A coronavirus pandemic linkfest is now a weekly feature here on Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe. You can read last week’s edition here.
Quote of the Day
"If anything can be said of what lies ahead, it’s that pandemics end in whimpers, not headlines. This one will end in many small ways, day by day, with concrete instances of triumph and progress to pull us forward."
(James Hamblin)
Vaccines
- Six reasons the Covid vaccines were produced so quickly, relative to history. (kottke.org)
- Another duo, Sanofi ($SNY) and Translate Bio ($TBIO), have jumped into the mRNA vaccine game. (barrons.com)
- Future Covid vaccines could target multiple variants in a single shot. (wsj.com)
- The Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) vaccine has been approved for use in the EU. (nytimes.com)
- Oxford University and Vaccitech are separately sparring over the narrative of the company’s role in the vaccine’s development. (wsj.com)
- It's tough to recruit new volunteers when there are already three other vaccines in the wild. (wired.com)
Vaccine availlability
- The administration is going to require states to open up vaccinations to all adults by May 1st. (reuters.com)
- Covid vaccine eligibility still varies widely by location. (wsj.com)
- Alaska has opened up vaccinations to anyone over age 16. (washingtonpost.com)
- By the end of May there should be enough Covid vaccine doses for all adults in the U.S. (statnews.com)
- Some big companies are getting permission to administer Covid vaccines. (wsj.com)
Vaccine scheduling
- Technology is trying solve the problem of vaccination technology scheduling. (ft.com)
- Organizations are jumping into to try and coordinate the use of leftover vaccines. (nytimes.com)
- How rural transit agencies are working to get people to vaccination sites. (wsj.com)
Vaccine hesistancy
- As access to the vaccine expands, interest could wane. (wsj.com)
- Rural America is likely to see a mixed uptake of the vaccines. (politico.com)
- Why some LGBTQ are specifically reluctant to get the vaccine. (nytimes.com)
- How announcing a vaccine passport program could help spur additional vaccinations. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Why messaging about the nuances between the vaccines is fraught. (theatlantic.com)
- As the vaccine rollout accelerates access issues are coming into clearer focus. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Treatments
- The story of how an OCD medicine, Fluvoxamine, came to be used as a Covid treatment. (cbsnews.com)
- Vir Biotechnology ($VIR) has announced positive results for its monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19. (marketwatch.com)
CDC guidance
- The CDC has issued new guidance on what people who are fully vaccinated can do. (statnews.com)
- The CDC guidance is a good start. (scientificamerican.com)
- The CDC also issues new guidance for child care settings. (cnn.com)
Variants
- Dhruv Khullar, "Confronting the variants, we should be cautious but hopeful. They are a worrying development but not a devastating blow." (newyorker.com)
- This epidemiogist is concerned that new variants will take hold in the U.S. causing a fourth wave. (nymag.com)
- Research shows the SARS-CoV-2 variant, B.1.1.7, has a higher mortality rate. (sciencedaily.com)
- Covid variants may be a result of already immunocompromised people getting the virus. (washingtonpost.com)
Global
- Calls are increasing for the U.S. to release Oxford-Astrazeneca ($AZN) vaccines to the rest of the world. (marginalrevolution.com)
- German companies want to help boost vaccination efforts. (economist.com)
Ventilation
Long haulers
- Meghan O'Rourke, "COVID‑19 seems like a test case for this new model of thinking about infection as a trigger of immune dysfunction..." (theatlantic.com)
- Covid long haulers may not be all that unique. Lots of infections can cause long term issues. (vox.com)
Data
- Epidemiologists are learning a lot about Covid-19 from the data coming from pro sports leagues. (wsj.com)
- Don't let anyone tell you the 1957-58 and 1968-69 flu outbreaks were anything like Covid. (bloomberg.com)
- Just how many Americans say they are not going to get vaccinated. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: whatever vaccine available. (abnormalreturns.com)
- There's only one way through the pandemic tunnel. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 'Swiss cheese model' and the importance of avoiding single points of failure in pandemic and life. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Get used to the term 'digital health passport' as the coronavirus vaccine rolls out nationwide. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the challenge of holding two competing thoughts on the pandemic in your head a the same time. (abnormalreturns.com)
