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Gladstone in the News August 7, 2020

Why the Time to Get Back COVID-19 Test Results in Bay Area Ranges from 2 Weeks to 2 Days

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, bemoans the increasing delays in testing for coronavirus infection and the lost opportunity for contact tracing.

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Article August 6, 2020

We’re in Trouble. And Masking Is Our Way Out.

We must come together, setting politics aside, if we want to beat the COVID-19 pandemic

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Gladstone in the News August 4, 2020

Class during COVID: Tips for Safety and Sanitation

NBCBoston—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, offers tips to help parents and children adopt safe practices and prevent the spread of the coronavirus when school resumes.

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Gladstone in the News August 2, 2020

“We’re Missing Huge Amounts of Data.” Why We Still Can’t Track the Spread of COVID-19 across the Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the lack of data impeding efforts to understand the spread of the coronavirus in California, and the necessity to wear masks.

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Gladstone in the News July 31, 2020

Inside SF’s New Biosafety Lab, Where Scientists Wrangle Live Coronavirus

KQED—Mauricio Montano, director of Gladstone's new BSL-3 lab, and Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, explain how scientists will use the high-level biosafety lab for COVID-19 research, and how they must gear up before getting in the door.

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Gladstone in the News July 21, 2020

Inhaled Treatment Reduces Severe COVID-19 Risk by 79 Percent

Labiotech.eu—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the use of interferons as therapeutic intervention in the early stages of COVID-19.

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Article July 21, 2020

Crunching the Numbers to Determine Patient Outcomes

With a tool capable of taking large sets of data and distilling it into patterns, researchers at Gladstone hope to better predict COVID-19 patient outcomes and improve patient care.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

Those Fleeting, Pesky Coronavirus Antibodies Are Going to Make Developing a Vaccine Awfully Difficult

KNX 1070—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the recent findings that antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, disappear quickly from people's blood after they recover from infection, and discusses the implications for vaccine development.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

When Students Return to Class, How Can Parents Reduce Virus Risk?

NBC Bay Area—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, gives advice on how to protect kids from COVID-19 and train them to practice good hygiene in preparation for back-to-school.

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Gladstone in the News July 16, 2020

What Are Antibodies?

Live Science—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, lends his expertise in immunology to a detailed article describing the various types of antibodies the immune system produces during an infection, and how they help fight invaders or can be used as therapies.

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Gladstone in the News July 15, 2020

Bay Area Counties Struggle with the Surging Coronavirus as Economies Shut Back Down

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, blames the easing of restrictions in the spring on the recent uptick in COVID-19 confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in many California counties.

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Gladstone in the News July 12, 2020

Why a Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t End the Pandemic by Itself

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, explains that just like with HIV/AIDS, combination drug therapy might offer a reasonable option to protect against COVID-19 until good vaccines come along.

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Gladstone in the News June 30, 2020

Quercetin: New Hype for COVID-19?—Parallels Drawn with Early Data on Hydroxychloroquine

MedPage Today—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, voices skepticism about the potential of the over-the-counter supplement quercetin as treatment for COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News June 29, 2020

A Virologist Shares Opinion on College Football Being Played in 2020

USA Today Sports—As colleges envision restarting their athletics season, Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, reminds us that young people are not immune to COVID-19 and may act as carriers, even if they do not fall sick, threatening the health of older people—including their coaches and fans.

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Gladstone in the News June 28, 2020

Newsom Orders Bars Closed in California Counties Where Coronavirus Is Spreading Fast

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on Governor Newsom's order to close bars in some California counties in response to the growing community spread of the coronavirus.

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