vulnerability assessment

Tuberculosis Vaccines May Reduce Vulnerability to Covid-19

Scientists Are Working to Link Tuberculosis Vaccines and COVID-19

Medicine & Technology Jul 11, 2020

Tuberculosis vaccines may help reduce vulnerability to coronavirus and decrease mortality rates as well. Scientists are working on establishing a link between the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine and Covid-19.

A Century of Climate Change—How the Complex Landscape of the Appalachian Forests Will Fare

Apr 03, 2015

The tropical rainforests near the equator aren’t the only woodland areas affected by the effects of climate change. The Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing major effects such as heavy rainfall, drought and heat spells as well. And according to a new vulnerability assessment published today by the USDA Forest Service, the complex landscape reveals resilience to climate change in some areas, but also costly vulnerabilities in others.