COVID-19
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Podcasts
- COVID-19 Special ProgramThis is NSPR's weekday show about the local and regional effects of COVID-19 in the North State.Listen each weeknight, Mon-Fri, at 6:30 p.m. Each show will also rebroadcast the following day at 8:30 a.m.NSPR will continue this special coverage as long as our community needs it. Our mission with this show is to provide accurate news and information about COVID-19 in our region.
- UnWineding: Chronicles of COVID-19When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted around the world, restaurants and bars suddenly found themselves on the front lines of an economy that was rapidly shutting down. In Orlando, one of America's hospitality capitals, people who make their living in the area's blossoming wine community scrambled to adjust to ever-changing rules and realities. Their experiences will become part of the history of this extraordinary moment in time. UnWineding tells their stories ... in their own words.
- Coronavirus DailyA daily news podcast about the coronavirus pandemic, covering all dimensions of the story from science to economics and politics as well as society and culture. Hosted by Kelly McEvers from Embedded. Approximately 10 minutes in length. Publishing weekday afternoons. Includes stories and interviews from NPR's Science, International, National, Business and Washington reporting teams, as well as station reporters, and the crews at Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Newspapers and Magazines
- THE ART OF BEING NONESSENTIAL.In this article, the author talks about the life of nonessential workers like comedians during pandemics like Covid-19. It mentions that comedians perform in clubs, bars, and theaters and are thus a part of an entire economic system of entertainment that helps create jobs for waitstaff and bartenders. It also mentions about several pandemics like the plague of Athens, the Cyprian plague, the Black Death, the Great Plague of London and the 1918 flu.
- Creative cooperation in the age of COVID-19The article focuses on the creative cooperation in the age of COVID-19. Topics inlcude the Fort Worth prides itself on cooperative approaches to problem solving but individual organizations have their own agenda and missions, the views of Rose Bradshaw, president of North Texas Community Foundation, on the same, and the food insecurity became such a big issue due to the COVID-19 crisis.
- The WeekThe article offers global news briefs as of June 2020. A National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) report cited alleged evidence showing that COVID-19 originated from Wuhan Institute of Virology. Also mentioned are Sweden's strategy to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the ineffectiveness of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) statistical model in predicting COVID-19 impact, and the beach closure ordered by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
San Marcos Public Library
- Covid 19 Resources and Volunteer GuideCommunity resources directory and information
- San Marcos Public Library CalendarWhether you need a creative outlet, book recommendation or exercise, SMPL has resources to assist even during COVID!
Impact on First Generation Students Report
- Impact on First Generation Students ReportTexas State University findings from the COVID-19 First-Gen Survey, Summer 2020
Scientific Articles (Open Access)
- Recruitability and effect of PEEP in SARS-Cov-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndromeThe purpose of the study was to systematically assess respiratory mechanics and recruitability in SARS-Cov-2-associated ARDS.
- Allo-priming as a universal anti-viral vaccine: protecting elderly from current COVID-19 and any future unknown viral outbreakrationale for a novel allo-priming approach to serve the elderly as a universal anti-virus vaccine, as well serving to remodel the aging immune system in order to reverse immunosenescence and inflammaging.
- What Does Plant-Based Vaccine Technology Offer to the Fight against COVID-19?This pandemic demands rapid development of drugs and vaccines. Plant-based vaccines are a technology with proven viability, which have led to promising results for candidates evaluated at the clinical level, meaning this technology could contribute towards the fight against COVID-19