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| Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today | Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today |
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| This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the global outbreak. Sign up here to get the briefing by email. | This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the global outbreak. Sign up here to get the briefing by email. |
| President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for the coronavirus. | President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for the coronavirus. |
| Florida’s total number of reported coronavirus cases — 423,847 — has surpassed that of New York. | Florida’s total number of reported coronavirus cases — 423,847 — has surpassed that of New York. |
| Get the latest updates here, as well as maps and trackers for U.S. metro areas and vaccines in development. | Get the latest updates here, as well as maps and trackers for U.S. metro areas and vaccines in development. |
| At 6:45 a.m. today, a volunteer in Savannah, Ga., got an injection that kicked off the first large-scale coronavirus vaccine trial in the United States. Results of the trial could be available by November, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. | At 6:45 a.m. today, a volunteer in Savannah, Ga., got an injection that kicked off the first large-scale coronavirus vaccine trial in the United States. Results of the trial could be available by November, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. |
| The study will enroll 30,000 healthy people at about 89 sites around the country this summer to determine the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. Half of the participants will receive two doses of the vaccine, 28 days apart, while the other half will get a placebo. | The study will enroll 30,000 healthy people at about 89 sites around the country this summer to determine the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. Half of the participants will receive two doses of the vaccine, 28 days apart, while the other half will get a placebo. |
| Researchers will then track the subjects for side effects and to see if fewer vaccinated people contract Covid-19. Because vaccines don’t always block an infection outright, researchers will also be monitoring whether the vaccine — developed by the biotech company Moderna and the National Institutes of Health — prevents severe illness or death. | Researchers will then track the subjects for side effects and to see if fewer vaccinated people contract Covid-19. Because vaccines don’t always block an infection outright, researchers will also be monitoring whether the vaccine — developed by the biotech company Moderna and the National Institutes of Health — prevents severe illness or death. |
| Late Monday afternoon, the drug company Pfizer announced that it will also begin a late-stage study of a coronavirus vaccine, with the first shots to be given on Tuesday. The trial will also include 30,000 people, from 39 states in the United States, and from Brazil, Argentina and Germany. | Late Monday afternoon, the drug company Pfizer announced that it will also begin a late-stage study of a coronavirus vaccine, with the first shots to be given on Tuesday. The trial will also include 30,000 people, from 39 states in the United States, and from Brazil, Argentina and Germany. |
| Early tests of the Moderna vaccine showed that it stimulated a strong immune response against Covid-19, with minor and temporary side effects like sore arms, fatigue, aches and fever. If the vaccine is proven to be safe and effective, Moderna said it should be able to deliver 500 million doses this year, and up to a billion per year starting in 2021. | Early tests of the Moderna vaccine showed that it stimulated a strong immune response against Covid-19, with minor and temporary side effects like sore arms, fatigue, aches and fever. If the vaccine is proven to be safe and effective, Moderna said it should be able to deliver 500 million doses this year, and up to a billion per year starting in 2021. |
| Adults interested in participating in the Moderna trial can visit coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org. | Adults interested in participating in the Moderna trial can visit coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org. |
| Vaccine insiders: Well-timed stock bets have generated big profits for senior executives and board members at companies developing vaccines and treatments for the virus. | Vaccine insiders: Well-timed stock bets have generated big profits for senior executives and board members at companies developing vaccines and treatments for the virus. |
| Face coverings have been touted as one of best ways to prevent those around you from contracting the coronavirus. Now, there is mounting evidence that masks also protect the people wearing them. | Face coverings have been touted as one of best ways to prevent those around you from contracting the coronavirus. Now, there is mounting evidence that masks also protect the people wearing them. |
| Different kinds of masks “block virus to a different degree, but they all block the virus from getting in,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician at the University of California, San Francisco. | Different kinds of masks “block virus to a different degree, but they all block the virus from getting in,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician at the University of California, San Francisco. |
| Dr. Gandhi and her colleagues make this argument in a paper that will be published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Drawing from animal experiments and observations of various events during the pandemic, they contend that people wearing face coverings will take in fewer coronavirus particles, which could make the disease less severe. | Dr. Gandhi and her colleagues make this argument in a paper that will be published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Drawing from animal experiments and observations of various events during the pandemic, they contend that people wearing face coverings will take in fewer coronavirus particles, which could make the disease less severe. |
| One animal study in China placed hamsters infected with the coronavirus alongside healthy ones, some of which were separated by a buffer of surgical masks. Many of the hamsters behind the masks didn’t get infected, while those that did showed milder symptoms. | One animal study in China placed hamsters infected with the coronavirus alongside healthy ones, some of which were separated by a buffer of surgical masks. Many of the hamsters behind the masks didn’t get infected, while those that did showed milder symptoms. |
| But masks continue to be deeply divisive in the United States. In Illinois on Saturday, the “Million Unmasked March” drew about 150 demonstrators to the capital to protest state guidance requiring face coverings in schools this fall. | But masks continue to be deeply divisive in the United States. In Illinois on Saturday, the “Million Unmasked March” drew about 150 demonstrators to the capital to protest state guidance requiring face coverings in schools this fall. |
| Masks as fashion: Japan is helping lead the way in innovative face coverings. Designers have made masks with pearls and high-tech fabrics, options for weddings and punk-inspired styles with leather and spikes. A start-up is even working on one that also serves as a walkie-talkie, personal secretary and translator. | Masks as fashion: Japan is helping lead the way in innovative face coverings. Designers have made masks with pearls and high-tech fabrics, options for weddings and punk-inspired styles with leather and spikes. A start-up is even working on one that also serves as a walkie-talkie, personal secretary and translator. |
| Updated August 12, 2020 | |
| Two Major League Baseball games scheduled for Monday were postponed after 14 members of the Miami Marlins tested positive for the virus. | Two Major League Baseball games scheduled for Monday were postponed after 14 members of the Miami Marlins tested positive for the virus. |
| Hong Kong, which reported a record 145 new cases on Monday, will shut down indoor restaurant dining, limit public gatherings to two people and require masks in public. | Hong Kong, which reported a record 145 new cases on Monday, will shut down indoor restaurant dining, limit public gatherings to two people and require masks in public. |
| Vietnam, which on Saturday ended a 100-day streak without a locally transmitted case, will evacuate 80,000 people from the city of Danang after four residents tested positive. | Vietnam, which on Saturday ended a 100-day streak without a locally transmitted case, will evacuate 80,000 people from the city of Danang after four residents tested positive. |
| North Korea declared a national emergency after accusing a defector of bringing the virus across the border from South Korea. | North Korea declared a national emergency after accusing a defector of bringing the virus across the border from South Korea. |
| Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states. | Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states. |
| Republicans are seeking to lower the payments for tens of millions of jobless Americans to $200 a week in a $1 trillion recovery package. Democrats support a $3 trillion package that includes extending the $600-per-week federal payments, which expire on Friday, through the end of the year. | Republicans are seeking to lower the payments for tens of millions of jobless Americans to $200 a week in a $1 trillion recovery package. Democrats support a $3 trillion package that includes extending the $600-per-week federal payments, which expire on Friday, through the end of the year. |
| President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil said Saturday that he had been cured of the coronavirus, tweeting a photo of himself holding a box of the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine. | President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil said Saturday that he had been cured of the coronavirus, tweeting a photo of himself holding a box of the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine. |
| Google will allow nearly all of its 200,000 employees to work from home until at least next July — the first major corporation to announce such an extended timetable. | Google will allow nearly all of its 200,000 employees to work from home until at least next July — the first major corporation to announce such an extended timetable. |
| Is deep cleaning a waste of time? The Atlantic argues that some businesses are obsessed with risk-reduction rituals that only make people feel safer. | Is deep cleaning a waste of time? The Atlantic argues that some businesses are obsessed with risk-reduction rituals that only make people feel safer. |
| A Times photographer, Tyler Hicks, spent weeks traveling down the Amazon River, documenting how the virus is devastating remote towns. | A Times photographer, Tyler Hicks, spent weeks traveling down the Amazon River, documenting how the virus is devastating remote towns. |
| Pool testing could allow the U.S. to test more people without actually needing more tests. Here’s how it works. | Pool testing could allow the U.S. to test more people without actually needing more tests. Here’s how it works. |
| The wine market has collapsed during the pandemic, prompting winemakers across France to make a painful decision: converting unsold product into hand sanitizer. | The wine market has collapsed during the pandemic, prompting winemakers across France to make a painful decision: converting unsold product into hand sanitizer. |
| In this era of Zoom calls, The Times is playing celebrity bookshelf detective. See which books Colin Powell, Tom Hanks and Gwyneth Paltrow have in their video backdrops. | In this era of Zoom calls, The Times is playing celebrity bookshelf detective. See which books Colin Powell, Tom Hanks and Gwyneth Paltrow have in their video backdrops. |
| In New York City, tailors have seen business rebound as people struggling with the “Quarantine 15” request lengthened waistbands and roomier jackets. | In New York City, tailors have seen business rebound as people struggling with the “Quarantine 15” request lengthened waistbands and roomier jackets. |
| I am having fun with my 11-year-old grandson, who is a budding artist, and a dozen friends. I email them an “art prompt” at the beginning of each week and they return artwork based on the prompt to me by Friday. I then create a PowerPoint gallery, which I return to them the next day. | I am having fun with my 11-year-old grandson, who is a budding artist, and a dozen friends. I email them an “art prompt” at the beginning of each week and they return artwork based on the prompt to me by Friday. I then create a PowerPoint gallery, which I return to them the next day. |
| — Joanna Hammond, Amesbury, Mass. | — Joanna Hammond, Amesbury, Mass. |
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