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Reddit reveals peaks of public interest in COVID-19 topics
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Reddit reveals peaks of public interest in COVID-19 topics

Online forums can be used by public health officials to quickly identify topics of public interest during the COVID-19 pandemic and to quell misinformation.

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Connecting communities impacted by COVID-19
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Connecting communities impacted by COVID-19

Three Penn seniors combine their desire to help with their unique skill sets to create Corona Connects, an online platform that connects volunteers with organizations in need of support.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Coronavirus myth: Mouthwash can reduce the spread

Coronavirus myth: Mouthwash can reduce the spread

Dean Mark S. Wolff of the School of Dental Medicine debunked the idea that mouthwash can prevent the transmission of the coronavirus. “The virus doesn’t just sit inside the mouth, so [that] if we swish it will be dead,” he said. “A chemical in the mouth is not getting into the nasal cavity or the lungs.”

What would sports look like with smaller or no crowds?

What would sports look like with smaller or no crowds?

Winka Dubbeldam and Brian Phillips of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about what sport spectatorship might look like with social distancing measures in place. “I’m expecting that we’ll see some innovation in ways that people can be in a space that isn’t as dense, like small social pods,’’ Phillips said.

Lockdown protesters have a moral duty to forgo medical care in favor of those who followed the rules

Lockdown protesters have a moral duty to forgo medical care in favor of those who followed the rules

Dominic Sisti and Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues from Colorado State University and New York University wrote an op-ed arguing that anti-lockdown protestors who contract COVID-19 should sign a pledge to forgo rationed medical care, leaving ventilators for those who agreed to practice social distancing.

At home, but still engaged with STEM classes
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At home, but still engaged with STEM classes

While instructional laboratories on campus are closed, students, faculty, and instructors are finding creative solutions for science, math, and engineering courses and projects.

Erica K. Brockmeier