What if immunity to covid-19 doesn’t last?

Five things we need to do to make contact tracing really work  

Sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise The Download Your daily dose of what’s up in emerging technology 04.28.20 Good morning! Today: there's no guarantee of immunity after catching covid-19, and what we need to do to make contact tracing work. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. What if immunity to covid-19 doesn’t last? A worrying sign: Now that SARS-CoV-2 has the world on lockdown, information about the mild viruses in the same broad family is among our clues to how the pandemic might unfold. New research from Columbia University suggests immunity to some coronaviruses is short-lived, and people can catch mild, cold-causing variants twice in the same year. It’s a stark difference from infections like measles, where people who recover can expect to be immune for life. Too early: Whether covid-19 will follow the same pattern is unknown, but the Columbia results suggest talk of getting “past the peak” and “immunity passports” is premature. Until a vaccine is available, the world should get ready for a new way of life. Further out: The big question is whether covid-19 will turn into a killer version of the common cold, constantly out there, infecting 10% or 20% of the population each year, but also continuing to kill one in a hundred? If so, it would amount to a plague capable of shaving the current rate of world population growth by a tenth. Read the full story.  —Antonio Regalado Five things we need to do to make contact tracing really work  Virtually all medical professionals say contact tracing is a crucial part of the three-pronged plan for returning the world to normal: test, trace, isolate. It’s been a cornerstone of controlling every major disease outbreak. Yet now—like testing, social distancing and isolation—it is caught in the political crossfire.  Here are five things that need to happen to make contact tracing work in the US: - Task 1: Hire 100,000 manual tracers. - Task 2: Protect privacy - Task 3: Ensure tracing covers as many people as possible - Task 4: Don't rely on technology alone - Task 5. And do it all, now Read the full story here.  —Patrick Howell O’Neill We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.)   + Have fun playing some vintage video games. And this (warning, quite addictive) snake video game.   + Get remixing with these free audio clips released by the Library of Congress.   + A handy guide to the museums you can see from home.   + If you’ve got a VR headset or even 3D glasses, NASA has some fantastic tours for you.   + It’s hard to beat Britain’s lush green hills in the springtime (ok, yes I’m biased).  Sponsor Message Top 20 virtual tech conferences to attend in 2020 Covid-19 has led conferences to be cancelled or postponed this year, but an enterprising few are pivoting to online experiences. These are the top tech conferences you can now attend virtually. The top ten must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Oxford University has a huge headstart on a coronavirus vaccine 💉 They’ll start testing with over 6,000 people by the end of May. (NYT $) 2 Google’s medical AI was super accurate in a lab. Real life was a different story. A new study offers lessons about how to transfer AI to clinics. (TR) 3 The US already has the technology to test millions of people a day It just needs the leadership, will, and cooperation to make it happen. (TR)   + You can get antibody tests now, if you’re rich and well connected. (OneZero) 4 A new antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days This could come in handy when public spaces start to reopen. (Reuters) 5 A new illness probably linked to covid-19 is making children very unwell They have been arriving at hospitals in the UK with symptoms of toxic shock syndrome. (The Guardian)   + The UK is not going to use Apple and Google’s contact tracing system. (BBC) 6 Trump tweeted a manipulated gif of Joe Biden It doesn’t break Twitter’s rules though, so it’s stayed up. (The Atlantic)   + It isn’t a deepfake—or the end of democracy. (Vice) 7 Prison visits might move to Zoom Pennsylvania is letting inmates have one 45-minute call with loved ones each week. (Slate)   + What exactly is it that makes video conferencing tiring? (National Geographic) 8 Why influencers are giving away cash on Instagram 💸 The new followers they receive more than compensate. (NYT $) 9 WhatsApp says it’s making big strides in curbing misinformation The spread of “highly forwarded” messages fell by 70% in April. (TechCrunch) 10 Pandemic merch is so hot right now 👕 “Essential AF” t-shirts are selling like crazy on Etsy. (The Atlantic) Our journalists are tracking down the next life-changing technologies before they’re even developed. We ask that you support our dedication to trustworthy technology journalism with a subscription today. Quote of the day “It's like waking up from a bad dream going into a nightmare day after day.” —Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist, tells CNN what it’s like to be the target of a conspiracy theory that claims she brought the coronavirus to China.  Top image credit: MS TECH | TWENTY20 Please send pandemic merch to hi@technologyreview.com. Follow me on Twitter at @charlottejee. Thanks for reading! —Charlotte Was this newsletter forwarded to you, and you'd like to see more? Sign up for free Technologies driving business Virtual conference, June 8–10 *View this in a browser You received this newsletter because you Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog subscribed *Edit email preferences   |   *Unsubscribe from all emails Follow us: MIT Technology Review One Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142

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