ]
• Covid vaccine: How will the UK jab millions of people? [ BBC ]
• U.S. Starts Vaccine Rollout as High-Risk Health Care Workers Go First [ N.Y. Times ]
• COVID-19 vaccinations begin in California [ L.A. Times ]
• All eyes on the U.K. as it readies mass vaccination drive [ N.Y. Times ]
• Some Black and Latino Americans are still hesitant to take the vaccine [ CNN ]
• Pfizer and BioNTech to submit Covid-19 vaccine data to FDA [ STAT ]
• Covid-19 vaccines may have potentially unpleasant side effects [ NBC News ]
• COVID-19 Vaccines [ FDA ]
• COVID-19 vaccine tracker  [ RAPS ]

• The promise of the new covid-19 vaccine is immense [ The Economist ]
• How Pfizer Plans to Distribute Its Vaccine [ New York Times ]
• AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K. [ STAT ]
• Putin’s vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia [ CNN ]
• U.S., European drugmakers pledge to make safety the main focus in coronavirus vaccine development [ CNBC ]
• How the race for a Covid-19 vaccine is getting dirty [ The Guardian ]
• Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others [ CNBC ]
• Moderna’s clinical trial numbers show there’s ‘no way’ Trump can have a vaccine by Election Day [ CNN ]
• Covid vaccine rush could make pandemic worse, say scientists [ The Guardian ]

Testing

• Free COVID-19 Testing [ Los Angeles City ]
• Walmart, Sam’s Club selling a series of at-home COVID-19 tests – here’s how much they cost [ FOX Business ]
• We Built an Online Marketplace for Covid-19 Testing [ Harvard Business Review ]
• USC Will Be Able to Conduct 100,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Week During Spring Semester [ NBC 4 ]
• Making data-informed Covid-19 testing plans [ MIT News ]
• Covid testing is only getting harder to come by. That’s a serious problem [ MSNBC ]
• Expert Weighs Pros, Cons Of Newly Approved At-Home COVID-19 Rapid Test [ CBS 2/KCAL 9 ]
• LAX launches on-site coronavirus testing for fliers [ L.A. Times ]
• COVID-19 Testing at LAX, More Mobile Testing and a Super Walkup Testing Site Coming [ NBC ]
• Quest Diagnostics says it cut coronavirus testing turnaround to one to two days, but warns it could slip [ CNBC ]
• The CDC wants state and local sewage systems tested for coronavirus [ CNBC ]
• Efficient high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 testing to detect asymptomatic carriers [ AAAS ]
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Yale’s new saliva coronavirus test funded by NBA could be widely rolled out [ CNBC ]
• Covid-19 testing delays create a public health nightmare as schools and workplaces try to reopen [ CNBC ]
• How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” [ Vanity Fair ]
• The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short? [ Reuters ]
• Fighting alone [ Washington Post ]

Plasma

• Blood plasma showed no benefit in Covid-19 patients in trial [ Statnews ]
• Plasma therapy is no surefire cure for Covid [ CNN ]
• F.D.A.’s Emergency Approval of Blood Plasma Is Now on Hold [ NY Times ]
• FDA chief walks back comments on effectiveness of coronavirus plasma treatment [ CNBC ]
• Scientists doubt convalescent plasma touted by Trump is a ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus treatment [ CNBC ]
• Effect of Convalescent Plasma on Mortality among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Initial Three-Month Experience [ MedRxiv ]
• Expanded Access Program for Convalescent Plasma discontinues enrollment as FDA authorizes its emergency use [ Mayo Clinic ]
• NHS appeals for urgent plasma donations from Covid-19 survivors [ The Guardian ]

Sports

• After a Covid-19 Semester, College Doctors Reflect on Sports [ The New York Times ]
• Which winter sports are safest to play during COVID-19? [ MPR News ]
• Lewis Hamilton said racing after getting COVID-19 ‘destroyed’ him, and slammed world leaders for ‘laughing off’ the virus [ Insider ]
• When will sports stadiums be full again? Dr. Anthony Fauci gives a timeline [ YAHOO! Sports ]
• All NFL teams to enter intensive COVID-19 protocol Saturday [ AP / FOX 5 ]
• Lakers to ban in-person attendance at home games in 2021 [ CNN Bleacher Report ]
• With COVID-19 surging, state postpones updating youth sports guidelines [ L.A. Times ]
• Coronavirus cancellations and reactions in sports [ ESPN ]
• Los Angeles Chargers place CB Brandon Facyson on COVID-19 list [ ESPN ]
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports and exercise [ Science Direct ]
• Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone college football season due to coronavirus concerns [ CNBC ]
• Heart condition linked with COVID-19 fuels Power 5 concern about season’s viability [ ESPN ]
• PSU football doctor clarifies comments on percentage of COVID-positive athletes with myocarditis [ Center Daily Times ]
• UConn becomes first school in college football’s top division to cancel 2020 season [ CNN ]
• Ivy League cancels football and other fall sports due to Covid-19 [ CNBC ]

Science

• COVID-19 Published Science and Research [ CDC ]
• Covid: New variant found ‘due to hard work of UK scientists’ [ BBC ]
• The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep [ The Atlantic ]
• ‘’I Trust Science,” Says Nurse Who Is First to Get Vaccine in U.S. [ N.Y. Times ]
• Sports psychologist gives athletes, coaches advice on dealing with COVID-19 shutdown [ L.A. Times ]
• Biden unveils health team that will lead pandemic response [ CNN ]
• Covid Survivors With Long-Term Symptoms Need Urgent Attention, Experts Say [ N.Y. Times ]
• Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now [ The LANCET ]
• Coronavirus Scientific Resources [ Pfizer ]
• Can ‘Open Science’ speed up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine? [ United Nations ]
• A coronavirus mutation could weaken antibodies’ power [ Nature ]
• The Science of COVID-19 [ UC Berkeley ]
• A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged [ ELEMENTAL ]
• Researchers find COVID-infected children are major carriers, further complicating the school-reopening debate [ Fortune ]

Situation

• LA County residents 65 or older can get COVID-19 vaccine later this week, executive order says [ FOX News ]
• Beutner presses for L.A. schools to become COVID-19 vaccine centers [ L.A. Times ]
• So Many People Are Dying of COVID-19 That L.A. County Suspended Cremation Limits [ Slate ]
• L.A. County records deadliest day for the pandemic as officials fear Christmas spike [ L.A. Times ]
• How to help teens cope in a global pandemic [ CNN ]
• Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom [ BBC ]
• Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right [ N.Y. Times ]
• Kentucky sisters lost their mom, dad and grandfather to Covid-19 within four weeks [ CNN ]
• Column: While crowds are out shopping, at L.A.’s hospitals, ‘It feels like we’re drowning’ [ L.A. Times ]
• ‘Race against time’: First Americans vaccinated as U.S. death toll passes 300,000 [ Reuters ]
• Covid-19 Live Updates [ New York Times ]
• ‘Raging epidemic is not inevitable’ [ CNBC ]
• Ex-pandemic preparedness chief resigns from federal government [ CNN ]
• Neurologic Symptoms Are Very Common Among U.S. Coronavirus Patients, Study Says [ Time ]
• Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus [ CNN ]
• ‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit [ The Guardian ]
• Why did Trump pick Kodak… [ LA Times ]
• GOP congressman who frequently refuses to wear a mask tests positive for Covid-19 [ CNN ]
• Attorney General William Barr to get coronavirus test after Rep. Gohmert tests positive [ CNBC ]

Misinformation

• Distrust and misinformation over Covid-19 vaccine [ NHK World ]
• Ongoing Coverage: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation [ WebMD ]
• Covid-19 vaccines face a varied and powerful misinformation movement online [ NBC News ]
• YouTube removes video of Austrian MP over ‘COVID-19 misinformation’ [ EuroNews ]
• GOP Covid deniers who refused to wear a mask jump the vaccine line, adding insult to injury [ MSNBC ]
• Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies have no place on local TV news [ MSNBC ]
• AG Cameron warns Kentuckians of potential COVID-19 vaccine scams [ WHAS11 – ABC ]
• COVID Misinformation Is Killing People [ Scientific American ]
• Facebook will combat COVID-19 misinformation more directly with notifications to users [ The Verge ]
• Social media use increases belief in COVID‑19 misinformation [ Washington State University ]
• Ex-pandemic preparedness chief resigns from federal government [ CNN ]
• The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19 [ Nature ]
• A South Dakota nurse shares how some people refuse to believe, and die [ CNN ]
• COVID Misinformation Is Killing People [ Scientific American ]
• A guide to overcoming COVID-19 misinformation [ National Geographic ]
• Facebook, Twitter block Trump post that falsely claims coronavirus is less deadly than flu [ CNBC ]
• Nation’s testing czar: It’s ‘time to move on’ from talk about hydroxychloroquine [ CNBC ]
• Some doctors met with Pence after their group’s video was removed for misleading info [ CNN ]
• US Officials: Russia Behind Spread of Virus Disinformation [ US World and News Report ]
• Trump promotes a doctor who has claimed alien DNA was used in medical treatments [ CNN ]
• Trump halts daily briefing amid questions about support for ‘alien DNA’ doctor [ The Guardian ]
• Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr’s account for posting Covid-19 misinformation [ The Guardian ]
• Trump abruptly ends briefing after being pressed over retweeting misinformation [ CNN ]

Data

• Moderna Vaccine Is Highly Protective Against Covid-19, the F.D.A. Finds [ The N.Y. Times ]
• A look at the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine data that was released [ Click on Detroit ]
• Making data-informed Covid-19 testing plans [ MIT News ]
• US childhood SARS-CoV-2 infections surging with the current peak [ Ads Technica ]
• What the data say about asymptomatic COVID infections [ Nature ]

Symptoms

• Apple Watch Can Detect Covid-19 Before Symptoms Arise, New Study Shows [ Forbes ]
• Most hospitalized COVID-19 patients still have symptoms after 6 months [ Medical News ]
• How to recognize Covid-19 symptoms in children, based on pediatricians’ advice [ CNN ]
• Months after COVID-19 diagnosis, Utahns still have symptoms [ 2KUTV ]
• Airport COVID-19 symptom screening ‘ineffective,’ CDC report says [ FOX News ]
• Number of COVID-19 ‘long haulers,’ survivors experiencing lasting virus symptoms, is growing [ ABC ]
• This 21-year-old thought he had overcome a mild case of Covid-19. Then he went into organ failure [ CNN ]

News

• CNN
• NY Times
• CNBC
• Los Angeles Times
• Los Angeles Daily News
• STAT
• stocks [MarketWatch]
• stock futures [CNBC]
• The Atlantic
• The Guardian
• MIT Technology Review
• Reuters
• Washington Post
• Coronavirus Timeline
• Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti

Updated: January 18, 2021