A lot of us science writers realized at some point a while back that we were going to be full-time #covid19 writers for a while. Maybe a very long while. Still, this past week felt especially bizarre, story-wise. An ICYMI thread 1/8
This week I helped put together this infographic: "How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads" nytimes.com/interactive/20… (En espanol nytimes.com/es/interactive… ) 2/8
Working with @13pt on these visual explainers been a real privilege. Images can communicate some concepts so much better than words. Here’s a piece we did earlier on the SARS-CoV-2 genome: nytimes.com/interactive/20… and one on how the virus invades: nytimes.com/interactive/20… 3/8
“Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus”—a story on drug repurposing, which has revealed dozens of drugs in use for other diseases with unexpected #covid19 antiviral powers. Whether any is better than Remdesivir remains to be seen nyti.ms/3eYqkpU 4/8
The sewers may help us decide when to reopen—and when to shut down a neighborhood instead of a whole city. nytimes.com/2020/05/01/sci… 5/8
For more reporting on this intriguing way to track #covid19, check out these excellent pieces by @SmritiMallapaty nature.com/articles/d4158…, @scchak statnews.com/2020/04/07/new… and @brady_dennis washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… I think we’ll be writing about this more in weeks to come 6/8
Then I was asked to pitch in on a big-picture look at the race for a covid19 vaccine. It showed up this morning. A joint production with @katie_thomas @suilee @ddknyt & @SangerNYT, overseen by editorial wizard @dickstevenson
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We #covid19 writers all have an inexhaustible list of ideas for future stories. I wonder if this is what reporting in WW II felt like? Anyway, I’ll be doing a @NYTLive event on #covid19 on Tuesday. Here’s where you can register to listen & submit q's. timesevents.nytimes.com/science0505/ 8/8
