Weekly Roundup 5/31 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

FUTURITY:
Experts Worry About False COVID-19 Antibody Test Results
False positive results from COVID-19 antibody testing are cause for concern, researchers argue.
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
It’s Not Whether You Were Exposed to the Virus. It’s How Much.
The pathogen is proving a familiar adage: The dose makes the poison.
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned
Much remains unknown and mysterious, but these are some of the things we’re pretty sure of after half a year of this pandemic.
TIME:
Wearing Face Masks and Social Distancing Actually Work to Contain COVID-19, According to a New Study
A comprehensive review of existing evidence supports physical distancing and face masks to prevent person-to-person transmission of COVID-19.
MEDIUM/ELEMENTAL:
I See You but I Don’t: How Masks Alter Human Connection
They can disrupt our ability to communicate and connect. But there are ways to overcome a mask’s necessary downsides.
SCITECH DAILY:
COVID-19 Could Be a Seasonal Illness – Recurring in Periods of Lower Humidity
A study conducted in Sydney during the early epidemic stage of COVID-19 has found an association between lower humidity and an increase in locally acquired positive cases.