Dr. Carl Bergstrom joins to discuss the crazy news that Donald Trump has been hospitalized for COVID-19.  Included: What to believe about the President’s condition and the timeline of infection? What the President’s prognosis is statistically? What are the chances Joe Biden is infected? The White House’s testing scheme. Support the show: http://patreon.com/DuncanLeroux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Matthew Frieman joins to discuss his expertise, the state of development for treatments outside of vaccines.  He takes us through three main categories of development, namely existing drugs, antibodies, and new drugs.  He explains how the regulatory process work, how more funding speeds up the process and takes stock of our overall level of progress for these treatments. Dr. Frieman is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Maryland School of...

Ben and Nate discuss interesting new testing procedures, as well as a new FDA authorization for pooled testing. Does it go far enough? A big news and science roundup including neonatal transmission, Vietnam’s new outbreak, and another encouraging baby step for Moderna’s vaccine. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan...

A hard look worldwide at the countries that have done well and poorly overall, and where COVID is changing the most. Plus, evaluating data for hard-hit countries. A full summary of where we stand on reopening schools. The evidence is now pretty clear. More data on how many people experience long-term symptoms. Evidence that masks protect you in addition to others. How to choose a mask. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...

Science reporter Denise Grady of the New York Times discusses everything we need to know on vaccines. The most promising candidates so far. How mRNA vaccines work. What steps remain before candidates become available. The possibility vaccines won’t be universally effective. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan...

Ben does another deep data dive with US case counts and hospitalizations, and a discussion of how those hospitalization numbers will eventually correlate with deaths. Economic indicators are on the wane once more. Why this is such a critical time for stimulus to get us to a potential vaccine. What do we think of the change in CDC guidelines for ending self-isolation after positive tests? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...

Dr. Fauci’s recent podcast appearances discussing vaccine progress and distribution, durability of immune response, and progress on rapid testing technology. How aerosolized transmission causes superspreading events, and the 80/20 rule. A deep data dive on India from Ben, along with some other key world news from South Africa and Hong Kong. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please...

Dr. Talia Swartz of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discusses: The all hands on deck response at hospitals during the depths of the crisis in New York. How treatment of severe cases has improved. Her work evaluating how the immune system responds to the virus and the inflammation caused by the immune response. How immunity works generally, and the current state of our understanding of immunity conferred by recovery from the virus. How to interpret media reports of...

We start with a catch-up on the latest US numbers. California rolls back reopening and LA and SD schools announce no in-person classes. Wal-Mart joins a growing list of retailers requiring face masks.  Are we making progress on “politicizing” face masks? A very extensive seroprevalence study out of Spain looked at over 60,000 people. Ben is excited by this demographic catnip, including implications for infection among children and the amount of asymptomatic cases. A recent study did...

There is only one documented case of COVID19 transmission on a plane. How indicative is that of the actual risk? Plus  a long look at the evidence for this transmission and what conclusions we can draw from it. Examining a couple reports of reinfection. United’s plans to cut workers as of September 30 is emblematic of economic issues as focus shifts to COVID19 long haul. CDC supposedly won’t change school guidelines USA and World news roundup. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via...

Ben does another deep dive into the numbers, looking at where certain states are now and comparing them to the first spike in April to look at a possible timeline for fatalities. A long look at how to reopen schools, what the risk of transmission among and from children is, and recommendations for how to reopen. World news focusing on Britain’s easing of lockdown and Australian state Victoria reinstituting restrictions. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate...

A summary of the most important things we know about COVID-19 so far. If someone just arrived here from Mars, what would be the most important things for them to know? We put together the information on how the virus spreads, how to prevent the spread, how much and who it kills and sickens, and more. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon,...

The latest information on whether children transmit the virus. A look at the latest economic indicators to assess COVID19’s effect on the economy. Businesses and organizations facing restrictions have new arguments in court. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Ben Taylor (@ElGee35). Articles...

Ben runs some of the ugly numbers on the continuing surge in the US. Hard decisions will have to be made on which activities we truly value. A crazy superspreading story from India. A deep dive on some of the latest morbidity information from a CDC study that followed up with patients who tested positive. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon,...

Dr. Saad Omer (@SaadOmer3), Director, Yale Institute for Global Health, joins COVID Daily News.  The subjects: The worrying rise in US cases and how it can be addressed. The need for a national vaccine plan, how it would be formulated and implemented, and which populations should be prioritized. His study, SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics, and its usefulness in predicting outbreaks in areas with...

A look at where transmission is happening to boost case counts. How much is protests, and how much is bars? What should we make of claims that younger demographics in this latest surge mean it isn’t so bad? Surge states finally take some countermeasures. Has India given up on preventing the spread of the virus? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify  or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon,...