30 May 2020

A New Development: Window into The Virus

Illustration of a person from behind standing on a spreading ripple going out to figures in the distanceBy Alison Snyder: Welcome back to Axios Science. 
1 big thing: The mystery of superspreaders

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
A small percentage of people — called superspreaders — may be responsible for a large number of COVID-19 infections, research is starting to indicate.
Why it matters: While there's no method to detect who these people are before they infect others, there are ways to control behaviors that cause superspreading events — a key issue as states start to reopen, Axios' Eileen Drage O'Reilly writes.
The latest: Three recent studies by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Tel Aviv University and the Institute for Disease Modeling in Washington, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, came to similar conclusions: Roughly 10% of COVID-19 cases appear to have caused around 80% of new infections.
It reflects the law of the "vital few," where a small number (between 5% and 20%) are responsible for the majority of cases, says Eric Topol, executive vice president of Scripps Research.

NYPD Precinct Attacked - "Officers Down" As Rioters Storm CNN HQ In Atlanta - Second Night Nationwide US Protests

By Tyler Durden: With ongoing social unrest in Minneapolis, protests are unfolding across major US cities on Friday evening. From Washington, D.C. to New York City to Atlanta to Ohio to Los Angeles to San Jose, tens of thousands of people are marching on the street demanding justice for George Floyd, the man who was killed by Minneapolis Police on Monday. 

Starting in Atlanta, protesters have attacking CNN's headquarters.
The Atlanta protests quickly turned violent:

Meet The Candidates Challenging ZOG's Pro-Jewish-Israel Democrats In US Congress

While progressive candidates are largely focusing on domestic issues, many have promoted even-handed policies on Jewish occupied Palestine
As left-wing Democrats search for the ‘next AOC’, Middle East Eye looks at six primary contests to watch this election season (Illustration by MEE’s Mohamad Elaasar)
By Ali Harb: Joe Biden’s recent pronouncements in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have left many progressive activists angry and disappointed.
Echoing the traditionalist pro-Jewish-Israel approach in Washington, the former vice president has been accused of perpetuating Donald Trump’s anti-Palestinian policies.