March 31, 2021

• COVID cases rise nationwide as doctors fear a fourth wave (CBS News)
• The new normal in N.Y.: High virus rates and a steady stream of cases (The New York Times)
• Epidemiologists explain what might be behind a potential fourth surge of COVID-19 (National Public Radio)

March 30, 2021

• Top epidemiologist on rise in COVID-19 cases, new vaccine timeline (CBS News)

March 29, 2021

• CDC director ‘scared’ of COVID-19 trajectory, has feeling of ‘impending doom’ (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)

March 27, 2021

• How Minnesota confirmed the nation’s first Brazilian COVID-19 variant case (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

March 26, 2021

• Walz expansion sets frenzy for vaccine in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID isn’t over, but Congress is starting prep for the next pandemic (PBS NewsHour)
• Vaccine eligibility: States race to deliver on promised shots (Courthouse News Service)

March 25, 2021

• The race between variants & vaccines: Where things stand today (Becker’s Hospital Review)
• Coronavirus cases rising as Gov. Walz plans to open vaccines (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• After U.S. failures on Covid, Congress is working to prepare America to fight the next pandemic (STAT)

March 24, 2021

• Should you get the shot if it’s not your turn? The ethics of leftover COVID vaccines (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• The future of the pandemic in the U.S.: experts look ahead (National Public Radio)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm sounds the alarm on COVID-19 herd immunity (WCCO-AM – Minneapolis, MN)
• 100 days of doses: How the vaccine rollout overcame chaos to be a point of pride (NBC News)

March 23, 2021

• Pandemic predictor Michael Osterholm gives us science and the hope to cope with it (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• CDC director urges vigilance to prevent ‘avoidable surge’ of COVID (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Study: Hawaii’s measured vaccine rollout has gotten better results than 80% of the country (Hawaii News Now)

March 22, 2021

• Dr. Michael Osterhom: COVID-19 Update (WCCO-AM – Minneapolis, MN)
• Visitors returning to some long-term care facilities after a challenging year (Wisconsin Public Radio)

March 21, 2021

• Finding new solutions for racial health gaps (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some U.S. states (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states (Associated Press News)

March 20, 2021

• Fauci: U.K. variant may account for 30% of U.S. coronavirus infections (Axios)
• Mapping of Carver County outbreak unmasks how COVID spreads (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Rising Covid-19 cases in some states highlight ‘precarious position’ as variants build up in U.S. (STAT)

March 19, 2021

• So you’re vaccinated against Covid. Now what? (California Healthline)
• Michael T. Osterholm’s journey from Luther to presidential advisor (Luther College – Decorah, IA)
• Caution urged as COVID cases rise in 15 states (WebMD)
• Walz expects new vaccine phase soon, defends tax increases (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Surging COVID-19 cases in Europe, Brazil signal warning for US (The Hill)
• CDC confirms 3 feet apart is adequate for students, giving Biden and schools big win (Newsweek)
• When it’s safe to go back to normal (Vox)
• 4 questions to help sort through the ethics of getting a COVID vaccine before you’re eligible (Minnesota Public Radio)

March 18, 2021

• 15 states see COVID cases rise as experts warn of potential resurgence (The New York Post)
• Anticipating B117 surge, experts urge continued focus on elders, deferred 2nd vaccine doses (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)
• Experts urge caution as 15 states see uptick in COVID-19 infections (ABC News)
• Crowded bars for the NCAA Tournament — unsafe in the COVID-19 era or a return to normalcy? (Baltimore Sun – MD)

March 17, 2021

• The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns, and eased restrictions aren’t helping (CNN)
• Funds help families of health workers who died due to pandemic (American Medical Association)
• Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness? (The Associated Press)

March 16, 2021

• Officials say it’s ‘time to play catch-up’ on race gap as vaccine access widens (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• After weeks of declining cases, echoes of hot spots emerge in Upper Midwest, New York City area (The Washington Post)

March 13, 2021

• Minnesota businesses join mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Students weigh in on board priorities, raise ethical issues with regents election (The Minnesota Daily)
• U.S. surpasses 100 Million Covid-19 vaccines administered (The Wall Street Journal)
• Infectious diseases expert: COVID variants are a “whole new ballgame” (Axios)

March 12, 2021

• Infectious diseases expert warns about new COVID-19 variants (CBS News)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm on “The Takeout” (CBS News)
• University of Minnesota to return to full on-campus operations in fall (KMSP-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• A year into pandemic, some efforts to help Minnesota health workers may be here to stay (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Baseball, gatherings and weddings: Minnesota pulls back on some COVID restrictions (Minnesota Public Radio)
• ‘It never mattered more’: Missouri’s underfunded public health departments struggled to ramp up COVID response (St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MO)
• Ellis: COVID-19 data will spark debate about who had the ‘better’ response. But clarity won’t come quickly. (Argus Leader – Sioux Falls, SD)
• Misinformation and the coronavirus vaccines (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

March 11, 2021

• Why easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon could be a boon for coronavirus variants (Los Angeles Times – CA)
• Minnesota reports 19 COVID-19 deaths, targeted testing for Carver County flare-up (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Fauci’s star rises as relationship with Biden deepens (Politico)
• First sign of South African variant in Minnesota adds to COVID-19 concerns (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

March 10, 2021

• Minnesota exceeds 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine recipients in race against variant (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Pandemic shapes trial of Chauvin in courtroom (Minnesota Lawyer)
• Two variants may account for half of New York City’s virus cases, analysis finds. (The New York Times)
• U.K. COVID variant found in 47 states is more deadly, study finds (Newsweek)
• Families, long-term care centers deal with vaccine ‘hesitation’ (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

March 9, 2021

• A viral tsunami: How the underestimated coronavirus took over the world (The Washington Post)
• Pandemic shapes trial of Minneapolis ex-cop in Floyd’s death (The Associated Press)

March 8, 2021

• States that allowed indoor dining or did not require masks saw COVID cases and deaths increase (People)
•  CDC issues new guidelines for vaccinated Americans (HealthDay)
• Health experts worry about variant-driven surge as states lift restrictions (The Washington Post)
• Potential COVID-19 Variant Surge Looms Over U.S. (WebMD)
• The pandemic’s Dr. Doom bets it all (New York Magazine)
• Twins to learn if fans will be allowed at Target Field ‘any moment’ (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Health experts urge Americans not to drop their guard on COVID as death toll tops 525,000 (MarketWatch)

March 7, 2021

• Full Osterholm Interview: ‘We have to be practical’ with new guidelines (NBC News – Meet the Press)
• Minnesota’s long haul: One year of COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Former Biden COVID-19 adviser: ‘We are in the eye of the hurricane right now’ (The Hill)
• Top disease expert says US in the ‘eye of the hurricane’ as COVID cases decline amid growing concern over spread of UK variant (Business Insider)
• The US vaccine situation is looking up — but experts say you should keep wearing a mask (Vox)

March 6, 2021

• Thousands of Minnesotans cross state lines for COVID-19 vaccine (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota data shows disparities in race and ethnicity of who’s getting COVID-19 vaccine. (Sahan Journal)

March 5, 2021

• Infectious disease expert reveals when and how next coronavirus wave will start (HuffPost)
• Fauci: US shouldn’t loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000 (CNN)

March 4, 2021

• Vaccine sign-up in the D.C. region has been a mess. It didn’t have to be this way, experts say. (The Washington Post)
• ‘Vaccine hunters’: Online community helps people find COVID vaccine appointments (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Finding better ways to detect and measure infectious viruses in the air (UMN News)
• If the U.S. can get vaccinated by summer, when do we get concerts back? (Rolling Stone)
• White, rural spread defined Indiana’s deadly fall coronavirus surge (Indianapolis Star – IN)
• Long-term care reunions: What families need to know (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

March 3, 2021

• Republican physicians in Congress call for review of two-dose vaccination strategy (The Washington Post)
• Team Biden surprises with positive vaccine news (The Hill)

March 2, 2021

• Rural vaccination rates vary, and data is hard to come by (The Daily Yonder)
• Should the US start prioritizing first vaccine doses to beat the variants? (MIT Technology Review)
• Biden promises enough coronavirus vaccine for ‘every adult in America’ by the end of May (The Washington Post)
• ‘They’re nervous every night’: Biden’s team sends mixed messages on vaccine availability (Politico)

March 1, 2021

• The heaviest COVID burden afflicts rural people of color (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Toward a post-Covid therapy (Psychology Today)

February 27, 2021

• COVID strain spread: Top health experts warn of fourth virus peak (KTTC-TV – Rochester, MN)
• Minnesota’s COVID cases are down, but for how long? (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

February 26, 2021

• ‘We’re not there yet’: Biden officials issue somber warning about uptick in Covid-19 cases (STAT)
• Coronavirus news roundup (Scientific American)

February 25, 2021

• A delays hamper some second coronavirus vaccine doses, a debate rages: Prioritize one shot or two? (The Washington Post)
• ‘Everything seems so tenuous’: Variants threaten N.Y.C.’s progress on virus (The New York Times)
• Seniors still frustrated, waiting for vaccines as Minnesota looks to next phase (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

February 24, 2021

• For children, the COVID surge isn’t over (Axios)
• In Colorado, it’s a race between COVID-19 variants and the COVID vaccine (Colorado Public Radio)
• For single folks, the pandemic means balancing risk with loneliness (Rewire)
• Coronavirus experts frustrated with Fauci, media on mixed vaccine messaging: ‘We will never get to zero risk’ (Fox News)

February 23, 2021

• For older Minnesotans, whether they’re vaccinated has a lot to do with where they live (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Older people in rural counties more likely to get vaccinated (The Intelligencer – Edwardsville, IL)
• Older people in rural counties more likely to get vaccinated (The Telegraph – Alton, IL)
• COVID-19: Is it time for optimism? (WebMD)

February 22, 2021

• CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service tracks spread, mutations of coronavirus (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm is concerned about UK variant spread in Minnesota, teases major coronavirus report tomorrow (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• State looking into why, how doses expired (Daily Memphian)

February 20, 2021

• Cuomo aide said top infectious disease doctor spoke to governor ‘regularly,’ but doc denies it (Fox News)
• Top doctor says adults 65+ need vaccine priority, advises essential workers to use N95 masks (Newsweek)
• Coronavirus variant spreading in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• When will the pandemic end? Dr. Michael Osterholm weighs in (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

February 19, 2021

• U of M’s Osterholm denies claim he was ‘chief adviser’ to NY Gov. Cuomo (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Listen to new song dedicated to COVID-19 task force member Dr. Michael Osterholm (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• A song for Michael Osterholm; Minnesota’s two new U.S. Artists Fellows (MinnPost)
• ‘Vaccine alarmism’: Is ambiguous public messaging hindering COVID-19 vaccination rates? (Becker’s Hospital Review)
• Nearly one year after the pandemic began, Gov. DeWine reflects on lessons learned (Dayton Business Journal – OH)
• Vaccine alarmism (The New York Times)

February 18, 2021

• Michael Osterholm on how new COVID variants could change the pandemic’s trajectory (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Worried about second dose? It’s OK, there’s time, experts say (Daily Memphian)

February 17, 2021

• As NHL deals with COVID-19 issues, is on-ice transmission among players to blame? (USA Today)
• University of Minnesota’s Osterholm: Respect COVID-19 aerosol threat (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

• Prominent scientists call on CDC to better protect workers from Covid (Kaiser Health News)
• Walz responds to Osterholm’s prediction of a variant-driven spike of COVID-19 (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)

• Is the worst over for Covid-19? (Bloomberg)



February 16, 2021

• Former Biden advisers raise concern about mask recommendations, urge wider use of N95s (NBC News)

• The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means (Nature)
• How scientists saved Trump’s FDA from politics (The Hill)

February 15, 2021

• The Jab—how well will vaccines work? (The Economist)
• As states expand access to vaccines, supply isn’t keeping up (The New York Times)
• Amid coronavirus variants, US isn’t ‘out of woods’ yet, warns expert: ‘There are more surprises to come’ (Fox News)
• Epidemiologist on CDC school guidelines, vaccine (CBS News)
• Minnesota middle and high school students return to classrooms Tuesday (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Michigan sending COVID vaccines to low-income clinics to improve equity (Bridge MI – Ann Arbor, MI)

February 13, 2021

• Mask-wearing urged to get Minnesota over COVID-19 finish line (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden’s follow-the-science mantra on school meets political reality (Politico)
• Biden grapples with balancing optimism and tough talk on pandemic’s outlook (CNN)


February 12, 2021

• D.C. Memo: More like the BideMN Administration (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Take whatever COVID vaccine you can get. All of them stop death and hospitalization. (USA Today)
• S.D. governor gives state high marks in handling the pandemic. Are they deserved? (Kaiser Health News)

February 11, 2021

• Minnesota falling behind in equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm – latest Covid news (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

• Double masking, does it work? New CDC report says it does in certain situations (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)


• You asked: Is spring break travel safe this year? (The Washington Post)
• Despite disparities, Michigan is not gathering race data on COVID vaccines (Bridge MI – Ann Arbor, MI)

February 9, 2021

• What if we never reach herd immunity? (The Atlantic)

February 8, 2021

• COVID-19 variants further strain public health agencies (Pew)
• What the NFL did to keep Covid-19 off the field during the Super Bowl (Vox)
• Is it time to wear a better mask for COVID-19? We asked the experts (Time)
• U.K. COVID variant doubles every 10 days in the U.S. (WebMD)
• U of M infectious disease expert says single-dose vaccinations needed for COVID-19 variant (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Osterholm warns: no victory lap yet in fight against COVID-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• UMN COVID-19 vaccine team administers 2,000 first doses (The Minnesota Daily)

February 7, 2021

• Fauci says US should prioritize administering second vaccine dose over giving out first jabs to more Americans (Business Insider)
• Statistics show thousands of Minnesotans will die after getting the COVID vaccine — but not because of it (Duluth News Tribune – MN)
• Statistics show thousands of Minnesotans will die after getting the COVID vaccine — but not because of it (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• At critical moment, Minnesotans influence important U.S. policies (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

February 6, 2021

• ‘Definitely getting better’: The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged (CNN)
• Minnesota bill would shield health care providers from COVID-related lawsuits (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

February 5 , 2021

• Johnson & Johnson requests U.S. authorization for its one-dose COVID vaccine (CBS News)
• Health officials: ‘Really reconsider’ attending a Super Bowl party (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• The coronavirus variant first found in the UK ‘might become dominant’ in the US, Fauci says (Tulsa World – OK)
• COVID In MN: MDH reports 1,054 new cases, 22 deaths (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

February 4, 2021

• Health officials to SE Minnesota: ‘Use any opportunity that becomes available’ to get vaccine (Brainerd Dispatch – MN)
• COVID In Minnesota: 1,400 new cases, 17 more deaths reported; 600,000 vaccine shots given (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• UK COVID variant like a ‘Category 5 hurricane,’ epidemiologist says (New York Post)
• MDH COVID-19 briefing: 16 cases of UK variant, 2nd case of Brazil variant found in Minnesota (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Osterholm recommends delaying second COVID-19 dose to get more vaccinated (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm recommends delaying 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm: Delaying second vaccine dose could protect more from virus (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

February 3, 2021

• COVID-19 fuels highest-ever annual Minnesota death count in 2020 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Experts split on delaying Covid-19 vaccine second doses. Here’s why (CNN)
• U of M infectious disease expert warns lawmakers of another possible ‘major surge’ in COVID-19 cases (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Osterholm recommends delaying second COVID-19 dose to get more vaccinated (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Can a common antidepressant help in the COVID-19 fight? (Los Angeles Times)
• Superspreader Sunday? (The New York Times)

February 2, 2021

• Researchers and businesses help boost COVID-19 testing capacity in Montana (Montana Public Radio)
• What’s the hold up? Why more vaccines haven’t been administered (The Brookings Institute)
• Are we not using our masks correctly? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

February 1, 2021

• 9 Top N.Y. health officials have quit as Cuomo scorns expertise (The New York Times)
• ‘Category 5’ COVID hurricane approaches, expert says (WebMD)
• ‘Hurricane is coming’: Expert tells America to brace for contagious new COVID-19 strain (The Hill)
• Minnesota health officials: Better to wear 1 mask the right way than 2 the wrong way (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• What Michael Osterholm has learned one year in to the pandemic (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Good Vaccine News (The New York Times)

January 31, 2021

• Top epidemiologist says Biden administration needs to focus on first vaccine doses (NBC News)
• Infectious-disease expert: Speed up vaccinations ahead of potential COVID “hurricane” (Axios)
• Former Biden Covid advisor says U.S. should prioritize first vaccine doses ahead of potential surge (CNBC)
• Infectious disease expert warns double-masking ‘can do more harm’ (New York Post)

January 30, 2021

• Can the arrival of new coronavirus variants scare Americans into better pandemic behavior? (CNN)

January 29, 2021

• Despite COVID concerns, Wisconsin went ahead with high school hockey. It may be the riskiest winter sport of all. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – WI)
• Is COVID-19 inspiring more people to study healthcare? Local academics share what they’re seeing (KNSI Radio – St. Cloud, MN)
• Delayed doses, unfulfilled requests and last-minute allocations: Inside the vaccine rollout (NBC News)
• Local expert says Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine is ‘almost equivalent’ to Moderna, Pfizer (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minneapolis and St. Paul elementary schools start reopening next week. Here’s what to know (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm on COVID variants: We need to understand what’s coming (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Improving hotel sanitation with innovative new steps (Real Estate Management News)

January 28, 2021

• Many states don’t know who’s getting COVID-19 vaccines. That’s a huge problem for equity (Time)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm on Covid (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Experts: U.S. entering ‘darkest weeks’ of pandemic (WebMD)
• First known U.S. cases of potent South African COVID-19 variant found in South Carolina (Reuters)
• COVID-19 cases drop, but variants point to dangers ahead (The Hill)
• New COVID mutations could prolong pandemic for another year, despite vaccines (Newsweek)

January 27, 2021

• Biden pledges to speed flow of vaccines to the states (The New York Times)
• Infectious disease expert warns next 6 to 14 weeks may be ‘darkest’ Of COVID-19 pandemic (The Huffington Post)
• Osterholm: Double masking could lower your protection against COVID-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden’s ambitious COVID plan: what scientists think. (Nature)

January 26, 2021

• With COVID-19 variants creeping in, experts suggest two masks are better than one (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Cheap chicken, beef came at a cost. How American meat plants bred coronavirus hot spots (Yahoo! News)
• ‘We’re in the dark’: The U.S. is way behind on testing for dangerous COVID variants (Fortune)
• U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 423,000 as Biden prepares to boost daily vaccination targets (MarketWatch)
• Fact check: Not likely that COVID-19 vaccine was cause of Hank Aaron’s death (USA Today)
• Targeting St. Louis County, Republican lawmakers seek to curb local control over COVID-19 health orders (Call Newspapers – St. Louis, MO)

January 25, 2021

• The US just marked 25 million Covid-19 cases. Now it’s a race between vaccines and variants (CNN)
• Anti-vaccine activists peddle theories that Covid shots are deadly, undermining vaccination (Kaiser Health News)
• First U.S. case of highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant identified in Minnesota (The Washington Post)
• Minnesota confirms America’s 1st case of Brazil P.1 COVID strain (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Governor Walz to announce ‘sweeping’ education plan Monday (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID takes bite out of Minnesota health care labor market (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

January 24, 2021

• History’s lesson for Biden: stuff happens (Bloomberg)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm gets 1st COVID vaccine dose (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

January 23, 2021

• Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron dead at 86, two weeks after receiving COVID-19 vaccine; health officials reiterate vaccine’s safety (Atlanta Black Star)
• Covid shot scarcity weighs on hopes for Biden’s global push (Bloomberg)
• Minnesota on guard against coronavirus variants (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

January 22, 2021

• U.S. coronavirus cases are falling, but variants could erase progress (The New York Times)
• A year ago I asked: How bad could Covid get? Now we know (Wired)
• Pennsylvania nurses call for staffing, funding to support patients (Pocono Record – Stroudsberg, PA)
• Pennsylvania nurses call for staffing, funding to support patients (The Times – Aliquippa, PA)
• Reopening elementary schools: How it’s done matters (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)

January 21, 2021

• Judge rejects prosecution’s request to hold one trial in George Floyd’s death (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Will vaccines work against the new coronavirus variants? (HealthDay)
• Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic. What needs to be done? (PBS NewsHour)
• Some states want to buy their own COVID vaccines. The Biden administration says no. (CBS News)
• Transitional justice in the U.S.; Biden’s coronavirus response (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)
• A year into the Covid crisis, scientists explain what we learned — and what we got wrong (CNBC)
• What do we know about COVID variants? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• As Trump leaves U.S. without vaccination plan, states cancel appointments due to low supplies (Newsweek)
• Missouri lawmakers aim to limit local COVID-19 orders (The Blue Springs Examiner – Independence, MO)
• Republican lawmakers seek to curb local control over COVID-19 health orders (Columbia Daily Tribune – MO)

January 20, 2021

• State, with support from epidemiologist Osterholm, requests delay of George Floyd trial (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

• Prosecutors seek to recombine trials of ex-police officers charged in Floyd killing (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden team fears virus surge imperils pledge to curb pandemic (Bloomberg)

January 19, 2021

• Vaccines in the Med City: New pilot site prepares to open despite limited supply (KTTC TV – Rochester, MN)
• State asks judge to reconsider separate trials in Floyd case due to ‘potentially catastrophic consequences for public health’ (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Citing ‘serious threat to public health,’ prosecutors ask judge to reconsider holding two trials in George Floyd’s death (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

• Biden adviser says variants could turn the pandemic into a situation “unlike anything we’ve seen yet” (CNN)

• U.K. COVID-19 variant detected across U.S. as nation races to distribute vaccines (CBS News)
• The U.S. is changing how states will get COVID-19 vaccines (Verywell Health)
• Biden Covid adviser challenges Cuomo’s letter to buy vaccine directly from Pfizer (NBC News)


January 18, 2021

• KARE 11 Investigates: COVID racial disparities worse than thought (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden Covid advisor challenges Cuomo’s letter to buy vaccine directly from Pfizer (CNBC)

• COVID In MN: Walz announces pilot program to vaccinate 65+, educators; ‘patience’ urged (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• The Health 202: Here are six key ways Biden is promising to fight the coronavirus pandemic (The Washington Post)
• Sci-fi or reality? The high-tech ways hotels try to make us feel safe during a pandemic (The Points Guy – UK)

January 17, 2021

• What happens if second COVID-19 vaccine dose is delayed? (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden takes over at perilous moment (The Hill)

January 16, 2021

• New coronavirus variant could take over by spring, experts say (The Dallas Morning News – TX)
• Biden team plan shake-up to get coronavirus shots into US arms (The Guardian)

January 15, 2021

• Osterholm: B117 COVID strain could become major issue in 6-8 weeks (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden proposes a science-led New Deal to end pandemic suffering (Science)
• Mississippi faces delays in vaccinating nursing home residents as Covid cases rise (NBC News)

January 14, 2021

• Osterholm: Worst of pandemic may be yet to come (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota takes limited step to expand vaccine eligibility (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• The U.S. needs more covid testing, and Minnesota has found a way (Bloomberg)
• Experts warn of vaccine stumbles ‘out of the gate’ because Trump officials refused to consult with Biden team (The Washington Post)

• Amid last minute changes and funding shortfalls, Biden adviser predicts a slow start to the ‘100 million vaccines in 100 days’ goal (STAT)

January 13, 2021

• Minnesota’s vaccine progress being hit by federal delays, leaders say (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Our rural hometowns aren’t immune from COVID-19’s impact (AgDaily)

January 12, 2021

• Minnesota pushes for weekend shots to boost COVID vaccine rate (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota tempers expectations for expanded COVID-19 vaccine rollout (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• ‘We’re in a race’: Minnesota scrambles as feds shift vaccine strategy (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Three health experts weigh in on the future of COVID (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Federal government gives states green light to vaccinate anyone 65 and older (CBS News)
• Michael Osterholm on COVID vaccine rollout (CBS News)
• US reports over 200K new Covid-19 cases every single day for a week straight (CNN)
• Study: In school talks, pay attention to pediatric hospitalizations for COVID-19 (U.S. News & World Report)
• Pediatric hospitalization for COVID-19 increasing across states (HealthDay)
• U.S. Capitol storming likely a coronavirus ‘surge event’ (19fortyfive.com)

January 11, 2021

• Dr. Michael Osterholm: COVID-19 Update (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus: vaccine distribution with Michael Osterholm (The Washington Post)
• Need for speed in vaccines heaps pressure on health teams (Medscape)
• MDH: New COVID strain likely broadly circulating in Minnesota (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)

January 10, 2021

• More contagious virus variant discovered in Twin Cities area (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

January 9, 2021

• Minnesota reports first cases of coronavirus variant (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus vaccine: Thousands of Southwest Ohio shots sit on shelves for weeks (Journal-News – Middletown, OH)
• Coronavirus vaccine: Thousands of Southwest Ohio shots sit on shelves for weeks (WCPO TV – Cincinnati, OH)

January 8, 2021

• 5 reasons the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout is behind schedule (Verywell Health)
• What Dr. Michael Osterholm says about new coronavirus strains (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• COVID-19 variant not found in Minnesota, but remains a concern (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• CDC has not seen emergence of a highly contagious U.S. variant of coronavirus (CNBC)
• CDC has not seen emergence of a highly contagious U.S. variant of coronavirus (WBTS TV – Boston, MA)

January 6, 2021

• Dirty facts about winter clothing (and tips for keeping it clean) (MSN)
• Luther students ask college to delay return to in-person classes (Iowa Public Radio)

January 5, 2021

• More new Covid strains likely to arrive in U.S., epidemiologist says (CNBC)

• These three states have the worst Covid infection rates of anywhere in the world (NBC News)
• Biden advisor on the new Covid-19 strain, ramping up vaccine distribution (CNBC)



January 4, 2021

• The Health 202: When will 2021 feel normal again? Here’s what eight experts predict. (The Washington Post)
• Easy-to-Spread Covid Variant in U.S. Amps Up Vaccine Urgency (Bloomberg)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm: COVID-19 Update (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Statehouses could prove to be hothouses for virus infection (Associated Press)

January 1, 2021

• Tap U’s expertise to help Minnesota thrive (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)



December 31, 2020

• The power to limit the spread of the virus is still in our hands (Lonsdale Area News-Review – MN)


• Gov. DeWine has fought COVID-19 with determination but is hobbled by an archaic system (Cleveland.com)

December 30, 2020

• Football mom Dawn Gillman has built a movement for kids to play sports (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, researchers still seek diverse pool for clinical trials (Marketplace)
• COVID-19, stress and pregnancy (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

December 29, 2020

• Minneapolis drug safety advocate worries COVID-19 vaccine was rushed, experts assure it’s safe (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Where Year Two of the pandemic will take us (The Atlantic)
• Pandemic regrets? Experts have a few (Bloomberg)

• More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track (PBS NewsHour)

• Why you should wear a mask even after getting COVID-19 or the vaccine (CNET)


December 28, 2020

• The plague year (The New Yorker)

• More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• What kind of medical cost coverage has the CARES Act offered Americans? (Marketplace)




December 26, 2020

• As outbreak slows, experts say experience convinced Midwest of COVID-19 dangers (Madison.com)
• Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)


December 25, 2020

• Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers (Associated Press)


December 24, 2020

• Will the COVID vaccine be fairly distributed? (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
• Minnesota student and U of M Associate Professor both create unique technology to help during COVID-19 (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)

December 23, 2020

• More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track (Kaiser Health News)

• What life in 2021 will look like (Business Insider)

December 22, 2020

• We need to talk about the Covid-19 deaths of healthcare workers (Forbes)
• U of M researchers create tool to calculate COVID-19 risk for holiday gatherings (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)



December 21, 2020

• When will the economy return back to “normal”? (Marketplace)
• Epidemiologists urge a cautious Christmas, after Thanksgiving surge in some states (National Public Radio)

• Concern growing over mutated COVID-19 virus according to Dr. Osterholm (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Scientists eye new coronavirus variant (CBS News)

December 19, 2020

• World looks to spring for virus relief as vaccinations start (Bloomberg)
• U of M seeks volunteers for grocery store worker antibody study (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)

December 18, 2020

• NYC restaurant owners get a bathroom break, but not much else in latest shutdown rules (CBS News)

• Hang in there, help is on the way (The New York Times)

• America is finally about to get a lot more coronavirus tests. The question now: How best to use them? (The Washington Post)

December 17, 2020

• University of Minnesota grocery store worker antibody study to help unlock COVID-19 clues (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M grad creates home hospital program, allows patients to recover ‘remotely’ (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• How the government decides who should get vaccinated first (MinnPost)

December 16, 2020

• Expert explains why elementary schools are allowed to reopen in January (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M infectious disease expert: New vaccines will ‘revolutionize’ vaccine production (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Pharmacy chains will lead vaccine delivery to seniors in long-term care (Marketplace)
• Comparing virus surges (The New York Times)

December 15, 2020

• What does success look like for the Covid-19 vaccine effort? (STAT)
• Walz: K-5 schools, gyms can open, but bars, restaurants stay closed to indoor service (The Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Despite COVID vaccine arriving you should still wear a mask and not gather for the holidays (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

December 14, 2020

• Dr. Osterholm: The states are not ready to distribute this vaccine properly (Yahoo! News)
• Almost half of Americans don’t wear masks around family and friends, poll suggests (Forbes)
• US Covid deaths pass 300,000 as first Americans receive coronavirus vaccine (The Guardian)
• Should the US pay people to take COVID-19 vaccine to reach herd immunity? (Newsweek)
• Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020 (Nature)

December 13, 2020

• The coronavirus vaccine rollout will be messy. People will have to deal with that. (KAKE TV – Wichita, KS)
• COVID-19 vaccines are coming to the U.S., but health officials still urge caution (National Public Radio)

December 12, 2020

• Minnesota trending to a grim holiday milestone in COVID-19 deaths (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden starts countering Trump’s messaging on vaccine (Politico)
• Rural health systems challenged by COVID-19 surge (National Public Radio)

December 11, 2020

• The TCB 100 – 2021 (Twin Cities Business Magazine)
• Avoiding holiday parties this year is not being a grinch. It’s being safe (Kaiser Health News)
• ‘During this interview, 10-12 people will die from covid’: Dr. Osterholm speaks to the scary reality (MSNBC)
• ‘Fauci Effect’ creates surge in medical school applicants (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)

December 10, 2020

• Cancer patients often excluded in US state crisis-standards-of-care guidelines (Reuters)
• ‘I became a lightning rod’: Wisconsin health officers have been vilified and threatened during COVID-19, and some have quit (Post Crescent – Appleton, WI)
• True number of COVID-19 cases in US could actually be 105 million with only one in seven infections reported, CDC estimates show (The Daily Mail – UK)
• Americans get stern holiday COVID warning: ‘No Christmas parties’ (Reuters)
• Med school applications surge as more young people are motivated to join health care industry (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden COVID-19 adviser: ‘There is not a safe Christmas party in this country right now’ (The Hill)
• Bah humbug: Biden coronavirus adviser urges Americans to skip Christmas celebrations (FOX News)
• Biden’s COVID-19 adviser: Your Christmas party is likely not safe (The Daily Beast)

December 9, 2020

• At least 22 COVID-19 outbreaks linked to Sask. hockey teams, leagues or curling clubs in less than 4 weeks (CBC News – CAN)
• How food insecurity, safety and discrimination are impacting young adults (The Minnesota Daily)
• As 2020 comes to an end, here’s what we still don’t know about COVID-19 (Science News)

December 8, 2020

• How America’s Covid-19 epidemic ends (Vox)
• First signs of Thanksgiving COVID-19 wave emerge (The Hill)
• Coronavirus has an optics issue (Yahoo! News)

December 7, 2020

• What can we glean from the latest COVID-19 data? (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Dr. Osterholm: ‘We need a comprehensive plan’ for vaccine distribution (MSNBC)
• 21 COVID-19 deaths push Minnesota above 4,000 for pandemic (The Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden’s CDC pick, a savvy communicator, will take over at a time when agency’s voice has been muted (STAT)
• Covid made Mitch McConnell’s ‘grim reaper’ nickname into reality (MSNBC)

December 6, 2020

• Norman Borlaug, Michael Osterholm seem cut from the same cloth (Des Moines Register – IA)
• How to help families of lost coronavirus caregivers (The Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

December 5, 2020

• ‘Surge upon a surge’: Dr. Fauci warns of COVID-19 infections that are worse than any previous surge (MarketWatch)

December 4, 2020

• Youth sports have been hit with few coronavirus outbreaks so far. Why is ice hockey so different? (The Washington Post)
• University faculty report high levels of burnout during pandemic (The Minnesota Daily)
• What can we glean from the latest COVID-19 data? (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Dr. Fauci warns Americans to stay home this Christmas as U.S. breaks new Covid-19 records (Gizmodo)
• What educators need to hear from Biden on COVID-19 (Education Week)
• How 700 epidemiologists are living now, and what they think is next (The New York Times)

December 3, 2020

• In rural Washington, a small county gets ahead of the curve for vaccination planning (The Daily Yonder)
• Grim day in U.S. as Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations set tecords (The New York Times)
• High school winter sports season proposal headlines Thursday’s MSHSL meeting (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• The White House could still be crawling with the coronavirus on Inauguration Day. It’s a scenario that’s keeping Biden’s allies up at night. (Business Insider)

December 2, 2020

• Infectious disease expert on new quarantine time: This is a smart move (CNN)
• As holidays loom, Dr. Fauci warns of ‘a surge that has really surpassed the others’ (MarketWatch)
• Thanksgiving is over. Christmas is coming. What now? (MarketWatch)
• A winter in isolation: How to stay connected during a lonely pandemic (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Is it possible to debunk pandemic misinformation? (Health in 30)
• Officials aim to maximize benefit, minimize harm in vaccine distribution (WPDE TV – Conway, SC)
• CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices votes on who is in Phase 1a of COVID-19 vaccine rollout (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)

December 1, 2020

• Even ‘targeted’ lockdowns have costs (National Review)
• U.S. is heading for 100,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals as experts worry about a coming Thanksgiving travel spike (MarketWatch)
• Covid-19 Live Updates: School policies shift to bring back younger children (The New York Times)

November 30, 2020

• Biden adviser on likely coronavirus surge (CBS News)
• Nov. 30 Coronavirus updates: Experts warn of case surge from Thanksgiving travel (NBC News)
• Massive coronavirus vaccine effort faces enormous challenges in California (The Mercury News –  San Jose, CA)
• Kashkari calls Yellen an ‘inspired’ pick for Treasury, urges more economic aid from Washington now (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID hospital crisis continues to deepen as holiday season nears (Axios)
• Why school districts are bringing back younger children first (The New York Times)
• Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing (Minnesota Public Radio)

November 29, 2020

• How will Joe Biden tackle COVID-19? (Cancer Health)
• For many patients, ‘recovery’ from COVID-19 is just the beginning (Duluth News Tribune)

November 28, 2020

• Commentary: Let’s get through the challenging times ahead together (SW News Media – Savage, MN)
• Minnesota’s COVID-19 status is ‘quite precarious’ (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Daily Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. rise back toward the record level set in April (The New York Times)

November 27, 2020

• Minnesota sets new one-day high with 101 deaths from the coronavirus (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Love Letter: Craving comfort and connection (The New York Times)
• How US Hospitals are stretched way too thin due to Covid-19 (The New York Times)

November 26, 2020

• Thanksgiving coronavirus surge could turn into the Christmas surge, health professor warns (CNN)
• Physicians fear ‘darkest days of modern American medical history’ coming after Thanksgiving (The Daily Beast)

November 25, 2020

• Despite drop in passengers, thousands still travel for holiday against recommendation (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Thanksgiving coronavirus surge could turn into the Christmas surge, health professor warns (KTEN TV – Denison, TX)
• University’s infectious disease unit receives $25,000 grant to continue COVID-19 research (The Minnesota Daily – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota reports record-tying 72 COVID-19 deaths, 6,399 new infections (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• 101 COVID deaths reported Friday, while Osterholm says a surge will likely happen after Thanksgiving (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• New COVID-19 fund to aid families of felled POC health care workers (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
• Health experts: Even after negative test, gathering for Thanksgiving is risky (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• University’s infectious disease unit receives $25,000 grant to continue COVID-19 research (The Minnesota Daily)

November 24, 2020

• Lyndale, Whittier, Cedar-Isles-Dean see highest COVID-19 case rates in Southwest (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm: School districts can provide ‘relatively safe environment’ for elementary students (KTTC TV – Rochester, MN)
• ‘Not normal times’: health experts on how they are spending Thanksgiving (The Guardian)
• The ‘daunting’ hurdles of distributing Covid-19 vaccines in America (The Guardian)
• Are dining tents a safe way to eat out during the pandemic? (The Associated Press)
• Lyndale, Whittier, Cedar-Isles-Dean see highest COVID-19 case rates in Southwest (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)
• Younger adults are struggling with food insecurity as the pandemic continues (KIMT TV – Mason City, Iowa)

November 23, 2020

• Staying safe this Thanksgiving (The New York Times)
• Biden to spotlight CDC officials shunned by Trump (Politico)
• Everything you wanted to know about air purifiers and coronavirus (Vice)

November 22, 2020

• ‘My heart aches’: Minnesota seniors brace for a long and lonely holiday season (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

November 21, 2020

• CDC study links Sturgis motorcycle rally to Covid-19 spread in Minnesota (The Wall Street Journal)
• Meet the Press Blog: Latest news, analysis and data driving the political discussion (NBC News)

November 20, 2020

• The Weekly Pulse: Thanksgiving could be a “massive superspreader event”; Dolly Parton behind COVID vaccine (Ms. Magazine)
• Watch Healthy Returns: Biden Covid Advisory Board member Dr. Michael Osterholm (CNBC)
• US reports record 187833 new Covid cases as CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel (CNBC)
• Biden promises ‘no national shutdown’ despite surge in COVID-19 (Arizona Mirror)
• Americans flock for Covid-19 tests ahead of Thanksgiving (Financial Times)
• Biden Covid advisory board member: Team needs information now to ‘hit the ground running’ (Yahoo! News)
• What 635 epidemiologists are doing for Thanksgiving (The New York Times)

November 19, 2020

• University of Minnesota infectious disease expert says ‘real possibility’ COVID-19 vaccine arrives by Christmas (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm warns of Thanksgiving gatherings and political divisions in COVID battle (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Deaths from COVID-19 spike across Northland this week (Duluth News Tribune – MN)
• Dr. Osterholm: We must do more to reduce transmission (Yahoo! News)
• How do I make Thanksgiving grocery shopping safer? (The New York Times)
• Biden plows forward with COVID planning despite transition delays (Kaiser Health News)
• We need a new COVID-19 stimulus package now (The Hill)
• Report: 20% of Covid-19 patients develop mental health issues (The Daily Yonder)

November 18, 2020

• US passes 250,000 deaths from coronavirus (The Guardian)
• Did Trump delay the arrival of at-home coronavirus testing? (The Atlantic)
• U.S. Covid death toll passes 250,000 as experts warn worst is ahead (Forbes)
• The next Covid-19 superspreading event: Thanksgiving (Vox)
• What Minnesota’s flu vaccine rates can tell us about a COVID-19 vaccine rollout (Minnesota Reformer)

November 17, 2020

• What do we know about holiday COVID safety? Good Question (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota receiving drug to prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Telling people to wear ‘masks and wash your hands isn’t enough,’ says Biden’s Covid advisory board member (CNBC)
• Relief fund will support families of healthcare workers who died of COVID-19 (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• What do we know about holiday COVID safety? Good Question (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

November 16, 2020

• The Covid curves are bending the wrong way (Politico)
• U of M doctor launches fund for fallen health care workers (Brainerd Dispatch – MN)
• ‘More people may die,’ Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation (Reuters UK)
• In the absence of a White House response, states move to slow infections. (The New York Times)
• Here are the major hurdles ahead for Covid-19 vaccine distribution in the US (The Guardian)
• The greatest gift to loved ones this Covid winter? Don’t infect others (The New York Times)
• National fund started in Minnesota for families of health care workers who died of COVID (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Top U of M epidemiologist announces partnership to support families of healthcare workers (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• COVID-19 advisory board member Dr. Michael Osterholm on virus surge (Yahoo!)
• Moderna vaccine news draws Dr. Osterholm’s praise (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• MDH tells people to ‘stop their social gatherings’ (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• America needs to close down (Vox)

November 15, 2020

• Covid-19 hits rural nursing homes, which are among those least equipped to fight it (The Wall Street Journal)
• Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trump’s transition blockade (Politico)
• Mystery of how long people lose taste and smell from COVID-19 (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Michigan, Washington state impose severe COVID-19 restrictions as U.S. infections soar (Reuters)
• ‘The time is now, Minnesota.’ Leaders plead with public to curb COVID. (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Minnesota in ‘desperate and dangerous place’ with COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Meet the Press – November 15, 2020 (NBC News)
• Biden advisers urge immediate COVID-19 action as U.S. infections close in on 11 million (Duluth News Tribune – MN)
• Experts say stay home this Thanksgiving, ‘bubble’ before if you’ll go anyway (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• National lockdown to contain Covid surge is a ‘measure of last resort,’ top Biden health advisor says (CNBC)
• Delayed start to transition of power hurts coronavirus-fighting effort, Biden team says (Los Angeles Times)

November 14, 2020

• Poll: 2 in 5 Americans are likely to attend a large gathering this holiday season (Vox)
• How Minnesotans are rethinking Thanksgiving during the pandemic (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden task force member: ‘We are entering this period that I call COVID hell’ (Yahoo!)
• Winter visitors are still coming to Arizona, and they could be bringing COVID-19 (AZ Central – Phoenix, AZ)

November 13, 2020

• Trump takes flak for focusing on election battle, not surging virus (FOX News)
• MDH TXTS U 2 get 411 on contact tracing (The Bemidji Pioneer – MN)
• ‘Now is the time’: Walz, Osterholm urge Minnesotans to buckle down to stop COVID-19 spread (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Osterholm: Action on COVID-19 can’t wait for new task force (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Paying workers to stay home 4 to 6 weeks could contain pandemic, says Biden coronavirus advisor (CNBC)
• A Biden COVID-19 advisor suggested a national lockdown lasting up to 6 weeks, but said the idea was unlikely to gain support (Business Insider)
• Biden coronavirus advisers nix national U.S. lockdown (Reuters)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm said absence of national leadership has led to confusion on coronavirus mitigation efforts (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)

November 12, 2020

• 6 things parents say that may trigger disordered eating in kids (MSN)
• Metro Transit to passengers: Mask up, please (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Help, I’m invited to a big pandemic wedding! (Everyday Health)
• ‘COVID hell.’ “Humanitarian Disaster.’ Experts sound alarm about the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. (The Washington Post)
• Winter Travel Alert: Biden Covid advisor floats nationwide shutdown for 4 to 6 weeks (Forbes)
• Biden adviser walks back earlier proposal calling for lockdown (ABC News)
• Mike Osterholm speaks at St. Olaf College on facing winter of ‘COVID hell’ (Minnesota Public Radio)

November 11, 2020

• How Gov. Walz’s new COVID guidelines will shape Thanksgiving for Minnesotans (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the ‘darkest’ days yet (CNBC)
• Biden COVID-19 adviser says US could manage pandemic with 4- to 6-week lockdown (New York Post)
• Biden Covid advisor says U.S. lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks could control pandemic and revive economy (CNBC)
• Coronavirus: New York imposes measures in ‘last chance’ against new wave (BBC)
• As India lowers its guard, experts worry that cases could jump again. (The New York Times)
• Biden seeks to use the bully pulpit he has on COVID-19 (The Hill)
• ‘Two-way street’: Masks protect wearers and everyone else (NBC News)
• These 5 states just set records for COVID-19 deaths (HuffPost)
• 4-to-6 week lockdown, financial help could get COVID-19 controlled, Biden task force member says (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Joe Biden’s COVID plan is taking shape — and researchers approve (Nature)

November 10, 2020

• Member of Biden’s COVID advisory board says don’t be ‘surprised when we hit 200,000 cases a day’ (Newsweek)
• U.S. officials ready to assist medical facilities as COVID-19 hospitalizations soar (Reuters)
• Biden coronavirus adviser ‘concerned’ about military planning to distribute vaccine (The Hill)
• Seventh straight day of 100,000 new US Covid cases as hospitalizations hit a high point (The Guardian)
• Michael Osterholm named to transition COVID-19 advisory board (UMN News)
• Disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm says we’re in ‘darkest days’ of pandemic until vaccine available next spring (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Thanksgiving is not going to help (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Iowa’s COVID-19 positivity rates may be even higher than state says (The Gazette – Cedar Rapids, IA)
• Emerging adults are struggling with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic (UMN News)

November 9, 2020

• For online grocery shopping, figuring out nutritional quality can be challenging (The Washington Post)
• President-Elect Biden names new Covid-19 task force – What’s the enthusiasm about? (Forbes)
• U Of M’s Michael Osterholm tapped for Biden’s COVID-19 task force (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Walz: No return to statewide stay-at-home order (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm joins Biden’s COVID task force, hopes to work with Trump team (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Biden names Michael Osterholm to COVID-19 advisory board (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
• President-elect Joe Biden names coronavirus task force, includes local expert (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Minnesota’s Dr. Michael Osterholm part of President-elect Biden’s coronavirus task force (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Biden win signals shift in virus response (Bloomberg Government)
• Rick Bright, Atul Gawande on Biden’s Covid task force (Politico)
• Biden transition team unveils members of Covid-19 task force (STAT)
• Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate (STAT)
• Here’s who’s on President-elect Biden’s newly formed Transition Covid-19 advisory board (CNN)
• Meet the members of president-elect Biden’s coronavirus task force (PBS NewsHour)
• Biden unveils coronavirus crisis team tasked with curbing surging cases (Axios)

November 8, 2020

• 5,908 new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, another record; 31 more deaths (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

November 7, 2020

• President-elect Joe Biden announces Covid task force (CNBC)

November 6, 2020

• Climate policy and the election, COVID winter forecast, murder hornets. Nov 6, 2020, Part 1 (Science Friday)

November 5, 2020

• In coronavirus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned (Tampa Bay Times – FL)
• Minnesota needs to turn back ‘dial’ as COVID spreads (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Twin Cities hospitals reporting limited ICU beds amid COVID-19 surge (Becker’s Hospital Review)

November 4, 2020

• In virus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned (Associated Press News)
• As the coronavirus continues to spread, covid-19 trails the economy as top issue for voters, exit polling shows (The Washington Post)
• ‘Red alert’ for hospital ICU beds in Twin Cities amid COVID-19 surge (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm on coronavirus: ‘Our hospitals are going to be overrun’ (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Walz requests FEMA support as MN COVID-19 situation worsens (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Minnesota ICU capacity pressured as COVID-19 cases climb (Houston Chronicle – TX)
• In virus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned (Associated Press News)

November 3, 2020

• Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in health care politics for years, health scholars warn (The Conversation)

November 2, 2020

• The US is facing its darkest months yet in the pandemic, and the election may not help (CNN)
• A look at the state of the pandemic (WBUR-Radio – Boston, MA)
• A look at the state of the pandemic (National Public Radio)
• Voting in person is roughly as safe as going to the grocery store (Vox)

November 1, 2020

• Covid-19: England sets lockdown as resurgent virus consumes Europe (The New York Times)

October 31, 2020

• South Dakota’s positive virus rate hits 46%—but Noem aide says ‘we feel pretty good’ (The Daily Beast)

October 30, 2020

• Minnesota study: Home, community more risky for health care providers than patients with COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Experts: little need to sanitize Halloween candy wrappers (Spectrum News)
• U.S. surpasses 9 million coronavirus cases (CBS News)
• Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm says trick-or-treating can be done safely (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Missouri county health agencies struggle to get federal COVID-19 funds (News Tribune – Jefferson City, MO)

October 29, 2020

• It may be time to reset expectations on when we’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine (STAT)
• Top U of M epidemiologist: Tighter social restrictions needed to stop COVID-19 surge in Minnesota (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• ‘Emotional rollercoaster’: County health agencies struggle to get federal COVID-19 funds (Missouri Independent – Jefferson City, MO)
• ‘Emotional rollercoaster’: County health agencies struggle to get federal COVID-19 funds (Daily American Republic – Poplar Bluff, MO)

October 28, 2020

• Some spurn masks even as their towns become hot spots (Rochester Post-Bulletin – MN)

October 27, 2020

• Some Americans refuse to wear masks even as their hometowns become covid-19 hot spots (The Washington Post)
• The Covid Thanksgiving: Outdoor Heaters, Virtual Meals, grandma stays home (The Wall Street Journal)

October 26, 2020

• Are we entering the darkest weeks of the pandemic? (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared (The Washington Post)
• Coronavirus: AAA survey finds 1 in 5 Minnesotans plan to travel during the holidays (Bring Me The News)
• U.S. hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began (The Washington Post)
• Reimagining America’s infectious-disease defense (Yahoo! News)
• States, U.S. set new records for COVID cases (WebMD)
• Trump’s EPA refuses to reduce pollutants linked to coronavirus deaths (Salon)

October 25, 2020

• Despite the Trump administration’s new policy, many pharmacies still won’t vaccinate children against flu (KITV-TV – Honolulu, HI)
• Despite what Trump says, the U.S. breaks COVID infection record just 11 days before the election (Salon)

October 24, 2020

• With COVID gathering strength, don’t let guard down (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• ‘On the brink’: US coronavirus cases surge in final days before election (The Guardian – UK)
• Minnesotans adjust holiday plans: ‘This is not a typical year’ (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• How Marquette County’s heart disease affects virus (The Mining Journal – Marquette, MI)

October 23, 2020

• Experts discuss issues presented by the pandemic (The Spectrum – Fargo, ND)
• Welcome to the rural wave: Rural cases Are Likely to Keep Climbing (The Daily Yonder)
• Health expert: ‘Darkest days’ of COVID lie ahead (Waseca County News – MN)
• U.S. hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began (The Washington Post)
• Coronavirus pandemic is causing ‘unacceptable’ shortages in US drug supplies, report says (CNN)
• COVID-19 herd immunity strategy fits Donald Trump’s failures in coronavirus war (USA Today)

October 22, 2020

• The accuracy of death certificates has never been more important (Los Angeles Times)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm predicts dark days ahead for coronavirus cases (KMSP-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

October 21, 2020

• The EPA refuses to reduce pollutants linked to coronavirus deaths (ProPublica)
• America’s third Covid-19 surge is here. It was predictable — and preventable. (Vox)
• Is it safe to vote in person? Experts say yes — with a few conditions. (Vox)

October 20, 2020

• NDSU Public Health hosts panel to discuss pandemic response (KVRR-TV – Fargo, ND)
• As cases rise, COVID fatigue can’t be ignored (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• 1,632 new Minnesota COVID-19 infections as case growth outpaces testing (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

October 19, 2020

• What a summer of COVID-19 taught scientists about indoor vs. outdoor transmission (FiveThirtyEight)
• “The next 6 to 12 weeks are going to be the darkest of the entire pandemic,” expert says (CNN)
• One motorcycle rally may have triggered COVID-19′s new Midwest surge (Popular Science)
• ‘Darkest part of the pandemic’ is approaching, says public health expert (PBS News Hour)
• Of course we’re tired of the coronavirus, Mr. President. Wishful thinking won’t make it go away. (The Washington Post)
• Infectious disease expert: Coming weeks will be ‘darkest’ of COVID-19 (The New York Post)
• Osterholm: Next 6-12 weeks will be ‘darkest’ of pandemic (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Epidemiologist warns next 6 to 12 weeks will be ‘darkest of the entire pandemic’ (MSN)
• Oct. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: Big holiday gatherings too risky? (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Top infectious-disease expert says ‘the next 6 to 12 weeks are going to be the darkest of the entire pandemic’ (Business Insider)
• The coming weeks will be ‘darkest of the entire pandemic,’ infectious diseases expert says (The Hill)

October 18, 2020

• North Dakota coronavirus news, Oct. 18: Pandemic panel discussion set (Bismarck Tribune – ND)
• Trump keeps on holding rallies even as Covid-19 cases surge (Vox)
• The ‘darkest’ period of the coronavirus pandemic is still to come, warns top infectious-disease doctor (MarketWatch)
• As the virus surges, stark differences over what is around the corner (The New York Times)
• Minnesota health officials hoping for COVID-19 wake-up call (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

October 17, 2020

• With recent local COVID surge, experts say it’s time to recommit to life-saving precautions (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

October 16, 2020

• Health experts’ Thanksgiving advice in the time of Covid: plan, plan, plan (STAT)
• Covid cases extend ‘troubling’ U.S. surge, signaling more deaths (Bloomberg)
• With the holidays coming, Covid cases likely to surge during ‘six weeks of superspreader events’ (NBC News)
• U of M infectious disease expert: Next 6 to 12 weeks could prove to be difficult in state’s battle with COVID-19 (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm says from a scientific standpoint, herd immunity ‘has the value of pixie dust’ (MSNBC)
• Covid-19 Live Updates: New cases trend upward in most of the U.S. (The New York Times)

October 15, 2020

• Why Covid-19 is spreading again: fatigue, colder weather, eased restrictions (The Wall Street Journal)
• Federal rural health panel led by former Gov. Jeff Colyer offers little help for public on COVID-19 (Kansas Reflector)
• New NIH clinical trial run by the U of M School of Public Health tests a combination of drugs to treat COVID-19 (UMN News)
• US ‘headed in the wrong direction’ as a 3rd peak nears (The New York Times)
• COVID-19 cases in USA grow at a speed not seen since June, the start of the summer peak (USA Today)
• As restrictions ease, movie theaters struggle with few new films, fearful consumers (WSYX-TV – Columbus, OH)

October 14, 2020

• National Guard called in to help contain COVID outbreaks at two Minnesota nursing homes (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• University of Minnesota leads recruitment to new COVID-19 antibody trial (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm echoes WHO warning against herd immunity (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Some states raising doubts about federal tests sent to nursing homes (ABC News Radio)
• States face monumental challenges readying vaccine distribution (Bloomberg)

October 13, 2020

• Eli Lilly’s antibody trial is paused over potential safety concerns (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Health officials sound alarm over surge of new coronavirus cases (CBS News)
• Analysis: Trump takes his Covid misinformation machine back on the road (CNN)

October 12, 2020

• The third wave of the pandemic is here (New York Magazine)
• Doctor says Trump is no longer infectious after COVID-19 diagnosis (U.S. News & World Report)
• Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus (The Washington Post)

October 11, 2020

• Doctor says Trump is no longer infectious after COVID-19 diagnosis (HealthDay)
• New Minnesota COVID-19 milestone shows significant amount of virus transmission, health officials say (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

October 10, 2020

• Trump’s rally linked to at least nine Minnesota COVID cases (Mother Jones)

October 9, 2020

• As virus hits neighbors hard, Minnesota warned not to relax (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Controlling COVID: What did we learn from the Vikings-Titans game? (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• As COVID hits neighboring states hard, Minnesota warned not to relax (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota’s Andy Slavitt: An influential voice on COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Upper Midwest sees COVID-19 surge as Northeast worries about a second wave (Medical Xpress)
• Dr. Birx warns of ‘troubling signs’ in North East with new rise in COVID-19 cases indicating a ‘very different’ spread of the virus and says ‘what we did in the spring is not going to work in the fall’ (The Daily Mail – UK)
• Controlling COVID: What did we learn from the Vikings-Titans game? (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• The Northeast held the virus in check. Now cases are inching up again. (The New York Times)
• Yes, you need to tell people if you have Covid-19. Here’s how to do it. (Medium)
• Black volunteers needed for COVID trials (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

October 8, 2020

• Tool helps track COVID-19 superspreader events (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm says number of Minnesota’s COVID cases are concerning (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

October 7, 2020

• How to watch the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence (Vox)
• Dissecting the COVID-19 response (The Timberjay – St. Louis County, MN)
• Health experts thrash North Dakota’s new quarantine guidelines:’This is highly dangerous’ (Inforum)
• Getting health care was already tough in rural areas. The pandemic has made it worse (National Public Radio)

October 6, 2020

• Don’t play into Trump’s hands. Vote in person. (The Washington Post)
• After days of bickering, Cuomo’s ‘crush the cluster’ plan similar to de Blasio’s (Politico)
• Face masks: what the data say (Nature)
• Federal Reserve Bank’s Neel Kashkari: Prepare for ‘worse downturn’ if 2nd stimulus package isn’t passed (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

October 5, 2020

• Inside the flawed White House testing scheme that did not protect Trump (Duluth News Tribune)
• For many of Washington’s most powerful, Covid-19 public health guidance does not apply (STAT)
• How quickly will we have a COVID-19 vaccine, and how will we know it’s safe? (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Health experts call for the vice presidential debate to be canceled or made virtual (Vox)
• Trump has been the biggest source of Covid-19 misinformation, study finds (Vox)
• What are the medical ethics behind disclosing a President’s health information? (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

October 4, 2020

• Trump tempted fate long before Rose Garden coronavirus cluster (BNN Bloomberg)
• DFL scorches 3 GOP lawmakers for flying after COVID exposure (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)

October 3, 2020

• The White House hoped testing would keep the coronavirus out — but it didn’t (CNBC)
• Coronavirus: China’s Xi sends best wishes to Trump; campaign manager Bill Stepien tests positive (CNBC)

October 2, 2020

• Trump campaign events to be virtual or postponed after president tests positive for Covid-19 (CNBC)
• Democratic nominee Joe Biden campaigns in Michigan after testing negative for coronavirus (CNBC)
• 74 and overweight, Trump faces extra risks from ‘a very sneaky virus’ (The New York Times)
• Minnesota health officials assess COVID-19 rally risks beyond Trump (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm talks about Pres. Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID contact tracing is crucial after Trump’s Minnesota visit (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• ‘Losing the thread of what we’ve lost’: A postcard from the pandemic (WBUR-Radio – Boston, MA)
• Fairness in question when it comes to daily coronavirus testing of Gophers football players (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

October 1, 2020

• As COVID-19 cases rise, some governors resist lockdowns, mask mandates (National Public Radio)
• Publishing scientific studies during a pandemic: Can we trust the process? (MedPage Today)

September 30, 2020

• Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy awarded grant to increase the global impact and accessibility of antimicrobial stewardship (UMN News)
• San Antonio reports daily surge in COVID-19 cases, which leaders attribute to state’s failure on data (San Antonio Current – TX)

September 29, 2020

• Survey: Health workers, kids, older adults should get COVID-19 vaccine first (United Press International)
• Who is dying from Covid-19? Why? (The Wall Street Journal)
• Trump allies say the virus has almost run its course. ‘Nonsense,’ experts say. (The New York Times)
• When young people get COVID-19, infections soon rise among older adults (National Public Radio)
• How some colleges are trying to hold off another pandemic shutdown this fall (Marketplace)
• Listen and persuade; don’t shame (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

September 28, 2020

• Systemic racism leads to disparities in nursing home Covid-19 cases, deaths (Forbes)
• Testing won’t save us from Covid-19 (Wired)
• What our experts would ask Biden and Trump (Politico)
• Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists (Medscape)
• Michigan officials: Blacks contracting, dying of virus at same rate as whites (The Detroit News – MI)

September 27, 2020

• Early Covid treatments could be a ‘bridge’ to vaccine (Bloomberg)
• November may be the darkest month Americans have seen in a long time (The Washington Post)

September 26, 2020

• ‘The enemy is the virus, Not each other’: COVID survey halted in Minn. after incidents of racism and intimidation (KDLH-TV – Duluth, MN)
• ‘The enemy is the virus, Not each other’: COVID survey halted in Minn. after incidents of racism and intimidation (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

September 25, 2020

• ‘It’s devastating’: Harassment of COVID health workers is widespread, ‘unprecedented,’ officials say. (St. Paul Pioneer Press – MN)
• U of M’s Dr. Michael Osterholm says COVID-19 is in ‘fall surge’, cites college students on campus (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Here’s how the pandemic finally ends (Politico)
• New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US (The Hill)

September 24, 2020

• Covid death toll nears 1 million, but real number may be double (Bloomberg)
• U.S. new coronavirus cases edge lower (The Wall Street Journal)
• Schools see relatively low coronavirus infection rates, but data still limited (WBMA-TV – Birmingham, AL)
• How COVID-19 may reshape U.S. healthcare (The Elm – Chestertown, MD)

September 23, 2020

• U of M officials investigating large weekend party outside residence halls (WCCO-AM – Minneapolis, MN)
• In fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, disease surveillance, testing, and contact tracing likely here to stay (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
• Study: Less than 1 percent of teachers, students infected since schools reopened (The Hill)
• 9 experts reflect on the US reaching 200,000 confirmed Covid-19 deaths (Vox)

September 22, 2020

• Rising coronavirus case numbers in many states spur warning of autumn surge (The Washington Post)
• QuoteWizard study finds, healthcare spending declines 43% for hospitals during pandemic (PRNewswire)
• QuoteWizard study finds, healthcare spending declines 43% for hospitals during pandemic (InsuranceNewsNet)
• QuoteWizard study finds, healthcare spending declines 43% for hospitals during pandemic (Chinook Observer – Long Beach, WA)
• Healthcare spending declines 43% for hospitals during pandemic (The Ritz Herald – Brooklyn, NY)

September 21, 2020

• Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm scientists (NBC News)
• Dr. Osterholm says Minnesotans have forgotten about COVID-19 (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

September 20, 2020

• DFL legislator’s family confronts COVID-19’s spread (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

September 19, 2020

• Studying pig sh*t to prevent the next pandemic (Freethink)
• The dwindling chances of eliminating COVID-19 (Axios)

September 18, 2020

• U.S. Covid-19 death toll surpasses 200,000 (NBC News)
• Nationally, many students are unwilling to receive COVID-19 testing, UMN expert says (The Minnesota Daily)
• What the fall and winter of the pandemic will look like (The New York Times)

September 17, 2020

• COVID vaccine trials are moving quickly, but TN school is taking time to recruit Black volunteers (WKNO-FM – Cordova, TN)
• With football returning, Big Ten cities brace for more outbreaks (The New York Times)
• Mayo Clinic is going public with own COVID-19 modeling (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• How years of underfunding public health left Texas ill prepared for the pandemic (The Texas Tribune – Austin, TX)
• How years of underfunding public health left Texas ill prepared for the pandemic (El Paso Times – TX)
• How years of underfunding public health left Texas ill prepared for the pandemic (The Gilmer Mirror – TX)
• Mask skeptic lawmaker takes on side gig overseeing drug company trial (Politico)

September 16, 2020

• U.S. plans to ship free Covid-19 vaccines within 24 hours of authorization (NBC News)

September 15, 2020

• College professors made models showing how bad COVID-19 would be on campus. Some administrators ignored them (Time)
• Coronavirus pandemic expected to get worse before it gets better, experts say (CNET)

September 14, 2020

• COVID widens racial gap in Minnesota’s health care system (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• State health department must provide more data on COVID in Minnesota long-term care facilities (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• The US isn’t even close to getting Covid-19 down to where it needs to be by fall, medical experts say (CNN)
• How flu shots can help in the fight against Covid-19 (The New York Times)
• Why Covid-19 case numbers are falling in the US (Vox)

September 13, 2020

• A top disease expert is warning of ‘another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us’ and says the US has no national plan to stop it (Business Insider)
• Infectious-disease expert: “Telling the truth never causes panic” (Axios)
• Meet the Press – September 13, 2020 (NBC News)
• Osterholm: ‘Another 12-14 months’ of COVID-19 ahead of us (Yahoo! News)
• Minnesota infectious disease expert: U.S. has ‘another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us’ (The Hill)
• It is almost as if we are firebombing college towns with COVID-19 (Forbes)
• Gov. Tim Walz is Minnesota’s pointman on coronavirus. He looks back on 6 months of deaths, economic turmoil and questions. (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)

September 12, 2020

• Minnesota’s broad COVID-19 testing under microscope (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

September 11, 2020

• Minnesota reports 13 more deaths from COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

September 10, 2020

• Coronavirus: the inside story (UMN News)

September 9, 2020

• Covid-19 news: UK plans £100 billion expansion of testing in 2021 (New Scientist)
• The Minneapolis Fed sheds its reserve (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Depression and pandemic fatigue (Psychology Today)
• Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial halted after ‘potentially unexplained illness’ (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm would be ‘surprised’ by COVID-19 vaccine in mid-October or early November (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• America is trapped in a pandemic spiral (The Atlantic)

September 8, 2020

• Pandemic seems to be leveling off in U.S., but numbers remain troublingly high, experts say (The Washington Post)

September 7, 2020

• Deep cleans and disinfecting mists might not keep us from getting the virus, but they sure make us feel better (The Washington Post)

September 5, 2020

• Treat this pandemic like a chain reaction (Tampa Bay Tribune – FL)

September 4, 2020

• Trauma screenings and teacher trainings: How Va. schools are trying to boost students’ mental health (The Washington Post)
• Minnesota moves front-and-center in COVID-19 vaccine testing (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)

September 3, 2020

• CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1 (Associated Press)
• Small Business: Expert says worst of pandemic not necessarily over (Newsday)
  
• Great Plains showing signs of COVID-19 surge (Washington Examiner – DC)
• A second lockdown proposed by Trump would get more support from Americans than one proposed by Biden (Fortune)
• Expert worries US not ready for virus vaccine (Yahoo! News)

September 2, 2020

• First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota (The Washington Post)
• As COVID vaccine trials set to start in Minnesota, some experts doubt safe drug will be ready by November (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
  

September 1, 2020

• Health care worker COVID-19 infections underscore mask needs (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M’s top infectious disease expert talks about current COVID-19 situation (KSTP- TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Coronavirus in Minnesota: How does indoor transmission compare to outdoor transmission? (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

August 31, 2020

• Dr. Michael Osterholm to college students: consequences of partying ‘could be substantial’ (MSNBC)
• Next up in COVID times: The NFL (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• What is herd immunity, and why are Trump officials pursuing an idea WHO calls ‘dangerous’? (The Washington Post)

August 29, 2020

• Minnesota’s one-day COVID tally hits 1,000, its second-highest yet (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Sweden is developing herd immunity, some of the country’s experts claim, but the figures say otherwise (MarketWatch)

August 28, 2020

• Using science to find solutions (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN) 

August 27, 2020

• New CDC guidelines call for less coronavirus testing, bewildering local doctor (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• New Covid-19 testing guidelines, crafted at the White House, alarm public health experts (STAT)
• Seize the opportunity of virtual schooling — let our children sleep (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

August 26, 2020

• Is it safe to rent clothes during the coronavirus pandemic? (HuffPost)
• Our vast family care system for the elderly is at risk of collapse (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm says new saliva test will help capacity but false negatives are concern (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• From booking to baggage claim, how to fly during the pandemic in 10 steps (Lonely Planet)

August 25, 2020

• Column: The false, lethal promise of ‘warp speed’ science (Los Angeles Times)

August 24, 2020

• MLS teams prepare to bring fans back (Sports Business Journal)
• Regents approve two weeks of online classes and move-in delay, discuss COVID-19 spread on campus (Minnesota Daily)
• University of Minnesota regents OK delayed reopening of Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm calls new coronavirus treatment “a start” (WCCO-Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Churches navigate in-person opening (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)

August 22, 2020

• COVID-19 still spreading among young adults in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• University of Minnesota president proposes delaying students’ return to campus (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

August 21, 2020

• Column: Is a routine trip to the doctor or dentist now a health hazard? (Los Angeles Times)
• Column: Is a routine trip to the doctor or dentist now a health hazard? (Yahoo! Finance)
• As US deaths mount, virus takes outsize toll on minorities (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Why antibody tests won’t help you much (The New York Times)
• University of Minnesota president proposes delaying students’ return to campus (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Day care, grandparent, pod or nanny? How to manage the risks of pandemic child care (Minnesota Public Radio)

August 20, 2020

• Massachusetts requires most students to get flu vaccine to ease burden on health system during pandemic (CNBC)

August 19, 2020

• As COVID-19 cases surge, Minnesota nursing home inspectors are not routinely tested for virus (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Doctors warn “coronavirus miracle drugs” pitched by Mike Lindell are dangerous (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Will Covid-19 vaccines be safe for children and pregnant women? The data, so far, are lacking (STAT)

August 17, 2020

• University of Minnesota heads federal COVID-19 antibody trial (MSN)
• University of Minnesota heads federal COVID-19 antibody trial (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm fears pandemic fatigue setting in (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Covid-19 cases flare in Europe (Bloomberg)
• The Minneapolis Fed sheds its reserve (Twin Cities Business)
• Answering more of your questions on COVID-19 (Minnesota Public Radio)

August 16, 2020

• ‘This cannot continue’ warns Dr Ronan Glynn as 66 new cases of Covid-19 reported (The Irish Times)
• Smell tests for COVID-19 are coming to a college near you (The Daily Beast)

August 14, 2020

•  Coronavirus lockdowns could make a comeback as U.S. struggles (NBC News)
• Your lingering questions about COVID safety, answered (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)

August 13, 2020

• Dr. Michael Osterholm on needing another shutdown (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• We need all the Covid-19 testing opportunities we can get, says University of Minnesota’s Osterholm (CNBC)
• Health experts warn about perils of new virus data collection system (The Baltimore Sun – MD)
• Viewers beware: ‘A perfect storm’ of pandemic misinformation (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Essential workers have a 13% uninsured rate, making some states more at-risk for essential workers (TecHR Series)

August 12, 2020

• Dr. Osterholm calls Russian coronavirus vaccine “a propaganda stunt” (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Will coronavirus cancel Christmas? (The Week)
• Russia’s accelerated COVID-19 vaccine greeted with alarm as experts say Phase 3 trial is essential (MarketWatch)
• Essential workers have a 13% uninsured rate, making some states more at-risk for essential workers (PRNewswire – New York, NY)
• Essential workers have a 13% uninsured rate, making some states more at-risk for essential workers (The Enterprise – White Salmon, WA)
• Essential workers have a 13% uninsured rate, making some states more at-risk for essential workers (Street Insider – Birmingham, MI)
• Essential workers have a 13% uninsured rate, making some states more at-risk for essential workers (Town News – Seattle, WA)

August 11, 2020

• Keeping low-income college students from going hungry (The Hill)
• Coronavirus live updates: New Zealand records first outbreak in 102 days; Global cases top 20 million (CNBC)
• Masks alone don’t make you invincible (Vice)
• Dr. Osterholm on calling for another lockdown (Yahoo! News)
• Infectious disease expert predicts when U.S. coronavirus cases will again explode (HuffPost)
• Infectious disease expert on why he thinks US needs another lockdown (CNN)

August 10, 2020

• Nickelodeon Universe reopens at MOA with safety measures in place (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Democrats focus new legislation on the pandemic’s effect on maternal mortality (The Philadelphia Tribune – PA)
• Democrats focus new legislation on the pandemic’s effect on maternal mortality (The 19th)
• America is failing Black moms during the pandemic (Vox)
• Hospitals in some U.S. hot spots finally get virus respite (Bloomberg)
• Kashkari, Osterholm: U.S. needs another lockdown (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm suggests a 6-week shutdown is needed to contain coronavirus (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Winter is coming: Why America’s window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 is closing (STAT)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm: ‘We’ll see a tremendous number of ill people’ without a new lockdown (MSNBC)
• Minneapolis Fed president says national lockdown needed to control COVID-19 (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Fed’s Kashkari warns that unless a stricter US lockdown is imposed, the last few months could feel just like a ‘warm-up to a greater catastrophe’ (Business Insider)
• We should be doing more to prepare for the next pandemic (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)
• Minnesota health officials seek $35 million for contact tracing (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Conflicts running rampant in the Covid era (The Lown Institute)
• Here’s what happened the last time we had a vaccine during a pandemic (Healthline)

August 9, 2020

• Safety devices now the norm at Vikings training camp (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• A national lockdown could be the economy’s best hope, says Minneapolis Fed president (National Public Radio)
• Prominent Minnesotans pitch lockdown to slow COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

August 7, 2020

• US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19 (The Associated Press)
• US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19 (The New York Times)
• Here’s how to crush the virus until vaccines arrive (The New York Times)
• New York is positioned to reopen schools safely, health experts say (The New York Times)
• A reality check on COVID-19 fatigue (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Experts say COVID isn’t seasonal and will “rage” (WebMD)
• Anti-maskers explain themselves (Vox)

August 6, 2020

• UMN study finds no COVID-19 infections among hundreds of Twin Cities health care workers, suggests safety measures working (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• UMN study finds no COVID-19 infections among hundreds of Twin Cities health care workers, suggests safety measures working (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Press release reporting is irresponsible — especially in a pandemic (Association of Health Care Journalists)

August 5, 2020

• The Health 202: Why individual models of coronavirus deaths are often wrong (The Washington Post)
• Dr. Osterholm says school can be safe and ‘our kids need education’ (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota’s COVID-19 case growth now standing out (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Covering COVID-19 vaccine news: Part two from the publisher of Health News Review (Content Science Review)

August 4, 2020

• Experts: Avoid Florida for summer travel, and bars tie with jails for COVID risk (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• COVID-19 is proof of just how socially determined health is (Vice)
• Experts no longer expect seasonal coronavirus waves: The pandemic is like ‘a forest fire looking for human wood to burn’ (Business Insider)
• ‘Utter disaster.’ Allowing Sturgis rally to go on puts nation at risk (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• How the pandemic defeated America (The Atlantic)
• Minnesota plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

August 3, 2020

• Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll climbs to 155,000, as COVID-19 enters ‘dangerous new phase’ (MarketWatch)
• Foundations help fight effects and roots of COVID-19 (HealthAffairs)

August 2, 2020

• Will the coronavirus end soon? According to experts, it could actually get worse (CNET)

August 1, 2020

• Dr. Osterholm: Americans will be living with the coronavirus for decades (MarketWatch)
• Summertime sadness: Resurgent virus dims recovery hopes (Bloomberg)
• People of color hit harder by COVID-19 in Twin Cities, ZIP code data confirm (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

July 31, 2020

• COVID-19 has arrived in Greater Minnesota (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus update: Pandemic will continue for some time, experts tell Congress as U.S. case tally nears 4.5 million (MarketWatch)
• ‘Localized’ Minnesota school plan sets thresholds for reopening (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Why Norwegian Cruise Line, Expedia, and Avis Budget stocks all dropped today (The Motley Fool)

July 30, 2020

• Panel: Pandemic has exposed long-standing health inequities (Cornell Chronicle – Ithaca, NY)
• Trump pushes to reopen schools, says closures will probably cause ‘more death’ (CNBC)
• The U.S. has lost control of the coronavirus. What now? (National Public Radio)
• Health and science communication in the COVID era: A Q&A with the publisher of Health News Review (Content Science Review)

July 29, 2020

• Minnesota could return to May’s all-time high COVID-19 levels in a few weeks, expert says (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm: Flexibility will be central to Governor’s COVID school announcement (KARE 11 – Minneapolis, MN)
• New study explores how coronavirus travels indoors (Medical Xpress)

July 28, 2020

• Even with vaccine, ‘We will be dealing with this forever’: Virus experts Frieden, Osterholm (CNBC)
• Pandemic is overwhelming U.S. public health capacity in many states. What now? (NPR)
• To see their grandkids, some Twin Cities nanas and papas are ‘going rogue’ and ignoring CDC recommendations (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• ‘The Hungriest Summer’: Without weekly $600 checks, more families may struggle to put food on tables (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota is contacting people who have been exposed to COVID-19 cases. At current infection rates, it might not do much good (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Child COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations spike in Florida ahead of mandate to reopen schools (People)

July 27, 2020

• Hoping to understand the virus, everyone is parsing a mountain of data (The New York Times)
• Months into pandemic, Minnesota’s COVID-19 death rate still elusive (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

July 26, 2020

• On day face mask mandate goes into effect, Minnesota GOP shares pictures of mask-less attendees at party event (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)

July 25, 2020

• COVID-19 confirmed in all Minnesota counties as statewide mask mandate starts (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• A smart guide to food shopping and outdoor dining during coronavirus (The Wall Street Journal)
• Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again? (The Washington Post)

July 24, 2020

• Epidemiologist warns to take COVID rise seriously (Wisconsin Public Radio)

July 23, 2020

• Scientists debate if UV light can slow spread of coronavirus (The Washington Times)
• Covering COVID-19: A health check for science journalism (Gateway Journalism Review)
• If MLB season reaches October, Twins expect to be there (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Three ways to get kids back in class (The New York Times)
• Osterholm: Stop mischaracterizing my comments about face masks (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Coronavirus Update: GOP convention canceled in Florida; U.S. surpasses 4 Million COVID-19 cases (The Weather Channel)
• The Coronavirus seems to spare most kids from illness, but its effect on their mental health is deepening (Time Magazine)

July 22, 2020

• Top epidemiologist Michael Osterholm on continuing challenges of COVID-19 – transcript (CBS News)
• Confusion spreads over system to determine priority access to Covid-19 vaccines (STAT)
• Top Doctors Special Report: Pivoting in a pandemic (Mpls.St.Paul Magazine)
• U of M’s top infectious disease expert clears the air over his views on masks and COVID-19 (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Amid rising coronavirus deaths, Trump paints a rosy picture of America’s present and future (The Washington Post)
• Osterholm: ‘It’s time’ for Minnesota mask mandate; physically distancing most important to limit COVID-19 transmission (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)

July 21, 2020

• Public health group calls for standardized data collection to more clearly track Covid-19 (STAT)
• As the pandemic surges, there are three scenarios of what happens next (The Washington Post)
• States must standardize coronavirus data, former C.D.C. director says (The New York Times)

July 20, 2020,

• The science of soap and handwashing (WTIP Radio – Grand Marais, MN)
  
• Florida teachers union sues over return to in-person classes, as debate over school during the pandemic intensifies (The Washington Post)
• $10 per person is simply not enough to deal with a public health crisis (AZ Mirror)

July 19, 2020

• Mike Osterholm’s last stand (Mpls.St.Paul Magazine)
• The crisis that shocked the world: America’s response to the coronavirus (The Washington Post)
• Do some people have preexisting immunity to the coronavirus? (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)

July 18, 2020

• Older children spread the coronavirus just as much as adults, large study finds (The New York Times)

July 17, 2020

• ‘General public grasping at straws’: Flawed science communications mislead a scared public (The Washington Examiner)
• ‘Mixed messages from Day One’: Rising cases prove summer is no barrier to COVID-19 (USA Today)
• What will schools look like in the fall (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

July 16, 2020

• Editorial highlights flaws in reporting COVID-19 research (Medical News Today)
• U of M’s top infectious disease expert says long-term COVID-19 immunity uncertain (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Air pollution in the Twin Cities dropped 20% during COVID-19 shutdown, U of M finds (Bring Me the News – Edina, MN)
• CDC bans U.S. cruises through September, citing ‘ongoing’ coronavirus outbreaks on ships (CNBC)

July 15, 2020

• What science says about masks (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID-19 testing falls short in long-term care facilities (Route Fifty)
• Is it safe to fly yet? (Refinery29)
• How scared should you be? (Politico)
• As the coronavirus crisis spins out of control, Trump issues directives — but still no clear plan (The Washington Post)

July 14, 2020

• How to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S. (STAT)
• University of Minnesota study shows declines in air pollution during the COVID pandemic (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• How risky is using a public restroom during the COVID-19 pandemic? Minnesota experts weigh in (Start Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

July 13, 2020

• University of Minnesota researchers find air pollution declines during pandemic (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm with Jearlyn Steele (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• What experts think about reopening schools (Healthline)
• What exactly does the COVID-19 positivity rate tell us? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm: “We are going to find that the transmission will come roaring back” (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus media failures, harms, and recommendations (Boston University School of Public Health)
• The case for smarter coronavirus testing (The New York Times)

July 12, 2020

• Is it safe to reopen MN schools this fall? That may depend on us. (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• As sports return, experts fear leagues will use up scarce COVID-19 testing resources (USA Today)
• Masks, mandates and COVID-19: What we know (and what we don’t) (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Meet the Press – July 12, 2020 (NBC)

July 11, 2020

• University of Minnesota leads work group on infectious dose of COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Longtime public health official helps coordinate Minnesota’s COVID-19 fight (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus update: Global case tally hits 12.5 million with U.S. accounting for a quarter as death toll starts to rise again (MarketWatch)

July 10, 2020

• Study of coronavirus in pregnant women finds striking racial differences (The New York Times)
• What you need to know about MSP and flying as people return to the air (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• WHO changes guidance on airborne transmission of coronavirus (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm: Number of U.S. health workers deaths is ‘sobering’ (Yahoo! News)

July 9, 2020

• U of M disease experts urge CDC to standardize COVID-19 tracking (Minnesota Public Radio)
• A New Year’s feast spread the virus and now it divides scientists (Bloomberg)
• Coronavirus update: Global cases of COVID-19 top 12 million, and WHO warns pandemic is ‘not under control’ (MarketWatch)
• ‘We’re back to square zero’ on coronavirus, warns infectious disease expert (HuffPost)

July 8, 2020

• Model forecasts low Minnesota COVID-19 spread in the fall (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• As virus spreads, states face a truth: ‘We cannot test our way out of this’ (The New York Times)

July 7, 2020

• Expert says bars are ‘super spreading venues’ that can cause airborne transmission of coronavirus (People Magazine)
• Minnesota cities set their own mask requirements to fight COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Trump WHO withdrawal could boomerang on US (The Hill)
• Soccer newsletter: So, why are we playing again? (Los Angeles Times)

July 6, 2020

• How does racism impact health? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• WHO reviewing report urging new guidance over airborne spread of coronavirus (Reuters)
• Covid-19 cases are rising, but deaths are falling. What’s going on? (Vox)
• Minnesota sits on the bubble of states seeing a resurgence and states seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases  (WCCO Radio  – Minneapolis, MN)

July 4, 2020

• The pandemic’s big mystery: How deadly is the coronavirus? (The New York Times)

July 3, 2020

• How safe are outdoor gatherings? (The New York Times)
• What we know now about COVID-19 infection, mortality rates (Minnesota Public Radio)

July 2, 2020

• This is going to be a house on fire for a long time (CNN)
• COVID-19’s “first wave” may be the only wave—with no pause (American Medical Association)
• The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed. So why have our expectations? (FiveThirtyEight)
• COVID-19 highlights urgent need to tackle inequities in digital access amid surge in telehealth use (JD Supra – Sausalito, CA)

July 1, 2020

• Infectious disease specialist Osterholm says a major athlete will die from coronavirus (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Ex-FDA Chief: U.S. may actually have over 400,000 new coronavirus cases per day, but not testing enough to show it (Forbes)

June 30, 2020

• Protests probably didn’t lead to coronavirus spikes, but it’s hard to know for sure (Washington Post)
• U.S. could see 100,000 new Covid-19 cases per day, Fauci says (STAT)
• TPG’s safe travel guide: How to minimize risk on your summer vacation (The Points Guy)

June 29, 2020

• COVID-19 forces closure of health care collaborative in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• In Sun Belt, will rising cases cause less pandemic politicking? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In Sun Belt, will rising cases cause less pandemic politicking? (Yahoo! News)
• As infections surge, reopenings stumble (MarketPlace)
• The case for Medicare for All has grown stronger than ever (MinnPost)
• As numbers rise, Dr. Osterholm says brace to fight virus ‘for at least the next year’ (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

June 28, 2020

• Coronavirus cases pass 10 million globally (The Wall Street Journal)
• When can I get a coronavirus vaccine? (The Motley Fool)

June 27, 2020

• This is Phase 2. We still have a long way to go. (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber – WA)
• The US’s new surge in coronavirus cases, explained (Vox)
• On coronavirus, Americans still trust the experts (The New York Times)
• Science by press release: When the story gets ahead of the science (CNN)

June 26, 2020

• Dr. Michael Osterholm on COVID-19, reopenings, and whether Minnesota has seen it’s infections peak (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Here’s how to stop the virus from winning (National Geographic)

June 25, 2020

• The US sees a record number of new coronavirus cases in a single day (CNN)

June 24, 2020

• Minnesota will update its COVID-19 modeling to forecast possible second wave (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Providing in a pandemic: The challenges of rural maternity care just got more difficult (The Daily Yonder)
• Trump is feeding America’s coronavirus nightmare (The New York Times)
• Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm doesn’t expect a massive COVID-19 outbreak in the fall (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)

June 23, 2020

• Infectious-disease expert says we’re thinking too much about a second wave of COVID-19 when it’s really more like a forest fire (MarketWatch)
• How times of crisis have defined Minnesota (Minnesota Monthly)
• CDC director: Covid-19 has ‘brought this nation to its knees’ (CNN)
• ‘It’s the air that we share’: UMN expert talks to NPR’s Terry Gross about the latest coronavirus advice (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• This is far from over: Why we need to learn to live with COVID-19 (Healthline)

June 22, 2020

• Osterholm: Forget waves, this pandemic is a ‘forest fire’ (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
• Black Americans have been hit hardest by COVID-19 — here’s why (Everyday Health)
• ‘Caution fatigue’ during COVID-19 and how to fight it (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Trump wants to move on, but the coronavirus is surging in parts of Red America (National Public Radio)
• Stem cell companies sell hope with unproven medicine for COVID-19 and other incurable diseases (USA Today)
• U of M epidemiologist Michael Osterholm on how to assess COVID-19 risks (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Half of US states see coronavirus surge as officials warn first wave far from over (The Guardian)
• Trump’s Tulsa rally attendance: 6,200, fire dept. says (The New York Times)

June 21, 2020

• Public health experts reject President’s view of fading pandemic (The New York Times)
• Brazil and the U.S. drive new coronavirus infections (The New York Times)
• DHS secretary says U.S. is ‘doing a great job’ at reopening despite coronavirus spikes (NBC News)
• Full Osterholm: Covid is a ‘forest fire’ that may not ‘slow down’ (Yahoo! News)
• What’s the number of coronavirus cases needed to stop college sports? (Forbes)
• U.S. cases rise 1.1%; Texas surge ‘unacceptable’: Virus update (Bloomberg)
• Infectious disease expert: We should be testing for coronavirus as much as possible (The Hill)

June 19, 2020

• Dismantling structural racism in health care (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
• Protect readers’ time and bandwidth from unpublished trials (Association of Health Care Journalists)
• How would you like COVID-19 test results in minutes, instead of days? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

June 18, 2020

• Coronavirus ‘second wave’ debate ‘misses the whole point,’ experts say (ABC News)
• Arizona and other hot-spot states aren’t in a second wave: They’re spiking in the first (Fatherly)

June 17, 2020

• Dr. Michael Osterholm warns of more COVID-19 outbreaks (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Amid confusion about reopening, an expert explains how to assess COVID-19 risk (National Public Radio)

June 16, 2020

• Cross-border comparison complicates Minnesota’s COVID-19 response (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Tear gas ‘likely spreads coronavirus by triggering coughing’, warn experts (Yahoo!)
• U of M’s top epidemiologist says Minnesota is ‘not out of the woods’ With COVID-19 (KSTP-TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Forecasts say that 60-70% will be COVID infected (WebMD)
• Dr. Osterholm: We are still in this thing for months (MSNBC)
• Coronavirus cases are rising across Southern states – but for many Southern governors, lockdowns are off the table (Business Insider)

June 15, 2020

• Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Monday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area (Chicago Tribune)
• Trump says that ‘if we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases’ of the coronavirus (Business Insider)

June 14, 2020

• Scientists ‘not sure’ why coronavirus is surging in some states and not others: epidemiologist (FOX Business)
• Trump’s upcoming rally presents coronavirus risks, health experts warn (The Washington Post)
• Events like Trump rally are ‘perfect storm’ for viral spread, experts say (The New York Times)

June 13, 2020

• From MLK to Rodney King to George Floyd, how video is changing our view of police (CNET)

June 12, 2020

• Stolen Breaths (New England Journal of Medicine)
• What the Minnesota Health Department hopes to learn from COVID-19 blood tests (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Volatile stew’ of factors could see COVID-19 spike in rural United States: expert (CBC News – CAN)
• Covering rural health care amid COVID-19: 4 tips from Carrie Henning-Smith (Journalist’s Resource
•  Is there really such a thing as a ‘super spreader’? (CNN)
• As coronavirus cases pass 2 million, what’s the impact of reopening? (Los Angeles Times)
• As coronavirus cases pass 2 million, what’s the impact of reopening? (Yahoo! News)
• What health experts say about summer vacation (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• FDA moves to speed coronavirus reviews could stick around (Politico)
• Lessons from a bioethicist (TPT Almanac – St. Paul, MN)

June 11, 2020

• ‘Stolen Breaths,’ an NEJM commentary on the death of George Floyd and the health of Black Americans (UMN News)
• The danger of getting your hair done in a post COVID-19 world (BET)
• Dr. Fauci expresses concerns over how protests can spark a second wave of COVID-19 (ABC Radio News)
• University of Minnesota System reviews return-to-campus plan (Duluth News Tribune – MN)
• Policymaker action needed to eliminate COVID-19-related racial, ethnic disparities in long-term care
• A user’s guide to drive-in movie theaters: Staying safe and having fun (USA Today)

June 10, 2020

• ‘An American fiasco’: US hits grim milestone of 2m Covid-19 cases (The Guardian)
• As Minnesota begins to reopen, Dr. Osterholm says this is important moment in learning to live with COVID-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• What does the future of COVID-19 look like in Minnesota? (MinnPost)
• Long Prairie beef processor among latest swept by COVID-19, despite significant prevention (Minnesota Public Radio)
• The education of a public health worker (UMN Alumni Association)
• In the W.H.O.’s coronavirus stumbles, some scientists see a pattern (The New York Times)

June 9, 2020

• In some SC counties, hospital beds are filling up. Is the coronavirus to blame? (The Island Packet – Bluffton, SC)
• World Health Organization’s fumbled COVID-19 message (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Structural racism and health care (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Michael Osterholm on COVID and the arts: ‘This is going to be a rough few years’ (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)

June 8, 2020

• Positive COVID-19 tests after recovery can be a ‘red herring,’ expert says (Becker’s Hospital Review)
• Dr. Osterholm checks in on COVID-19 during protests, other nations (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for 55 days. Experts see it as a bigger testing problem (STAT)

June 7, 2020

• How the UMN COVID-19 model helps shape public policy (Minnesota Daily)

June 6, 2020

• Students anxious about health care coverage due to COVID-19 uncertainties (Minnesota Daily)
• How racism threatens the response to the coronavirus pandemic (Axios)

June 5, 2020

• The intersection of public safety and public health (TPT-Twin Cities PBS – St. Paul, MN)
• How the world can avoid screwing up the response to Covid-19 again (STAT)

June 4, 2020

• How can reporters responsibly cover preliminary research on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines? (Center for Health Journalism – University of Southern California)
• Q&A with Bill Nye: What “The Science Guy” has been thinking about during the pandemic (The Washington Post)
• Two elite medical journals retract coronavirus papers over data integrity questions (Science Magazine)
• For many, health insurance another likely casualty of COVID-19 (U.S. News & World Report)

June 3, 2020

• How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children (BBC)
• Protests spark fears of new COVID surges (CBS News)
• The race to make coronavirus testing as easy as a pregnancy test (Vox)
• Doctors can’t treat COVID-19 effectively without recognizing the social justice aspects of health (The Conversation)

June 2, 2020

• Minnesota protests challenge contact tracing of COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion (The Washington Post)
• Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Doctors have tips to reduce the risk of catching the coronavirus during George Floyd protests (CNBC)

June 1, 2020

• Rural America could see dramatic rise in mental health issues and suicides, experts say (The Daily Yonder)
• Police brutality and Covid-19 are both public health crises (Vox)
• Protests could spread coronavirus. But a second wave was coming before the demonstrations. (NBC News)
• Police violence will make it harder to fight COVID-19 (The Verge)
• Health officials worried large protests may spread virus, MDH says protestors should get tested (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge (Associated Press)
• Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge (NBC Sports)
• Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge (The New York Times)

May 31, 2020

•  Future of stadiums, arenas promises high tech, low capacity (Associated Press)

May 30, 2020

• COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• From pools to beaches to barbecues, health experts weigh the coronavirus risk tied to summertime fun (CNBC)

May 29, 2020

• Lawmakers question health officials over Minnesota’s new reservation requirement for reopening restaurants (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Lockdowns vs. the Vulnerable (The Wall Street Journal)
• Workplace wellness program failed to improve clinical outcomes (Physician’s Weekly)

May 28, 2020

•  COVID-19 antibody test accuracy in question (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm says a sudden drop in Covid cases is reason for concern (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• NJ reopening: Testing is up, hospitalizations are down. When will phase 2 of reopening begin? (NorthJersey.com)

May 27, 2020

• Employee wellness programs unlikely to move the needle on health, study finds (HealthCare Dive)
• Coronavirus may never go away, even with a vaccine (The Washington Post)
• Pandemic pushes more people into insurance market (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Pandemic pushes more people into insurance market (Albert Lea Tribune – MN)
• The coronavirus has made it obvious. Teenagers should start school later. (The New York Times)
• Osterholm reiterates that COVID-19 going dormant this summer could be bad signal (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm warns of what second COVID-19 wave could look like (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

May 26, 2020

• How coronavirus is revealing the problems with ‘fast science.’ (Los Angeles Times)
• Why was the U of M COVID model so ‘wrong’ about predicting deaths through Memorial Day? (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• The Risk List: Here’s what you face in each training scenario (Triathlete)
• These parents won’t let kids return to school until there’s a coronavirus vaccine (New York Post)
• How many people have coronavirus? Sometimes, it’s just a guess (CNN)
• Two-thirds of Americans plan to get flu shots as pharmacies brace for surging demand amid fears the US could be hit with the seasonal virus AND a second wave of coronavirus this fall (Daily Mail)
• Managing your child’s social media ‘hygiene’ during a time of social distancing (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt Flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers (The New York Times)
• Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt Flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers (Reuters)

May 25, 2020

• Rural communities face unique COVID-19 challenges (WIZM Radio – La Crosse, WI)
• Rural communities face unique COVID-19 challenges (The Mid-West Farm Report)
• Contact tracing won’t solve the coronavirus crisis, says this renowned epidemiologist—here’s what will (Newsweek)
• Scientists vs politicians: The reality check for “warp speed” vaccine research (Ars Technica)

May 24, 2020

• Cheap chicken, beef came at a cost (The Courier-Tribune – Asheboro, NC)
• CDC combines virus tests and muddies the US pandemic picture (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Alabama hospitals are out of ICU beds, Montgomery’s mayor says. That ‘dire’ situation could crop up across rural America as states reopen. (Business Insider)

May 23, 2020

• How upbeat vaccine news fueled a stock surge, and an uproar (The New York Times)
• Meatpackers face a choice between paying the bills and risking their lives (AberdeenNews.com – SD)

May 22, 2020

• C.D.C. test counting error leaves epidemiologists ‘really baffled’ (The New York Times)
• COVID-19 pandemic, complaints both grow across Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Osterholm: ‘Minneapolis mask mandate could do more harm than good’ (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• As restaurants gear up to reopen in Washington, the big question is, ‘Is it safe to go out to eat?’ (The Seattle Times – WA)
• University of Minnesota’s infectious disease center urges better use of COVID-19 testing (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

May 21, 2020

• Hold off on that pub crawl as pandemic far from over: Coronovirus Q&A (Bloomberg)
• Coronavirus testing is ‘a mess’ in the US, report says (CNN)
• Your very detailed guide to safe summer road trips (Medium)
• Want to see friends and family, now that COVID-19 restrictions are loosening? Here’s what to consider. (Minnesota Public Radio)

May 20, 2020

• Let’s remember that the coronavirus is still a mystery (The New York Times)
• Protecting a vital workforce: home health care aides (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• What’s the summer guide to staying safe amid COVID-19? Good Question (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Why youth sports may have an easier time returning to action than the pros (USA Today)

May 19, 2020

• State officials confident Minnesota will have PPE needed for COVID peak, despite health care workers concerns (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• UCare discounts Medicare premiums with COVID-19 (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Is Trump challenging Mother Nature to a duel? (The New York Times)
• Minnesota nursing homes, already the site of 81% of COVID-19 deaths, continue taking in infected patients (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Discussing the ethics of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID-19 prevention (KARE 11 – Minneapolis, MN)
• Virus risk factors show who is likely to land in the hospital (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

May 18, 2020

• Washington community develops rural coronavirus testing model (WCSI Radio – Columbus, Indiana)
• Coronavirus daily news updates, May 18: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the nation (The Seattle Times – WA)
• Washington community develops rural coronavirus testing model (Fox News)
• Good Question: Can air conditioning put us at risk for COVID-19? (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Washington community develops rural coronavirus testing model (MSN)
• COVID-19 case numbers, deaths rise in Minnesota (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• N.Y. reopens another region, urges sports to resume without fans (Bloomberg)
• Weighing risks in parks (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)
• Unproven stem cell products are being peddled as COVID-19 ‘therapies,’ U of M researcher reports (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Rural Americans, minorities more vulnerable to virus (Standard-Speaker – Hazleton, PA)

May 17, 2020

• Aftershock: If coronavirus swells in a second wave later this year, will the nation be ready? (USA Today)
• OUR VIEW: COVID-19 | Let’s live up to lessened restrictions (Mankato Free Press – MN)
• How is MN weathering the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at 7 areas (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Rural communities without a hospital struggle to fight rising coronavirus cases, deaths (Savannah Morning News – GA)

May 16, 2020

• For new University of Minnesota grads, ceremony is virtual, but pride is real (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota officials cautious after first week with fewer COVID-19 deaths (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

May 15, 2020

• Walz, U of M infectious disease and environmental health expert discuss wearing face masks (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Hospitals knew how to make money. Then coronavirus happened. (The New York Times)
• Is that restaurant safe for dining in? Here’s how to tell amid COVID-19 in Kansas City (Kansas City Star – MO)
• Rural communities without a hospital struggle to fight rising coronavirus cases, deaths (USA Today)
• The Backstory: Don’t sugarcoat news. Tell the truth. Don’t over-reassure. Lessons for those leading during coronavirus. (USA Today)
• Is it safe to go out to eat? (The New York Times)
• How to have safe sex during a pandemic (Everyday Health)
• ‘We’re just in the second inning’: Kashkari, Osterholm offer bleak assessment of what is yet to be wrought by COVID-19 (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)

May 14, 2020

• These 3 charts show how rural health care was weakened even before COVID-19 (PBS Newshour)
• How much testing does the U.S. need to reopen? (The New Yorker)
• Health experts: Reopening businesses in Minnesota will spread COVID-19, but how much? (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Covid-19 epidemic severely undermines access to substance abuse help in rural America (Daily Yonder)
• Is Rick Bright’s apocalyptic warning right? (CNN)
• Latest MN modeling: Major effect of quarantine is delaying COVID-19 peak, not preventing it (Minnesota Public Radio)
• U of M’s Dr. Michael Osterholm discusses the future of the coronavirus pandemic (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• Coronavirus causing public health, economic crisis with no end in sight (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)

May 13, 2020

• We asked doctors: Should you wear gloves to protect yourself from the coronavirus? (Allure Magazine)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm speaks with Michael Morell on “Intelligence Matters” (CBS News)
• ’50 states and 50 different approaches:’ States scramble to hire COVID-19 contact tracers (USA Today)
• Osterholm gives stark warning for states reopening too soon (MSN)
• Updated MDH model shows more scenarios, higher potential COVID-19 death toll (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• For the kids? Nation’s largest youth volleyball event to proceed in June despite concerns (USA Today)
• The Health 202: Most states lifting coronavirus lockdowns haven’t met federal guidelines for reopening (The Washington Post)
• Why reporters need to carefully assess the evidence on COVID-19 (Global Investigative Journalism Network)
• Stem cell therapies unproven for Covid-19 (BBC Radio – UK)

May 12, 2020

• What coronavirus could mean for the future of long-term care facilities in Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio)
• COVID-19 now reaching into rural America (U.S. News & World Report)
• 70% of US could become infected (USA Today)
• New drug, contact tracing part of Minnesota’s next COVID-19 phase (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• My run for Congress and rushed wedding are connected (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN
• Shady stem cell clinics are peddling ‘immune-boosting’ Covid-19 treatments (Gizmodo – Australia)

May 11, 2020

• Trump says more testing makes U.S. ‘look bad,’ But its availability remains a concern (National Public Radio)
• Minnesotans slip in social distancing measures as confirmed virus cases rise (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• COVID-19 expert: Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’ (USA Today)
• We have to figure out how we’re going to combine everyday life and living, and dying with this virus” (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• If you must reopen your states, at least collect good data on how it turns out (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

May 10, 2020

• Infectious Disease expert: We have to figure out how to live with the virus (NBC News)
• ‘I’m scared to return’: Nebraska meatpacking workers and their families speak out (Omaha World-Herald  – NE)
• Nicholas Kristof: The virus is winning (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – PA)
• Jobs picture will get worse before improving, Mnuchin says (Bozeman Daily Chronicle – MT)
• Lawmakers press Congress for more relief cash for rural America (Florida Phoenix)
• Economy is reopening, but experts say nursing homes aren’t ready (Hutchinson Post – KS)
• Minnesotans slip in social distancing measures as confirmed virus cases rise (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)

May 8, 2020

• COVID-19 growing faster in rural areas (Alexandria Echo Press – MN)
• Cooking for your neighbors during quarantine feels great! But is it safe? (Slate)
• At Issue: May 10 — COVID-19 latest, what lawmakers are working on in the session’s last week (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Analysis: COVID-19 cases, deaths rising faster in rural areas (Health Policy News)
• The Kansas economy Is reopening, and experts say nursing homes aren’t ready (KCUR Radio (NPR) – Kansas City, KS)

May 7, 2020

• Minnesota needs up to 4,000 more workers to track COVID-19 (Star Tribune – MN)
• Despite deep cleaning, experts still advocate social distancing, other safe practices (Newsday)
• New coronavirus cases are rising faster in rural America. Some raise concerns as Ohio allows business to restart. (Lima News – OH)
• University of Minnesota epidemiologist stresses patience: ‘Things are going to get worse, not better’ (KITM TV – Rochester, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on living with COVID-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• What to know about the plan to massively expand contact tracing in Minnesota (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)

May 6, 2020

• The Health 202: Coronavirus is shifting from urban areas to rural ones (The Washington Post)
• The Jolt: A pandemic on the rise in rural America. And in Georgia, especially. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – GA)
• The virus is winning (The New York Times)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm says drugs to fight COVID are in short supply (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus could eventually infect up to 70% of US population, infectious disease expert says (KIRO TV – Seattle, WA)
• A ‘shocking’ two-thirds of patients recently hospitalized in NY had been staying home (NBC News)
• Mounting promises on Covid-19 vaccines are fueling false expectations, experts say (STAT)
• Public health experts say COVID-19 has exposed the ugly truths of health disparities in the U.S. (WVUE TV – New Orleans, LA)
• Rural hospitals get financial assistance as COVID-19 exacerbates their struggles (Healthcare Financial Management Association)

May 5, 2020

• Coronavirus becoming more contagious? No real evidence for that, despite claims in unpublished study. (Philadelphia Inquirer – PA)
• 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Nightcast: U of M infectious disease expert talks COVID-19 vaccine (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Infectious disease experts: COVID-19 dangers make social distancing still necessary (Northfield News – MN)
• U.S. rural areas soon might be on front lines in COVID-19 pandemic (United Press International)
• Experts predict where COVID-19 pandemic is likely to hit hardest next (Dailymotion)
• Rural areas face challenges as COVID-19 continues to spread (KITM TV – Rochester, MN)
• Is rural America prepared for the coronavirus? (The Hill)

May 4, 2020

• As Trump pushes to reopen, government sees virus toll nearly doubling (The New York Times)
• Health care experts say pandemic exposed disparities in system (WRAL TV – Raleigh, NC)
• COVID latest threat to weakened rural health care (WebMD)
• Coronavirus expert Dr. Osterholm questions guidelines on cloth masks, says they don’t stand up to virus’ air assault (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Menards is the latest store to require shoppers to wear face masks (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• The year of living dangerously: How we return to life outside the protective bubble (Arizona Republic – Phoenix, AZ)
• Caution urged with COVID ‘breakthroughs’ (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (KNAU TV – Flagstaff, AR)

May 3, 2020

• COVID-19 cases could surge in fall, last 2 years, University of Minnesota report says (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• The cubicle is suddenly (and thankfully) endangered (Forbes)
• If you’re going to open your state, please collect data (Yahoo! Finance)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (Associated Press)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (Associated Press)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (U.S. News & World Report)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (Washington Times – DC)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (The Hour – Norwalk, CT)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (Fox 10 Phoenix – AZ)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (The Daily Courier – Prescott, AZ)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (New Haven Register – CT)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (The Times-Union – Albany, NY)
• Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (KGUN 9– Tucson, AZ)
• Latest Arizona News: Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (Fox 8 Live – New Orleans, LA)
• Latest Arizona News: Report: Arizona lagging behind in per capita health spending (WLOX Radio – Biloxi, MS)
• Pandemic exposes budget shortfalls for local health departments (Missouri News Tribune – Jefferson City, MO)
• UM: 18.4 million Americans may lose health insurance (Duluth News Tribune – Duluth, MN)

May 2, 2020

• Rural hospitals prepare for two vastly different scenarios (Medscape)
• Coronavirus report: University Of Minnesota researchers say pandemic could last up to 2 years (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M researchers detail 3 ways the coronavirus pandemic could evolve (Bring Me The News – Edina, MN)
• If you’re going to open your state, please collect data (Yahoo! Finance)

May 1, 2020

• Inside-out: Shops innovate to do business at a social distance (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)
• University of Minnesota infectious disease experts outline 3 scenarios for COVID-19 pandemic (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Fauci’s announcement of remdesivir trial findings leaves out crucial detail (Association of Health Care Journalists)
• Social media as a 21st-century emergency broadcast system (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Three potential futures for Covid-19: recurring small outbreaks, a monster wave, or a persistent crisis (STAT)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm tells us where we’re at in the fight against Covid-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Malls and retail stores are reopening. But shoppers may not come back (CNN)

April 30, 2020

• Gustavus biologist, other experts say social distancing remains important (St. Peter Herald – MN)

April 29, 2020

• As many as 18.4 million Americans face disruption, loss of health insurance in pandemic (Brinkwire)
• Amazing scientific response (UMRA Newsletter)
• Arrests drop in Duluth, St. Louis County, though crime rates persist (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Virus wreaks havoc among most vulnerable (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm warns that coronavirus is airborne and easily spreadable (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Experts: People probably aren’t actually catching COVID again (Futurism)
• A new public health crisis: caring for older adults living in nursing homes, assisted living and senior care (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Wednesday coronavirus update: 18 more MN deaths but ICU numbers soften (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• What is truly important? (The Sampson Independent – NC)

April 28, 2020

• Public health labs suffered budget cuts for years prior to the coronavirus pandemic (Newsmax)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to the coronavirus pandemic (Michigan Radio NPR)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus (WAMU Radio – Washington, DC)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus (WPCC Radio – Washington, DC)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus (NPR Morning Edition)
• As many as 18.4 million Americans face disruptions and potential loss of health insurance coverage (Medical Xpress)
• US experts identified one antibody test with 100% accuracy while 10 others have over 95%: Check them out! (The Science Times)
• Here’s what we know about coronavirus antibodies. (Spoiler: It’s not much.) (Vice)
• The false hope of antibody tests (The Atlantic)
• US surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases (The Hill)
• As lockdowns drag on, is it OK to ease up on social distancing? (NBC News)
• As lockdowns drag on, is it OK to ease up on social distancing? (Today)
• As lockdowns drag on, is it OK to ease up on social distancing? (Yahoo! News)
• Rural moms already have no place to go. The coronavirus will make the problem worse. (U.S. News & World Report)
• Let’s get real about coronavirus tests (The New York Times)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to the coronavirus pandemic (Michigan Radio NPR)

April 27, 2020

• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus (KASU Radio – Jonesboro, AR)
• Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus (APM Reports – St. Paul, MN)
• The ‘first five plays of the game’: 2015 Texas report envisions pandemic response (Go San Angelo – TX)
• Arizona’s public health spending is lower than most other states’. Here’s what that means (Arizona Central – Phoenix, AZ)
• Arizona’s public health spending is lower than most other states’. Here’s what that means (USA Today)
• Screens in the time of COVID (Minnesota Parent)
• Sweden puts few restrictions on public life: Could it work here? Dr Osterholm weighs in (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• It’s a marathon’: U of M’s Dr. Osterholm says we’re only at the beginning stages of fighting COVID-19 (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• National COVID-19 expert Dr. Osterholm receiving death threats (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

April 26, 2020

• Can antibody tests help end the coronavirus pandemic? (The New York Times)
• Epidemiologist: FDA ‘all but given up its oversight’ of coronavirus tests (The Week)
• Our View: COVID-19: Minnesota model holds promise in virus fight (Mankato Free Press – MN)

April 25, 2020

• The ‘first five plays of the game’: 2015 Texas report envisions pandemic response (Alice Echo News Journal – TX)
• The ‘first five plays of the game’: 2015 Texas report envisions pandemic response (Austin-American Statesman – TX)
• The ‘first five plays of the game’: 2015 Texas report envisions pandemic response (Stephenville Empire-Tribune – TX)
• Once cut, now crucial: Pa.’s public health nurses are now pivotal to easing coronavirus restrictions (York Dispatch – PA)
• Pa. contact tracing nurses pivotal, but few remain (Standard Speaker – Hazleton, PA)
• Minnesota COVID-19 deaths double in one week (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• 360 deaths or 22,000? Why Minnesota’s COVID-19 models are so different (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)

April 24, 2020

• Trusted research can guide equity-focused policies addressing COVID-19 (The Hill)
• PA slashed the ranks of its contact tracing nurses. Now, pivotal to reopening, only a few remain (The Citizens’ Voice – Wilkes-Barre, PA)
• Cut, now crucial: Long cast aside as expendable, Pa.’s public health nurses are now pivotal to easing coronavirus restrictions (Bucks County Courier Times – Langhorne, PA)
• ‘Our moon shot’: Vaccine makers go ahead with unproven candidates to meet 2021 goal – that experts say may be unrealistic (Taunton Daily Gazette – MA)
• Infectious disease expert makes chilling prediction for states reopening amid pandemic (HuffPost)
• An infectious disease expert on the dangers of Trump’s ‘non-scientific’ claims (PBS NewsHour)
• Life in the time of COVID-19 (Mille Lacs Messenger – MN)
• To fight COVID-19, are Minnesotans ready to share private data on health, location? (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Restrictions could be lifted on up to 100,000 Minnesota workers by Monday (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• The results of coronavirus ‘serosurveys’ are starting to be released. Here’s how to kick their tires (STAT)

April 23, 2020

• 1 in 5 New Yorkers may have had COVID-19, antibody tests suggest (The New York Times)
• Our moon shot’: Vaccine makers go ahead with unproven candidates to meet 2021 goal – that experts say may be unrealistic (USA Today)
• The voters Trump needs most right now (The Atlantic)

April 22, 2020

• Coming soon to Minnesota: COVID-19 testing for all (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)
• What does testing expansion mean for Minnesota’s Stay at Home order? (Bring Me The News)
• The Minnesota Moonshot’: Walz, health officials announce plan to test 20,000 a day for virus (Mesabi Daily News – Virginia, MN)
• State rolls out plan to administer as many as 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day (MinnPost)
• Gov. Walz, University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic to make announcement about COVID-19 testing (Inforum)
• Minnesota will soon test 20,000 per day thanks to U of M and Mayo Clinic (Pioneer Press – St. Paul)
• Walz calls efforts to increase testing capability in Minnesota ‘great first step’ in fighting virus (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Gov. Walz, Mayo Clinic, U of M, and health systems collaborate on rapid ramping up of testing capacity (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Deaths jump to 179; Walz unveils major testing push (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Economic chaos fuels hunger and strongmen (The New York Times)
• The fear of coronavirus and flu colliding in the fall (The New York Times)
• New testing plan is big step toward reopening Minnesota (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm ‘States like Georgia are headed for a train wreck’ by reopening too soon (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Walz announces “breakthrough” on coronavirus testing (WDIO TV – Duluth, MN)
• More than 23,000 seek coverage through MNsure (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
  
• Top U of M infectious disease doctor: ‘We are in the very first innings of this game’ (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)

April 21, 2020

• Antibody surveys suggesting vast undercount of coronavirus infections may be unreliable (Science Magazine)
• Infectious disease expert: We’re only in the second inning of the pandemic (CNN)
• What families need to know about the coronavirus antibody test (Fatherly)
• U of M COVID-19 study on asymptomatic health care workers begins in Buffalo (KSTP TV – St. Paul, Minnesota)
• American farmers were already hurting. Now the coronavirus slowdown might do them in (Time)
• As virus invades rural America, the politics are beginning to scramble (Post Alley – Seattle, WA)
• Amid mounting death toll, Minnesota officials scramble to find safe places for seniors (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Isolation a risk for vulnerable populations (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)

April 20, 2020

• New 3D computer model shows how far a cough can spread indoors (Big Think)
• How to do laundry while protecting yourself from coronavirus (Self)
• Rural America’s coronavirus crisis is still emerging (News and Guts)
• Should I call out my neighbors for not social distancing? (Rewire)
• Infectious disease doctor says preventing spread of coronavirus is ‘about life and death’ (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)
• Coronavirus may be too much of a challenge for MN State Fair (Pioneer Press – St. Paul)

April 19, 2020

• Antibody test, seen as key to reopening country, does not yet deliver (Chicago Tribune – Illinois)
• “It is harrowing. It is daunting. It is overwhelming”: The mental toll of coronavirus is crushing medical workers (Vanity Fair)
• Antibody test, seen as key to reopening country, does not yet deliver (The New York Times)

April 18, 2020

• Crow Wing County purchases semitrailer to possibly use as morgue (Duluth News Tribune – Minnesota)
• The Coronavirus in America: The year ahead (The New York Times)

April 17, 2020

• Dr. Michael Osterholm has strong words on COVID-19 (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)

April 16, 2020

• Experts: Oklahoma, among the unhealthiest states, faces heightened risks for COVID-19 (PBS Frontline)
• Experts: Oklahoma, among the unhealthiest states, faces heightened risks for COVID-19 (Oklahoma Watch)
• Understanding the transmission of respiratory winter viruses (Medium)
• Big data drives Minnesota’s COVID-19 response. Take a look under the hood. (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Trump’s obsession with reopening the economy ignores public Health experts (The Intercept)

April 15, 2020

• How expanded testing would work in Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Victoria County officials report no new cases, talk about reopening city (Victoria Advocate – TX)
• Is the worst of COVID-19 behind us? (The Timberjay – Tower, MN)
• Dr. Michael Osterholm disagrees with the president cutting funding to the WHO (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• State officials expect virus to take greater toll on racial minorities (Minnesota Public Radio)
• ‘It really is the perfect storm’: Coronavirus comes for rural America (Politico)

April 14, 2020

• Stay 6 feet apart, we’re told. But how far can air carry coronavirus? (The New York Times)
• Does widespread disinfecting kill the coronavirus? It’s under debate (The New York Times)
• Ending coronavirus lockdowns will be a dangerous process of trial and error (Science Magazine)
• Our pandemic summer (The Atlantic)
• Harvard Study: Some Social Distancing Measures May Be Needed Until 2022 (New York Magazine)
• An alarming simulation shows how a single cough could spread particles through a grocery store. And it’s a perfect example of why people should wear masks in public to combat the spread of coronavirus. (Business Insider)

April 13, 2020

• Coronavirus isn’t red state vs. blue state issue, cautions doctor (MSNBC)
• Who are your trusted sources on COVID-19? (Duke Today – Duke University)
• Governor wants 5,000 COVID-19 tests a day, but one major issue is getting in the way (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Animal Doctor: More on coronavirus (Tulsa World – OK)
• University research targets social distancing compliance, mental health (Minnesota Daily – University of Minnesota)
• With Trump eager to restart economy amid coronavirus crisis, experts implore feds for testing, tracing and a clear plan (WCED Radio – DuBois, PA)
• To the polls in a pandemic: How Wisconsin went ahead with an election amidst a public health crisis (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• Five-step plan for reopening business is put to the test in China (The Washington Post)

April 12, 2020

• Sunday Morning with Paul Douglas (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• University of Minnesota lifts veil on coronavirus model 2.0 (Hutchinson Leader – MN)
• As coronavirus spreads, here’s what you can do (Medium)
• Most in area support COVID rules, but skeptics remain defiant (Mankato Free Press – MN)

April 11, 2020

• Is Hibbing prepared for COVID-19? (Hibbing Daily Tribune – MN)
• Minnesota sees more COVID-19 deaths; officials say distancing making a difference (Star Tribune – Minneapolis, MN)
• Minnesota officials unveil modeling behind state’s COVID-19 strategy (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Economists and epidemiologists work to find a balance amid pandemic (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)

April 10, 2020

• Health In All Matters Podcast (Twin Cities Public Television)
• Coronavirus in Minnesota: Researchers explain their method of predicting COVID-19’s potential deadliness (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• $90 trillion question: How to get people back to work (Finance & Commerce)
• McFeely Mess podcast: ‘It will hit every small town’ (Inforum)
• What’s been informing the state’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies? For one, this model (St. Cloud Times – MN)
• Famed Minnesota epidemiologist says coronavirus will ‘hit every small town (Duluth News Tribune – MN)
• University of Minnesota lifts veil on coronavirus model 2.0 (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)

April 9, 2020

• A new study suggests 6 ft might not be enough when walking, running or biking outside (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus mystery: Disease infects more women but kills more men (The Hill)
• The $90 trillion question is how to get people back to work ( Greenwich Time – CT)
• Minnesota COVID-19 modelers from U will release numbers and technical info Friday (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• MDH announces COVID-19 modeling presentation for Friday (Bring Me The News – MN)

April 8, 2020

• What you need to know about Minnesota’s ‘stay-at-home’ order (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• COVID-19 pandemic could last 12-18 months according to Dr. Osterholm (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Rate of coronavirus deaths and illness much higher among people of color (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• School of Public Health launches COVID-19 podcast to combat misinformation (Minnesota Daily – University of Minnesota)
• Are Minnesotans better at social distancing? (The Timberjay – Tower, MN)
• Medical modeling: Trying to predict the future of a pandemic (MPR)
• Minnesota nursing homes launch aggressive new safety measures to control virus (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• The Best of the Twin Cities (in the worst of times) (City Pages – Minneapolis, MN)

April 7, 2020

• Governor taps team of experts for help with long-term coronavirus plan (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• COVID-19 may soon peak in three major US cities. Here’s what that means (Quartz)
• Infectious disease expert warns coronavirus pandemic could be ‘the first inning of a 9-inning game’ (FOX News)
• Can US avoid another lockdown if coronavirus proves to be seasonal? (Yahoo! News)
• Nurse says she was suspended after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without a mask (USA Today)
• MDH says model should be used to help analyze the COVID-19 situation in the moment (KTOE Radio – Mankato, MN)
• We’ve been lucky so far. I hope we stay that way (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)

April 6, 2020

• Nursing homes on the front line of limiting coronavirus spread among Minnesotans (MPR)
• University of Minnesota med students team with tech startup to help health care providers with child care, chores (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Minnesota leaders call national COVID-19 model ‘overly optimistic’ (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Dr. Osterholm: “I think that the Surgeon General’s comments were absolutely irresponsible” (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Trump confronts most difficult week yet in coronavirus battle (The Hill)
• School of Public Health created pandemic “task force” in 2006, using findings today (The Minnesota Daily – University of Minnesota-TC)
• The U.S. knows very little about the spread of COVID-19. A Minneapolis Fed researcher has a proposal to fix that (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Former Minnesota state epidemiologist slams Surgeon General’s coronavirus comments (WWL Radio – New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 2020

• Minnesota’s COVID-19 response shows promise in helping to slow virus (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Happy thoughts and hot liquids won’t save us (The Lumberjack – Humboldt State University, CA)
• National model lowering Minnesota’s death toll estimate for 1st wave of coronavirus pandemic (Bring Me the News – MN)
• State of emergency for Black America (Precinct Reporter – San Bernardino, CA)
• Minnesota details breadth of elder-care coronavirus cases (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Infected but feeling fine: the unwitting coronavirus spreaders (The Irish Times)

April 4, 2020

• MDH releases list of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• Coronavirus isn’t the first viral outbreak to bring life in St. Paul to a halt (Pioneer Press – St. Paul, MN)
• Pandemic lessons need to be heeded (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Osterholm says cloth masks won’t fully protect from coronavirus (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• Brace yourself for waves of coronavirus infections (The New York Times)

April 3, 2020

• Coronavirus en Estados Unidos: la escasez de equipos médicos cruciales en el país más rico del mundo (y la “batalla” por hacerse con estos materiales) (BBC Mundo)
• How the federal government has supported public health efforts in states so far (NPR)
• Experts say ordering takeout is safe — here’s how to keep it healthy, too (NBC Today)
• Chad Hartman Show: Dr. Michael Osterholm (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• How the federal government has supported public health efforts in states so far (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)
• Should you cancel your summer vacation plans because of coronavirus? (The Dallas Morning News – TX)

April 2, 2020

• Disease data modeling, in Minnesota and elsewhere, varies greatly (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Mayo Clinic experts discuss high COVID-19 death toll projections (Bring Me The News – Minneapolis, MN)
• Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can’t agree (Nature)
• Wealthy L.A. areas have higher rates of coronavirus cases. Why those numbers are deceiving (Los Angeles Times)
• Your View: How to stay socially connected while physically apart (The Morning Call)
• Singapore’s coronavirus struggle shows colossal task of global containment (The New York Times)
• Minnesota health officials continue to conceal names of senior care facilities with coronavirus (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)

April 1, 2020

• Calm before the storm: Rural hospitals brace for the coronavirus surge (Forbes)
• Model behavior: Estimates of COVID-19 spread ‘all over the place’ (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• When the going gets tough, the tough must be ethical (JPHMP Direct)
• 5 tips for replenishing your ‘stay-at-home’ supplies amid coronavirus concerns (The Oregonian – Portland, OR)
• Singapore’s coronavirus struggle shows colossal task of global containment (The New York Times)
• Scientist who predicted pandemic blasts WHO: ‘They set us back a great deal’ (Daily Caller)
• Minnesota’s COVID-19 deaths now stand at 12 (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Response to coronavirus driven by modeling (The Tower-Soudan Timberjay – MN)
• The United States leads in coronavirus cases, but not pandemic response (Science)
• Minnesota Department of Human Services orders more than 200 adult day centers for seniors, people with disabilities to close (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)

March 31, 2020

• More than 150,000 Minnesota households don’t have broadband access (Minnesota Reformer)
• What to do when your coronavirus stockpile runs low (The Free Press – Kinston, NC)
• What to do when your coronavirus stockpile runs low (MSN)
• Infected but feeling fine: The unwitting coronavirus spreaders (The New York Times)
• The Glean (MinnPost – Minneapolis, MN)
• Could a steam bath freshen my face mask? (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)

March 30, 2020

• ‘Really hard’ ethical choices may be needed if coronavirus cases exceed health care capacity (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)
• Coronavirus in the US: How all 50 states are responding to the public health emergency (USA Today)
• COVID-19 model says Minnesota is saving tens of thousands of lives by staying home (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)
• Face mask shortage in stockpile becomes political issue in election year (CBS News)
• Dr. Osterholm says defeating COVID-19 could take several months (WCCO Radio – Minneapolis, MN)
• U of M’s Osterholm says obesity could be deadly factor in U.S. COVID-19 outbreak (Bring Me the News – MN)
• Two new road maps lay out possible paths to end coronavirus lockdowns (Boston Globe – MA)
• 5 stories you might have missed from over the weekend (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)
• 4 more coronavirus deaths in Minnesota; known cases rise to 503 (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Gas stations depend on getting customers inside. Is that a problem right now? (Marketplace)

March 29, 2020

• Nadine Bailey: Hand washing, COVID-19 and the new normal? We will get through this (Record Searchlight – Redding, WA)
• Two new road maps lay out possible paths to end coronavirus lockdowns (STAT)
• How — and when — does this come to an end? (The Free Press – Mankato, MN)
• COVID-19 model says Minnesota is saving tens of thousands of lives by staying home (St. Pioneer Press – MN)
• One More Thing:  Farmers worry about coronavirus ahead of Spring planting  (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)

March 28, 2020

• Advice for ag producers on proceeding during outbreak (The Country Today – Eau Claire, WI)
• ‘Really hard’ ethical choices may be needed if coronavirus cases exceed health care capacity (St. Paul Pioneer Press – MN)
• States and stores are banning reusable bags during COVID-19 pandemic. Is it safe to use them? (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)
• Developing the Minnesota COVID model (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Is the price of containment killing the patient? (Post Bulletin – Rochester, MN)

March 27, 2020

• Eleven States Don’t Track Or Reveal COVID-19 Hospitalizations (KVPR Radio – Clovis, CA)
• Experts say the U.S. needs a national shutdown ASAP — but differ on what comes next (WFDD Radio – Winston-Salem, NC)
• UK addresses COVID-19 drugs; other Q and A (WTVQ TV – Lexington, KY)
• Parkways around Lake Harriet to close to free space during stay-at-home order (Southwest Journal – Minneapolis, MN)
• States and stores are banning reusable bags during COVID-19 pandemic. Is it safe to use them? (MPR News)
• From Gates to Osterholm: The coronavirus was actually expected (MinnPost)
• Experts say the U.S. needs a national shutdown ASAP – but differ on what comes next (NPR)
• Health officials confront new threat to speed of testing (The Hill)
• How can you safely grocery shop in the time of coronavirus? Here’s what experts suggest (Time)
  

March 26, 2020

• The COVID-19 crisis reveals an old divide between the parties (The Atlantic)
• Timeline of Walz executive orders due to COVID-19 (KTOE Radio – Mankato, MN)
• Coronavirus Daily Briefing: Minnesotans urged to comply with stay at home order (KSTP TV – St. Paul, MN)
• It’s probably too late to use South Korea’s trick for tracking coronavirus (The Daily Beast)
• Coronavirus Update: Researchers warn of critical drug shortages if supply chain info isn’t made public (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• What you need to know about Minnesota’s ‘stay-at-home’ order (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Infectious disease expert: Coronavirus will overwhelm U.S. health care system (MSNBC)
• What data did Gov. Walz use to predict the coronavirus’ effect on MN? (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• What we’ve learned about the coronavirus — and what we still need to know (STAT)

March 25, 2020

• Joe Rogan’s latest guest predicted just how bad the coronavirus could get (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)
• Getting creative but remaining rigorous and scientific in responding to a pandemic (JPHMP Direct)
• We will have a devastating recession economy until there’s widespread coronavirus testing (USA Today)
• Walz issues ‘stay at home’ order to curb coronavirus (Albert Lea Tribune – MN)
• Helen Kowalski: Another perspective on virus tactics (The Chippewa Herald – Chippewa Falls, WI)
• Case count grows to 287 as hospitals prep for surge (Fergus Falls Journal – MN)
• Infectious disease expert: Coronavirus will overwhelm U.S. health care system (Yahoo! News)

March 24, 2020

• Shelter-in-place strategy for coronavirus poses constitutional, economic problems (MinnPost)
• Scheffler: We’re living through history (Minnesota Daily)
• These are the 6 ways the coronavirus pandemic could end (The Hill)
• What to know before you make summer vacation plans (CNN)

• Guest editorial: Short-term crisis reveals persistent need (The Tribune Democrat – Greater Johnstown, PA)

March 23, 2020

• Minnesota doctors enlist quilters, COVID-19 workarounds (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Will Smith shares virus lessons he learned while filming I Am Legend (Men’s Health)
• Trump’s painful dilemma (KITV TV – Honolulu, HI)
• Ecolab seeing sharp rise in sales of disinfectants that can neutralize coronavirus (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• What you need to know about a possible ‘shelter-in-place’ order (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)

March 22, 2020

• The world has suffered through other deadly pandemics. But the response to coronavirus is unprecedented. (The Philadelphia Inquirer – PA)
• Coronavirus: China hid ‘silent carriers’ who make up a third of the cases in official count, claims report (MEAWW)
• Coronavirus pandemic: What’s ‘normal’ now? What’s next? An interview with Michael Osterholm. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• UMASH hosting webinar to inform producers and ag professionals on COVID-19 and proper farm responses (KEYC TV – Mankato, MN)
• Coronavirus: When will see start seeing a decrease in Minnesota? (Bring Me the News)
• Words To Live By: Worthy of our ancestors (Sawyer County Record – WI)

March 21, 2020

• A COVID-19 quiz to test your knowledge of pandemic trivia (Modern Healthcare)
• The COVID-19 pandemic could be ‘devastating’ in rural areas (Mesabi Daily News – MN)
• Will Smith explains why social distancing is so important during coronavirus outbreak (The Blast)

March 20, 2020

• Will Smith appears on ‘Red Table Talk’ for discussion on coronavirus (VIBE)
• Cartwright: prepare for lengthy coronavirus pandemic (The Times-Tribune – Scranton, PA)
• Bill Gates has been warning of a global health threat for years. Here are 11 people who seemingly predicted the coronavirus pandemic. (Business Insider)
• Will Smith feels ‘responsible for a lot of the misinformation’ about the coronavirus because of ‘I Am Legend’ (The Philadelphia Inquirer – PA)
  3/20: Understanding what works: How some countries are beating back the coronavirus (STAT)
• Gov. Tim Walz: ‘Shelter in place’ order a tool in the ‘toolbox’ (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Jada Pinkett Smith calls emergency ‘Red Table Talk’ for the coronavirus, expert explains why it’s crucial to protect the health care system (Atlanta Black Star – GA)
• Disease expert Mike Osterholm talks about efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Almanac, TPT – St. Paul, MN)
• Covert coronavirus infections could be seeding new outbreaks (Nature)

March 19, 2020

• Coronavirus Study: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of COVID-19 (WJZ TV – Baltimore, MD)
• Will Smith revisits ‘I Am Legend’ to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus (BET)
• Mayor Sturm addresses community concerning the Coronavirus (Montevideo American-News – MN)
• Infected people without symptoms spread CV (WJR Radio – Detroit, MI)
• Coronavirus kills 4 family members and sickens others after a dinner in New Jersey (KCPQ TV – Seattle, WA)
• There are now over 9,400 coronavirus cases in the U.S. (NBC2 News – Fort Meyers, FL)
• The Smith family discusses coronavirus on ‘Red Table Talk’ (Albany Herald – GA)
• Rep. Cartwright self-quarantines (The Citizens’ Voice – Wilkes-Barre, PA)
• Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized (KRDO TV – Colorado Springs, CO)
• Minnesota Department of Human Services needs emergency powers (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Coronavirus and kids: Doctors answer parents’ COVID-19 questions (Fatherly)
• The COVID-19 pandemic could be ‘devastating’ in rural areas. (Minnesota Reformer)
• Practical biosecurity recommendations to prevent COVID-19 in farm workers and allied operations (UMN Swine News)
• UMN infectious disease expert: ‘This is not going to be over with by the end of the summer.’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press – MN)
• Will Smith calls family together for emergency ‘Red Table Talk’ to discuss coronavirus crisis (The New York Daily News)

March 18, 2020

• As China’s virus cases reach zero, experts warn of second wave (Bloomberg)
• Studies look at potential scenarios for COVID-19 in Minnesota (Bring Me the News)
• Officials say If people don’t heed warnings, health care system might not be equipped for what’s next (WDRB TV – Louisville, KY)
• America botched coronavirus testing. We’re about to find out just how badly. (The Daily Beast)

March 17, 2020

• What China’s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world (Nature)
• The single most important lesson from the 1918 Influenza (The New York Times)

March 16, 2020

• States are rushing to close schools. But what does the science on closures say? (The Washington Post)
• How contagious is the coronavirus? (CBS News)
• Asymptomatic people may be driving spread of coronavirus (WIS News TV – Columbia, SC)
• 5 stories you might have missed from over the weekend (Rochester Post Bulletin – MN)
• Important coverage trends for COVID-19 (The Buffalo News – NY)
• Asymptomatic people may be driving spread of coronavirus (WVIR TV – Charlottesville, VA)
• Coronavirus in Minnesota: WCCO viewers’ biggest COVID-19 questions, answered (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Asymptomatic people may be driving spread of coronavirus (WCJB TV – Gainesville, FL)
• ‘Community spread’ of coronavirus confirmed in 3 of Minnesota’s 35 COVID-19 cases (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)

March 15, 2020

• This is not going to be like a Minnesota blizzard. . . we’re talking about something that I call a coronavirus winter’ (The Duluth News Tribune)
• Minnesota to start tracking hospital ventilators (KMSP TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Pence pledges high-speed coronavirus testing from 2,000 labs this week (The New York Times)
• Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized (KTVK TV – Phoenix, AZ)

March 14, 2020

• Coronavirus will hit the health system hard, and not all states are prepared (The Keene Sentinel – NH)
• WVU chief health officer on COVID-19: It’s here. We just can’t detect it yet. (The Register-Herald – Beckley, West Virginia)
• Coronavirus explained (The Bulletin – Bend, OR)

March 13, 2020

• OpEd: Start thinking now about child care solutions (Willmington Biz – NC)
• Social distancing? You might be fighting climate change, too. (The New York Times)
• University of Minnesota leaders share global expertise and outline proactive response plans for COVID-19 (UMN News)
• Infectious disease center launches Coronavirus Resource Center (NorthfieldNews.com – MN)
• Coronavirus expert Michael Osterholm gave Joe Rogan a simple overview of how to stay safe (Men’s Health)
• Doctor on Fox News goes off after listening to WH task force official on Tucker: An ‘incompetent, incoherent’ response (Media ITE)

March 12, 2020

• Trump and Pence won’t be tested after meeting with infected Brazilian official (The New York Time)
• Coronavirus threatens Americans with underlying conditions (The New York Times)
• Schools are ‘deep cleaning’ to fight coronavirus. Why some experts say it’s probably a waste of time. (The Washington Post)
• Joe Rogan’s podcast goes in-depth on coronavirus pandemic with infectious disease expert (Philly Voice – PA)
• Michael Osterholm, internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. (KSON Radio – San Diego, CA)
• OMF – NBA, NHL, MLB suspend operations; Michael Osterholm with Joe Rogan (WEEI Radio – Brighton, MA)

March 11, 2020

• One of the world’s top authorities on infectious diseases is 1975 Luther College graduate Michael Osterholm (DecorahNews.com)
• Infectious disease “medical detective” Michael Osterholm (Real Clear Politics)
• Why we should still try to contain the coronavirus (Los Angeles Times)
• Facts not fear: What the Carolinas should know about coronavirus (WCNC TV – Charlotte, NC)
• Coronavirus may be most infectious when symptoms are mildest, small study finds (LiveScience)
• Experts skeptical that warm weather will slow COVID-19 outbreak (AccuWeather)
  When will a vaccine be ready for the COVID-19 coronavirus? (Heavy)

March 10, 2020

• Amy Qin: China may be beating the coronavirus, at a painful cost (St. Paul Pioneer Press – MN)
• Coachella and Stagecoach postponed, UK minister diagnosed with coronavirus (CNBC)
• US isn’t prepared for outbreak: This is a ‘coronavirus winter, and we’re in the first week,’ disease specialist says (CNBC)
• Coronavirus isolation tactics are ramping up in the Bay Area. When does it end? (San Francisco Chronicle – CA)
• The disease expert who warned us (CNN)
• Contact tracing is key to America’s coronavirus strategy. What happens if it stops working well? (KRDO TV – Colorado Springs, CO)
• Why older and chronically ill Americans are at greatest risk from coronavirus (The Washington Post)
• Coronavirus patients not contagious after 10 days of symptoms, even though viral shedding lasts for weeks (MEAWW)

March 9, 2020

• GELFAND: On the Intersection of Coronavirus and Sport (Zone Coverage)
• People ‘shed’ high levels of coronavirus, study finds, but most are likely not infectious after recovery begins (STAT)
• Schools close over coronavirus threat, raising concerns about disruption (Indianapolis Business Journal)
• Over 60? Experts urge these lifestyle changes to avoid the coronavirus (Yahoo! Finance)
• Editorial roundup: Virus will test Minnesota’s strong public health system (Albert Lea Tribune – MN)

March 8, 2020

• As coronavirus spreads, should you cancel vacation? (NNY360)
• Italy’s auto industry adapts to havoc caused by expanded virus rules (Automotive News Europe)
• Italian Prime Minister quarantines north including Venice, Milan to stop coronavirus spread (WTVD TV – Raleigh, NC)
• Italy’s drastic containment rules don’t seem to have changed life much (Bloomberg-Quint)

March 7, 2020

• With coronavirus lurking, conferences wrestle with whether to cancel (Salon)
• Coronavirus: Tracking down people in contact with infected at airport gates ‘virtually impossible’ – Director-General (Newshub)
• Virus will test Minnesota’s strong public health system (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• China may be beating the coronavirus, at a painful cost (The New York Times)
• New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus (WINK TV – Fort Myers, FL)
• With virus cases in Wash. state and Utah, Idaho braces for outbreak (Idaho State Journal)
• As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic (WFMJ TV – Youngstown, OH)
• The coronavirus outbreak sure looks like a pandemic, except to the World Health Organization (Los Angeles Times)
• As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic (The New York Times)
• As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic (ABC News)
• Jeff Jacobs: UConn women fans not letting coronavirus outbreak keep them from their Huskies (The Middletown Press – CT)
• Thousands held on cruise ship off US west coast as scientists say: ‘This is now a pandemic’ (The Guardian)

March 6, 2020

• Can China’s COVID-19 strategy work elsewhere? (Science Magazine)
• ‘Do we really want to close schools?’ U.S. authorities resist coronavirus closures (Reuters – UK)
• CDC says adults over 60 should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus (KMOV TV – St. Louis, MO)
• New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus (WBND TV – South Bend, IN)
• With coronavirus lurking, conferences wrestle with whether to cancel (Muskogee Phoenix – OK)
• With coronavirus lurking, conferences wrestle with whether to cancel (Kaiser Health News)
• CDC: Older people should stay home when possible (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – PA)
• U.S. coronavirus fatality rate could be lower than global rate so far (The Washington Post)
• The complicated business of closing schools because of coronavirus (Newsweek)
• Health experts answer your coronavirus questions (CBS News)
• With coronavirus lurking, Seattle conferences wrestle with whether to cancel (Patch – Seattle, WA)
• Coronavirus: What health experts say you need to know (Yahoo! News)

March 5, 2020

• As the coronavirus spreads, should you cancel vacation? (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• It’s too late to fight Covid-19 in US by curbing travel (The Business Times)
• What the world has learned about facing covid-19 (The Economist)
• Do Cleaning Products Work Against The Coronavirus? (WCCO)

March 4, 2020

• Tough coronavirus prevention advice: Don’t touch your face (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Fryer: Preparing for coronavirus (Rutland Herald – VT)
• Response in China slowed outbreak of coronavirus — but experts caution against extreme measures in Seattle (The Seattle Times – WA)

March 3, 2020

• Coronavirus means ‘back to the basics of public health,’ says U Of M’s Dr. Michael Osterholm (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• It’s too late for the U.S. to fight the spread of coronavirus with domestic travel restrictions (Fortune)
• Coronavirus Briefing: What happened today (The New York Times)
• It’s too late for US to fight virus with domestic travel curbs (Janesville Gazette – WI)
• DNC 2020 officials monitoring coronavirus as Milwaukee prepares to host 50,000 visitors in July (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – WI)
• One woman’s miserable experience trying to get tested for the coronavirus (MarketWatch)

March 2, 2020

• It’s too late to fight coronavirus by curbing U.S. travel (Bloomberg)
• In an exchange about coronavirus, homeland security chief gets flu mortality rate wrong (Kaiser Health News)
• China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries (Science Magazine)
• As coronavirus numbers rise, C.D.C. testing comes under fire (The New York Times)
• A kiss is just a kiss — except when it spreads a virus (The Japan Times)

March 1, 2020

• Covid-19: Don’t bank on epidemic easing in the summer, scientists say (Today Online)
• U Of M health expert on coronavirus: Don’t panic, but prepare (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

• Minnesota infectious disease expert discusses how to prepare for coronavirus (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

• What the new phase of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. means for you (Science News)
• Lack of accurate coronavirus tests sets back effort to limit infections (Los Angeles Times)
• Some commonsense tips to prepare for the spread of coronavirus (MinnPost)
• Widespread coronavirus cases could tax U.S. hospitals (The Wall Street Journal)
• Face mask shortage danger as coronavirus has people gobbling them up (WTHR TV – Indianapolis, IN)
• Four new coronavirus cases in Pacific Northwest suggest community spread of the disease (STAT)
• How ready are we for COVID-19? (PBS)
• Women say they’re washing their hands significantly more than men as the coronavirus spreads around the world (Business Insider)
• Trump’s biggest test: Coronavirus (U.S. News & World Report)

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

• Coronavirus: What you need to know to prepare for a covid-19 pandemic (New Scientist)
• Dow plunges to biggest loss in history on coronavirus fears (U.S. News & World Report)
• The Denier-In-Chief won’t be able to deny coronavirus (Hartford Courant – CT)
• Minnesota health officials prepare for coronavirus, say citizens should too (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Coronavirus planning: What you should know now (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• After mystery coronavirus case in California, health officials go into detective mode (NBC News)

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

• This virus is no laughing matter (Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com – St. Paul, MN)
• They were infected with the coronavirus. They never showed signs. (The New York Times)
• What to know about the coronavirus (The Hill)
• Trump is headed for a political reckoning as his response to the coronavirus paints a grim picture of his ability to handle a pandemic (Business Insider)
• The 1-meter rule: virologists pan high fives, ‘bro hugs,’ and kissing as the coronavirus spreads (Fortune)
• Italians urged to avoid ‘double kiss’ for fear greeting could spread Coronavirus (Daily Star – UK)
• Connecticut officials preparing for coronavirus to spread (New Haven Register – CT)

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

• CDC: Prepare for coronavirus to spread in U.S. (KARE TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Many of the U.S. coronavirus cases have been relatively mild, and other answers to questions (Omaha World-Herald – NE)
• COVID-19: Time to ‘take the risk of scaring people’ (Medscape)
• Public health experts raise alarm as coronavirus spreads (The Hill)
• Minnesota experts: It’s time families plan for COVID-19 outbreak (Albert Lea Tribune – MN)
• Spread of coronavirus in U.S. could close schools, shut down public gatherings, force people to work remotely (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – WI)
• “We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic (Vox)
• A kiss is just a kiss except when it spreads the coronavirus (Bloomberg)

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

• Five things to help weigh your coronavirus risk (The Louisiana Weekly)
• As Trump paints rosy picture of coronavirus, his own health officials sound alarm (NBC News)
• Is the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic yet? (The New York Times)
• U of M disease expert: Coronavirus won’t be contained, so here’s what to do (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
• Spreading across continents, a lethal virus tests a fraying global order (The New York Times)
• Coronavirus spreads outside China, fueling health expert fears of global pandemic: ‘It’s already out’ (The Blaze)
• Public health expert shares suggestions on how to manage a pandemic (NPR)
• Public health expert shares suggestions on how to manage a pandemic (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)
• Public health expert shares suggestions on how to manage a pandemic (CapRadio NPR – CA)

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

• Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say (Business Mirror – PH)
• There was no vaccine for Sars or Mers. Will there be one for the new coronavirus? (South China Morning Post)

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

• White House fears coronavirus could shape Trump’s 2020 fortunes (Politico)
• Coronavirus name splits scientists (Science Magazine)
• The coronavirus is picking up steam outside China, narrowing chances of eliminating it (STAT News)
• With 4 deaths in Iran and more cases on 3 continents, fears of coronavirus pandemic rise (The New York Times)
• Novel coronavirus: Study suggests multiple shedding routes (Medscape)
• How not to panic over the Wuhan virus (or Russia) (The Wall Street Journal)
• U of M launches website dedicated to the coronavirus (KTOE Radio – Mankato, MN)
• Why Singapore’s admired coronavirus playbook can’t be replicated (Japan Times)

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

• Sharp fall in new Chinese coronavirus cases, but is it only because of new counting method? (Today Online)
• Coronavirus: Numbers dip sharply as China now excludes positive cases with no symptoms from confirmed tally (MEAWW.com)
• Experts say confusion over coronavirus case count in China is muddying picture of spread (STAT News)
• No US coronavirus cases were caught by airport temperature checks. Here’s what has worked (The Mercury News – San Jose, CA)
• CIDRAP launches Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center (UMN News)
• U Of M launches novel coronavirus resource center (WCCO TV – Minneapolis, MN)

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

• The Health 202: Drugmakers are developing a coronavirus vaccine. That’s a sign the disease will be around a long time. (The Washington Post)
• No U.S. coronavirus cases were caught by airport temperature checks. Here’s what has worked. (KEZI TV – Springfield, OR)
• China claims new coronavirus cases are tapering off, but some experts warn of a ‘rebound’ (WBUR Radio – Boston, MA)
• Coronavirus claims the lives of two passengers from Diamond Princess cruise ship, Japan Media says (The Washington Post)

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

• Cambodia’s coronavirus complacency may exact a global toll (The New York Times)
• Coronavirus outcomes range From pandemic to a new flu, experts say (Bloomberg)
• Facts vs. fears: Five things to help weigh your coronavirus risk (Citrus County Chronicle – Crystal River, FL)

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

• ‘The disruption is enormous.’ Coronavirus epidemic snarls science worldwide (Science)

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

• Facts vs. fears: Five things to help weigh your coronavirus risk (Merced Sun-Star – CA)

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

• Facts vs. fears: Five things to help weigh your coronavirus risk (Kaiser Health News)
• How bad will the Wuhan coronavirus get? New research paints an alarming picture (Fast Company)

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

• In business vs. coronavirus, coronavirus is winning (Fortune)
• Health-care workers are the front-line warriors against coronavirus. We must protect them. (The Washington Post)
• ‘Tip of the iceberg:’ Why Covid-19 deaths will keep rising even as the coronavirus outbreak wanes (Fortune)

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

• Update: ‘A bit chaotic.’ Christening of new coronavirus and its disease name create confusion (Science)

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

• Coronavirus researchers are using high-tech methods to predict where the virus might go next (Time)
• Trump says that the EU was created to treat the US ‘badly’ and that coronavirus ‘will go away in April’ (The Indy 100/The Independent – UK)

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

• Will summer kill the coronavirus? (Fortune)
• The New West: Prominent public health official shares frank thoughts about Chronic Wasting Disease (Explore Big Sky – MT)

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

• Epidemic forecasts are often wrong but can be useful (Japan Today)

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

• WHO cautions that transmission of the new coronavirus outside of China could increase (STAT)

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

• Hong Kong residents hoard toilet paper, noodles as coronavirus fears mount (Nasdaq)

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

• Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained (PBS News Hour)
• Man vs. Microbe: We’re not ready for the next global virus outbreak (Bloomberg)
• How have we contained epidemics like the novel coronavirus in the past? (Vice)
• Peak coronavirus? Epidemic forecasts are often wrong but can be useful (Reuters)
• Peak coronavirus? Epidemic forecasts are often wrong but can be useful (The New York Times)

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

• What the worst case of a coronavirus pandemic might look like (The Daily Beast)
• Where to learn more about coronavirus and influenza: Three book ideas (Forbes)
• Coronavirus pandemic worst-case scenario is ugly, experts say (News Parliament)
• Infectious disease expert says we’re ‘ill-prepared’ for coronavirus (KARE 11 TV – Minneapolis, MN)

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

• Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained (STAT)
• Why we are so ill-prepared for a possible pandemic like coronavirus (Time)
• Past outbreaks provide a roadmap for U.S. government response to coronavirus threat (Time)
• Past outbreaks provide a roadmap for U.S. government response to coronavirus threat (Yahoo! News)
• China is about to find out whether its mass quarantine worked (Bloomberg)
• China is about to find out whether its mass quarantine worked (Yahoo! Finance)

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

• Feds declare public-health emergency over coronavirus outbreak, airlines stop flights and Sea-Tac becomes a screening site (The Seattle Times – WA)
• Public health officials offer scant details on U.S. coronavirus patients (California Healthline)
• Health officials err on side of caution to contain viral outbreak (The Wall Street Journal)

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

• Is the US health system prepared for a novel coronavirus outbreak? (Medical Daily)
• Public health officials offer scant details on U.S. coronavirus patients (The Connecticut Mirror)

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

• How prepared is the US health system for a major coronavirus outbreak? (LimaOhio.com)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport’s quarantine station is on guard (Minneapolis Star Tribune – MN)
• Wuhan coronavirus ‘super-spreaders’ could be wildcards (Wired)
• How the feds missed their opportunity at a coronavirus vaccine (AsumeTech)

JANUARY 31, 2020

• Trump administration restricts entry into U.S. from China (The New York Times)
• How the feds missed their chance at a coronavirus vaccine (Politico)
• Is it time to worry about coronavirus yet? (MinnPost)
• Coronavirus Update, Invasive Species. Jan 31, 2020, Part 1 (Science Friday)
• Trump administration restricts entry into U.S. from China (The Seattle Times – WA)

JANUARY 30, 2020

• Limited data may be skewing assumptions about severity of coronavirus outbreak, experts say (STAT)
• University of Minnesota doctor weighs in on coronavirus global health emergency (FOX 9 TV – Minneapolis, MN)

JANUARY 29, 2020

• As coronavirus spreads, researchers race to develop a vaccine (NBC News)
• Escalating outbreak heaps pressure on world health watchdog (Bloomberg)
• Coronavirus is no Ebola, and that presents a different problem (Midland Reporter-Telegram – TX)
• As coronavirus explodes in China, countries struggle to control its spread (The New York Times)
• Worrying about coronavirus? This other virus is the real threat. (The Philadelphia Inquirer – PA)
• Escalating outbreak heaps pressure on world health watchdog (Bloomberg/Quint)
• Escalating outbreak heaps pressure on World Health Organization (BNN Bloomberg – CAN)
• Why are we so terrified of coronavirus? (Ellwood City Ledger – PA)

JANUARY 28, 2020

• Can the new coronavirus be stopped? (WebMD)
• Can the new coronavirus be stopped? (Medscape)
• Why are we so terrified of coronavirus? (The Register-Guard – Eugene, OR)
• Coronavirus a growing threat to global supply chains – pharma being hit first (The Loadstar)
• As the coronavirus spreads, familiar questions on emergency preparedness resurface (MPR News)

JANUARY 27, 2020

• Fear of coronavirus grows, but another virus has already killed 6,000 in U.S. (Mass Live)
• Authorities say Chinese coronavirus could spread before symptoms show (Nature World News)

JANUARY 26, 2020

• As coronavirus fears intensify, effectiveness of quarantines is questioned (The New York Times)
• More U.S. coronavirus cases emerge, as China’s death toll rises (The New York Times)
• China says coronavirus can spread before symptoms show – calling into question US containment strategy (Gwinnett Daily Post – Lawrenceville, GA)
• China says coronavirus can spread before symptoms show — calling into question U.S. containment strategy (WJW FOX 8 TV – Cleveland, OH)
• China says coronavirus can spread before symptoms show — calling into question US containment strategy (KCPQ-TV – Seattle, WA)

JANUARY 25, 2020

• Disease detectives hunting down more information about ‘super spreader’ of Wuhan coronavirus (WKTV-TV – Utica, NY)
• In New York City’s Chinatown, residents and doctors brace for coronavirus’ arrival (Los Angeles Times)

JANUARY 24, 2020

• How worried should we be about coronavirus? (Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – MN)
• Four “generations” of spread seen with virus in China, alarming experts (Scientific American)
• Coronavirus terrifies us, but another virus has already killed 6,000 in US (The Walton Sun – Walton Beach, FL)
• Bats and sneezing camels: A tale of two viruses (Med News Ledger)
• Something far deadlier than the Wuhan coronavirus lurks near you, right here in America (USA Today)
• Coronavirus will impact supply chains around the world within days to week: Infectious disease expert (CNBC)
• Bats and sneezing camels: A tale of two viruses (CBC – CAN)
• Stock market live updates: Dow drops, Coronavirus fears take over, Boeing reversal (CNBC)

JANUARY 23, 2020

• Disease detectives hunting down more information about ‘super spreader’ of Wuhan coronavirus (KTVZ-TV – Bend, OR)
• Four ‘generations’ of spread seen with virus in China, alarming experts (STAT)
• Minnesota disease expert says coronavirus spread unlikely but would have high consequence (WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN)
• Coronavirus is spreading, but W.H.O. says itʼs not a global emergency (The New York Times)
• The coronavirus should be a wake-up call for Congress (New York Magazine)

JANUARY 22, 2020

• Could China’s new coronavirus become a global epidemic? (Wired)
• How worried should you be about this coronavirus outbreak? (MinnPost)
• China coronavirus update: What it is, how dangerous it is, what is being done (Biospace)
• There is a deadly coronavirus sweeping through south east Asia: could it be the next Sars? (The Telegraph – UK)

JANUARY 21, 2020

• First case of coronavirus from China confirmed in U.S. (KGET-TV – Bakersfield, CA)
• CDC confirms first US case of Wuhan coronavirus (Healio)
• 1st case of coronavirus from China confirmed in U.S. (WRCB-TV – Chattanooga, TN)
• WHO raises possibility of ‘sustained’ human-to-human transmission of new virus in China (STAT)
• 1st case of coronavirus from China confirmed in U.S. (NBC News)
• Coronavirus outbreak: What to know, and should the U.S. be worried? (KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN)

JANUARY 20, 2020

• Vaccine for new Chinese coronavirus in the works (Albany Herald – GA)
• Vaccine for new Chinese coronavirus in the works (KCPQ-TV – Seattle, WA)

JANUARY 16, 2020

• Outbreak of SARS-like virus widens with first case in Japan (Free Malaysia Today)
• Outbreak of SARS-like virus widens with first case in Japan (San Francisco Chronicle – CA)

JANUARY 14, 2020

• WHO refuses to rule out human-to-human spread in China’s mystery virus outbreak (The Telegraph – UK)

JANUARY 13, 2020

• China’s swift ID of a new virus is a win for public health (Wired)

JANUARY 10, 2020

• Virus in China is part of a growing threat (The Wall Street Journal)

JANUARY 6, 2020

• Cause of Wuhan’s mysterious pneumonia cases still unknown, Chinese officials Say (Scientific American)

JANUARY 6, 2020

• Cause of Wuhan’s mysterious pneumonia cases still unknown, Chinese officials say (STAT)