People who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 had low levels of social trust, weak attachments to the rule of law, and were less willing to honor collective commitments to the greater good, according to Cornell research published today.
Neighborhoods that had populations with predominantly longer commute times to work – from about 40 minutes to an hour – were more likely to become infectious disease hotspots, according to new research.
The Canadian truckers protesting coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates have disrupted multiple U.S.-Canada border crossings, further paralyzing crucial trade routes and causing major automakers to suspend production. Arthur Wheaton says with a shortage of truck drivers in North America, the Canadian protests are exacerbating issues for an already fragile supply chain.
The Cornell Dairy helped to replenish the P&C Fresh after customers made a run on milk when New Yorkers were asked to stay home to keep COVID-19 from spreading.
Steve Osofsky, wildlife health and health policy expert, says emerging diseases like coronavirus are coming from Chinese "wet markets," and it is time to shut them down.
Sarah Kreps, professor of government, studies artificial intelligence and misinformation. She comments on news that the World Health Organization is working with Google to limit the spread of misinformation related to the coronavirus, and the role of tech companies in limiting the spread of fake news.
Research from the Feschotte Lab identifies 28 new SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus associated receptors and factors that predict which tissues are most vulnerable to infection.
Leisure cruises have found themselves in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak. Robert Kwortnik, associate professor at Cornell University’s Hotel School, studies tourism and hospitality with a focus on the leisure cruise industry. He says that the industry is already feeling the economic impacts from the coronavirus crisis and adds that 2020 may be the most difficult year for leisure cruises in decades.
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered new restrictions on COVID-19 hot spots in New York City, including the closure of all private and public schools in the nine city ZIP codes with upticks in coronavirus transmissions. Isaac Weisfuse, a medical epidemiologist at Cornell University says the restrictions are a wise decision to stop the spread of coronavirus but is concerned the interventions may be too late.
