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Positive pandemic update:

- The first company in the US to begin human testing for a COVID-19 vaccine has reported the data “couldn’t have been better.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-vaccine-human-trials-moderna-when-covid-19-cure-a9520716.html?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_source=reddit.com

- Oxford’s vaccine is progressing well according to the UK government, and plans are in place to roll it out to 30 million people by September if trials are successful. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-for-30-million-by-september-if-trial-succeeds-says-sharma-11990039

- Studies show that people who’ve been infected with COVID-19 carry T-Cells that could assist with long term immunity to the virus. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/t-cells-found-covid-19-patients-bode-well-long-term-immunity

- San Francisco Bay area reports zero COVID-19 deaths 2 days in a row, the first time since early March. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/san-francisco-bay-area-two-days-without-covid-19-deaths-2020-5?utm_source=reddit.com&r=US&IR=T

- Researchers have also found COVID-19 patients that test positive after recovery, aren’t capable of transmitting the disease. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-19/covid-patients-testing-positive-after-recovery-aren-t-infectious

- Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their plasma containing antibodies to the virus to help infected patients. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-plasma/dutch-donors-join-global-effort-on-plasma-treatment-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22W26C

- Evidence shows anticoagulation increases COVID-19 survival, especially for patients requiring ventilators whose survival increased by over 30%. https://www.dailymeded.com/evidence-shows-anticoagulation-increase-covid-19-survival/