LibGuides: COVID-19 Resources for ISU: COVID-19 Basics

COVID-19 Facts

COVID-19 fact sheets in over 30 languages

Real-Time Maps and Projections

Interactive Coronavirus Map from Johns Hopkins University
Vaccination Tracker from Our World in Data
Our World in Data offers an interactive visualization dashboard for vaccination data.
CDC Vaccinations Dashboard
An official CDC page tracking vaccination numbers.
Worldometers Statistics
Worldometer shows estimated current numbers based on statistics and projections from official organizations.
Financial Times (Tracking and Graphics)
Financial Times is tracking cases and producing useful charts comparing outbreaks in various countries.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Projections
Projections on ICU beds and ventilator needs by US state over time.
The Economist: Tracking Excess Deaths
Assuming that official covid-19 death tolls still under-count the true number of fatalities, this page tracks all excess deaths on a country-by-country basis.
Coronavirus Dashboard - nCOV2019.live

Flattening the Curve

How you can keep thousands of people from getting coronavirus, in one GIF
“It’s not about you, it’s about everybody else.”

A self-quarantine seems brutal when you're not sick with coronavirus – but it really is for the greater good (USA Today)
This article contains information from the congressional testimony of Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and an interview with Emily Gurley, a scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, who explain that the ability of the US healthcare system to care for sick patients will be far better if infections are spread out by slowing the transmission of the virus.
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to flatten the curve (Washington Post)
This article has some excellent animations which explain how viruses spread, and how social distancing can make a drastic change in the transmission rate. If you're a visual learner, this article may be particularly helpful

Important Note

The information in the guide you are viewing is meant to be practical, just-in-time information for faculty, students, and healthcare facilities at Idaho State University, and is not intended to be a comprehensive source of information about COVID-19. For more comprehensive guides, please see the "Further Resources" section of this guide.