The Most Important Coronavirus News This Week
There’s really never a dull moment in a pandemic, and this week was filled with Covid-19 news — both good and bad. Here are three stories from Medium’s Coronavirus Blog to get you caught up as you head into the weekend.
So, you probably don’t need that pulse oximeter you bought. In the early days of the pandemic, the clothespin-like devices used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood had a moment in the spotlight thanks to the belief they could help identify undetected cases of Covid-19. Now, they’re back in the news after Apple announced that its new Apple Watch Series 6 will have a pulse oximeter. However, medical experts question the value of the devices for healthy people during the pandemic. Read why.
Do-it-yourself vaccines are also a legal problem. Last week, we talked about the ethical questions that are raised when scientists decide to make vaccines outside of the scientific process. Now, a new paper outlines why DIY vaccine projects are also legally murky. While scientists have long been using their own research on themselves, once a scientist shares a vaccine…
