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Start-ups are racing to develop Covid-19 ‘immunity passports’ — but experts warn they’re unethical

Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chair of TransferWise, at the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California on Oct. 25, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images How do you get people back to work and traveling again without a coronavirus vaccine? That’s the question being asked right now by several tech start-ups… Read More »

Trump Says N95 Masks Can Be Sterilized For Reuse. Only In A Pinch, Experts Warn.

“We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.” – President Donald Trump at an April 23 White House briefing. This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details).… Read More »

Do face masks work? Medical experts explain how to protect yourself from coronavirus

This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows workers producing face masks at a factory in Handan in China’s northern Hebei province. STR | AFP via Getty Images Medical experts have urged people to stop panic buying face masks, warning that such equipment is not an effective way to protect yourself from the fast-spreading coronavirus.… Read More »