Unfortunately I now feel the need to do a weekly linkfest solely dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic. You can read last week’s edition here. Please be careful and stay safe.
Quote of the Day
"Having a vaccine and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things."
(Dr. Anthony Fauci)
Vaccines
- Manufacturing millions of doses of vaccines is going to be no small feat. (politico.com)
- What we know about Russia's vaccine efforts. (vox.com)
- How to get ahead of the behavioral arguments that will pop up against a vaccine. (behavioralscientist.org)
- Who should be the first to get an approved vaccine? (newscientist.com)
- The case for vaccinating young, healthy people first: they are the most likely to spread it to others. (bloomberg.com)
- What we need to know about Covid-19 vaccines in kids. (wired.com)
- A big profile of the top vaccine official at the FDA, Dr. Peter Marks. (washingtonpost.com)
- What it's like to be a participant in a Covid-19 vaccine trial. (marketwatch.com)
Asymptomatic spread
- Asymptomatic spread is what makes this pandemic different from prior ones. (marketwatch.com)
- "The failure to effectively manage contagious people with mild or no symptoms is a driving factor behind some of the world’s worst resurgences." (bloomberg.com)
- Why are so many people who get the coronavirus asymptomatic? (washingtonpost.com)
Spread
- There is now more evidence for the spread of live virus via aerosols indoors. (nytimes.com)
- Some states are sending inspectors to nursing homes that have not been tested for the coronavirus. (wsj.com)
- Bars and restaurants have been a vector for the spread of the virus since reopening. (nytimes.com)
- Officials in college towns are concerned about the return of students. (politico.com)
Testing
- The way we are doing Covid-19 tests in the US is largely useless. (wired.com)
- Rapid antigen tests are hard to find because both machines and testing supplies are scarce. (wsj.com)
- There's no rhyme or reason on who gets tested and how quickly. (coronavirus.medium.com)
- We need to test more so that we can find asymptomatic individuals. (axios.com)
Masks
- The Feds distributed millions of face masks to organizations that don't need them. (statnews.com)
- Not wearing a mask doesn't make you manlier. (vox.com)
Children
- The case for reopening schools for younger children is easier to make than for high schoolers. (wsj.com)
- In practice, hand sanitizer is better for kids because they don't wash their hands that well. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- Myocarditis may be the issue that pushes football to the sidelines. (si.com)
Immunity
- T-cell response likely explains why some people don't get really sick from the coronavirus. (nymag.com)
- How the future plays out depends on how long immunity lasts. (nature.com)
- Herd immunity is not a magical, permanent end state. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Natural infections are more efficient at building immunity than vaccines. (technologyreview.com)
Data
- Around the world the surge in coronavirus cases is among younger cohorts. (bloomberg.com)
- Around 3.4 million people in England -- 6% of the population -- have contracted coronavirus. (bloomberg.com)
Treatments
- The key to saving more people is identifying and calming cytokine storms. (nytimes.com)
- Convalescent plasma is an effective treatment when given early on. (buzzfeednews.com)
- There is decent data on convalescent plasma but it's still not proven. (statnews.com)
Ventilation
- How NYC subway cars are ventilated. (nytimes.com)
- Why modern buildings have little natural ventilation. (fastcompany.com)
- The safest indoor space is the one with the most fresh air. (fastcompany.com)
Risk
- Eleven things we'll never do the same way again, including jumping into a ball pit. (nytimes.com)
- There's no way to safely run a bar these days. (scientificamerican.com)
- Read this before going to the dentist. (elemental.medium.com)
- Don't vape. (med.stanford.edu)
Influenza
- Why Dr. Redfield is worried about the Fall. (marketwatch.com)
- Why flu shots are so important this year. (wsj.com)
Coronavirus
- Can you really run a retail store, think Lululemon, in a safe manner these days? (buzzfeednews.com)
- Why you shouldn't freak out about reports of coronavirus on frozen food. (nytimes.com)
- Covid-19 survivors are complaining about neurological effects months on. (statnews.com)
- We still don't have standards on the use of UV-C to kill coronavirus. (fastcompany.com)
- How deforestation and extinction make pandemics more likely. (nature.com)
- How China handled the lockdown. (newyorker.com)
