Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss some overlooked stories about the coronavirus pandemic. Discussion includes mink culling in Denmark, CDC report on stay-at-home measures, study on temperature checks, and predatory journals. Happy holidays everyone!

Post production by Scott Stronach. 

Sources: 

Denmark culling minks: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8923787/WHO-says-mutant-mink-coronavirus-outbreak-Denmark-concern.html 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54893287 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/11/10/denmark-moves-to-ban-mink-farming-until-2021-cull-millions-of-animals-to-stop-covid-19-transmission/?sh=2055ee372988 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/13/covid-dr-fauci-says-it-appears-outbreak-in-minks-wont-be-a-problem-for-vaccines.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/decomposing-mink-in-denmark-may-have-contaminated-groundwater  

CDC report that stay-at-home measures prevented COVID-19 spread in Delaware: 

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945e1.htm 

Temperature checks study: 

https://abc13.com/temperature-checks-covid-coronavirus-symptoms-screenings/7922615/ 

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2029717  

Predatory journals: 

https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/  

https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion-using-pokmon-to-detect-scientific-misinformation-68098?fbclid=IwAR162bvoZElqaE8v2NTnF__e9gWIM93CjdUbaM11M6cMEI_MYXHAhMNAlvE 

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