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  • Graphing the Virus with CPS Science Coordinator

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode:

    • Mike Szydlowski's Facebook Page
    • Mike Szydlowski's Twitter
    • Protesting safety precautions issued by City of Columbia Department of Public Health & Human Services

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    32 min
  • A Surge in Reported Boone County Cases

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • O-chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile (CS Riot Control Agent) Associated Acute Respiratory Illnesses in a U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Cohort (NIH)
    • CHLOROACETOPHENONE (CN) : Riot Control/Tear Agent (CDC)
    • Boone County positive COVID-19 cases surge (Columbia Missourian)
    • A positive COVID-19 case from Boone Count visited the Lake of the Ozarks pool bars on Memorial Day Weekend (Columbia Missourian)
    25 min
  • An Update on Coronavirus Therapeutics

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • Low Dose of Hydroxychloroquine Reduces Fatality of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 (PubMed)
    • Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 (New England Journal of Medicine)
    • Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis (The Lancet)
    • The FDA-approved drug ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro (Science Direct)
    • Usefulness of Ivermectin in COVID-19 Illness (SSRN)
    • Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Preliminary Report (New England Journal of Medicine)


    22 min
  • Coronavirus Vaccines in Development

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode:

    • Doubts over Oxford vaccine as it fails to stop coronavirus in animal trials (The Telegraph)
    • A study on infectivity of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers (NCBI)
    • Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a recombinant adenovirus type-5 vectored COVID-19 vaccine (The Lancet)
    • Pool party at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri draws a packed crowd (CNN)
    • State health department to run COVID-19 testing event at Hickman High School (The Missourian)

    22 min
  • Citizen-Gathered COVID Data for Missouri

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • Matthew Holloway's COVID-19 Updates
    • The deadline to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot for the June 2, 2020 municipal election in Boone County is 5:00 PM TODAY, May 20th.  Requests for a mail-in ballot can be made online at vote.boonemo.org.  

    24 min
  • Planning for a Safe Summer

    Links to related resources: 

    • What We Know About Your Chances of Catching the Virus Outdoors (New York Times)
    • Antibody study shows just 5% of Spaniards have contracted the coronavirus (El País)
    • The risk levels of everyday activities (Business Insider)

    22 min

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Community Pulse is a special report on the unfolding coronavirus situation in mid-Missouri featuring local family physician Elizabeth Allemann, M.D. and public health advocate Ginny Chadwick. Catch it…