Learn about the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic; the science of the "home team advantage" and the surprising impact time zones can have on sports performance; and the failed COVID-19 vaccines you may not have heard about.

This is the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic by Kelsey Donk

• Airflow modeling suggests driving with all windows down safest to prevent COVID-19 transmission. (2020). EurekAlert! ams120420.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/aaft-ams120420.php
• Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open? (2020). EurekAlert! ria120320.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoma-ria120320.php
• Mathai, V., Das, A., Bailey, J. A., & Breuer, K. (2020). Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission. Science advances, 7(1), eabe0166. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/11/30/sciadv.abe0166

Sports performance on the road depends on your body's alignment with the time zone by Kelsey Donk

• NBA “bubble” reveals the ultimate home court advantage, study finds. (2020). EurekAlert! nr120920.php">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/ohs-nr120920.php
• McHill, A. W., & Chinoy, E. D. (2020). Utilizing the National Basketball Association’s COVID-19 restart “bubble” to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78901-2

Why are there no failed COVID-19 vaccines? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Pranav)

• Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. (2021). The New York Times. vaccine-tracker.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
• BBC News. (2020, September 9). Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54082192
• Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness. (2020, October 13). STAT. https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/12/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-study-paused-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant/
• 3 Covid-19 Trials Have Been Paused for Safety. That’s a Good Thing. (2021). The New York Times. clinical-trials.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/covid-clinical-trials.html
• Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives. (2021). The New York Times. coronavirus-vaccine-false-positive.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/world/australia/uq-coronavirus-vaccine-false-positive.html
• Aristos Georgiou. (2020, December 11). Why Australia’s Failed COVID Vaccine Is an Example of Science at Its “Best.” Newsweek; Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/australia-failed-covid-vaccine-hiv-science-best-1554131
• Office of the Commissioner. (2020). Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-covid-19

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