COVID-19: Home

About this guide

This guide aims to make library and other trusted resources about COVID-19 more visible. It complements communications from the university, which can be found at the link below.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from Marquette University
Latest updates from the University.
Marquette Medical Clinic

Credit is due to Lydia Bello and Caitlin Plovnick (Seattle University, Lemieux Library) and their guide on COVID-19 for some of this content.

Making sense of health news and (mis)information

Information about COVID-19 moves rapidly in our online environment. Here are tips for navigating the information you encounter about COVID-19.

Fighting the Infodemic: The #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance
From the Poynter Institute. ..."unites more than 100 fact-checkers around the world in publishing, sharing and translating facts surrounding the new coronavirus". Established in January 2020.
How to Avoid Misinformation About COVID-19
Smithsonian Magazine website, 9 April 2020.
Sifting Through the Coronavirus Outbreak
By Mike Caulfield, a digital information literacy expert working at Washington State University.
Stigma and Resilience
From the CDC.
Social-media companies must flatten the curve of misinformation
Nature.com, 14 April 2020. 'World View' column by Joan Donovan, Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center.
Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center - from NewsGuard
Lists of top myths about covid-19 vaccines, also false cures, conspiracy theories, and more.
NewsGuard is a tool that shows you trust ratings for more than 6,000 news and information websites as you browse the internet. Browser extension or app for mobile devices. More about NewsGuard.
The Role of Race, Religion, and Partisanship in Misperceptions about COVID-19
November 18, 2020 paper by the COVID States Project.
The COVID States Project #14: Misinformation and vaccine acceptance
September 2020 report from the COVID States Project.

CDC guidance

CDC news feed

National and International Health Agencies

Coronavirus News

Below are a variety of sources:

– STATnews is a good source for medical news, including how it affects business.
– The Imperial College report that has been in the news is also linked to below.