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The Science of COVID-19

This is a curated list of links to current scientific knowledge. Links to sources are provided and information will be updated regularly. We have sections on:

SARS-CoV-2 virus
Contagion & mechanism
Susceptibility
Datasets & data modeling
Vaccine development
Possible drugs & treatment
Testing
Clinical treatment

Shortages
Tracking

Social distancing & behavior
Mythbusting

We link to articles written for those with some background in science, but not specialists in these fields. Where available, rather than linking to research papers or popular press articles, links to popular science publications such as Science News or Science are provided here.

Suggest additions or changes to this list by emailing [email protected].

Key:
"Updated" means a resource is regularly updated, for example a dataset.
Items are marked *new* for about a week after being added.
Last update: May 27, 2020; 11:29 pm Pacific 

Highlighted article

Highlighted source: "In the Pipeline" is a blog by Derek Lowe on the Science magazine website. He provides regular updates on news about coronavirus vaccine development, treatments, and research. Rather than link to all of his posts below, I recommend checking his blog as part of your regular COVID news reading.

In the pipeline

SARS-CoV-2 virus 

Datasets and data modeling

Vaccine development

Listed alphabetically. Note that popular press articles often are overly optimistic about vaccine development and testing timelines.

    Possible drugs & treatments

    Listed alphabetically. Note that popular press articles often are overly optimistic about drug development and testing timelines.

    Testing

    Clinical treatment

    Shortages

    Tracking

    Social distancing & behavior 

    Mythbusting

    General virology

    What you can do