A coronavirus pandemic linkfest is now a weekly feature here on Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe and find a vaccination site near you. You can read last week’s edition here.
Quote of the Day
"The era of the influencer has replaced the era of the expert. If you have a massive audience that trusts you, your opinion—like Carlson’s—is one that scientists must reckon with, even if it is wrong."
(Renee Diresta)
J&J
- The FDA and CDC have lifted the pause placed on the Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) vaccine. (statnews.com)
- The J&J ($JNJ) vaccine has been unpaused in the EU. (nytimes.com)
Clotting
- There is still a lot we don't know about clotting incidents. (scientificamerican.com)
- There is a good chance there is no single cause of clotting problems, post-vaccine. (theatlantic.com)
- Researcher think there is a link between the adenovirus and blooding clotting, but it is not definitive. (ft.com)
- Researchers are not necessarily convinced there is a link between gender and clotting incidence. (theatlantic.com)
Variants
- There is little evidence, yet, that variants are evading the current vaccines. (bloomberg.com)
- Variants are why we will need vaccine boosters at some point. (cnbc.com)
Vaccines
- Everyone seems to have forgotten that the Novavax ($NVAX) is still on its way. (endpts.com)
- Risk is diverging between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. (washingtonpost.com)
- Breakthrough cases are rarer than even the optimistic expectations. (slate.com)
Vaccine hesitancy
- The messaging that works best with the hesitant including 'Make vaccination routine in peer groups and social networks.' (washingtonpost.com)
- Exaggerating the differences between the vaccines isn't helping. (marginalrevolution.com)
- There's no herd immunity without children getting vaccinated. (bloomberg.com)
- The rapid development of Covid vaccine is arguably Trump's greatest accomplishment, but an unwillingness to promote vaccinations mutes it's impact. (politico.com)
- Men are proving to be uniquely vaccine hesitant. (nytimes.com)
Global
- India is seeing a new surge in cases tied to the B.1.1.7 variant. (newscientist.com)
- India is undergoing a massive Covid wave. (theguardian.com)
- Case counts in the UK have plummeted. (newscientist.com)
- How Israel is persuading the ultra-orthodox to get vaccinated. (npr.org)
- Counterfeit vaccines are showing up around the globe. (wsj.com)
Vaccine inequality
- As well as vaccines are going in the U.S., the global rollout is still tepid. (wsj.com)
- The U.S. needs to begin exporting excess vaccine doses, post-haste. (marginalrevolution.com)
- What vaccine inequality looks like. (npr.org)
States
- The Springtime surge in states like Michigan seem to have peaked. (statnews.com)
- The pandemic has had highly disparate effects by state. (axios.com)
- Puerto Rico is experiencing a surge in cases. (nytimes.com)
Aerosols
- It's hard to believe that there is much debate about the spread of the coronavirus via aerosols. (kottke.org)
- There's little need to wear masks outside. (slate.com)
- Ending outdoor mask mandates is a good start to easing of pandemic-related restrictions. (theatlantic.com)
- Here is simple guidance on when (and where) you need to wear a mask. (blogs.jwatch.org)
- There are many people who don't want to stop wearing masks. (nymag.com)
Treatments
- Long haulers are at a much higher risk of dying, post-acute infection. (bloomberg.com)
- Despite early hope, there is little evidence that convalescent plasma is an effective treatment for Covid. (nytimes.com)
Data
- Covid-19 is turning into a young person's disease. (theatlantic.com)
- A series of charts showing the (positive) effect of vaccines. (ft.com)
- Covid-19 was especially dangerous for pregnant women. (jamanetwork.com)
- There is a relationship between political views and vaccine hesitancy. (nytimes.com)
Public health
- Why we should be surging vaccine supplies to areas experiencing rising case counts. (vox.com)
- Post-pandemic ,will public health agencies be better funded? (apnews.com)
- Many health care workers are burned out and thinking about leaving the field. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: large-scale logistics. (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)
Mixed media
- There is a lot more to your immune system than antibodies. (theatlantic.com)
- The pandemic may be coming to an end, but we are not returning to the same world. (jezebel.com)
- Re-entering the world means coming to terms with germs (nytimes.com)
- How to re-enter society even if you are still anxious. (nytimes.com)
