A coronavirus pandemic linkfest is for 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
"Over the coming years, experts hope the novel coronavirus will evolve to become more like the four coronaviruses that cause common colds, which frequently reinfect people but very rarely cause severe illness."
(Spencer Bokat-Lindell)
Vaccines
- The Sanofi-GSK vaccine is entering Phase 3 trials. (statnews.com)
- There are some 100 million J&J ($JNJ) vaccine doses on hold awaiting testing. (wsj.com)
- It's not clear that eliminating IP would increase vaccine production. (ft.com)
- The world will have to maintain vaccine production even post-pandemic. (vox.com)
Immunity
- We really don't know if we will need Covid vaccine boosters. (wsj.com)
- Delaying a second vaccination could boost peak antibodies. (scientificamerican.com)
- Just because you didn't get vaccine side-effects, doesn't mean you aren't protected. (wsj.com)
- People who have already had Covid should only need one vaccination to achieve immunity. (fortune.com)
Vaccine distribution
- Vaccines are showing up in some unusual places to reach the hesitant and burdened. (wsj.com)
- Vaccination efforts are hitting the road via 'vaccine vans.' (buzzfeednews.com)
- More health departments are going to where people are. (nytimes.com)
Vaccine hesitancy
- The Ohio vaccine lottery has boosted vaccinations. (arstechnica.com)
- The four types of people reluctant to get vaccinated including the 'cost-anxious.' (nytimes.com)
- Giving away free stuff will be worth if it convinces people to get vaccinated. (eater.com)
- Kids are pretty smart when it comes to vaccinations. (marketwatch.com)
Global
- Asian countries that best handled the pandemic are now experiencing outbreaks. (wsj.com)
- Why Covax is struggling to get vaccines to less developed countries. (vox.com)
- How Mongolia got to the front of the line for vaccines. (nytimes.com)
- The fatality rate in Brazil among children is higher than elsewhere. (nytimes.com)
Masking
- The CDC's mask decision was abrupt and could have been handled better. (statnews.com)
- Retail business have been left in the lurch by the CDC's decision. (npr.org)
- CDC messaging has been abrupt for many. (npr.org)
- Is the great 'Texas mask mystery' all that much of a mystery? (theatlantic.com)
- New mask policies require trust, which is in short supply. (nytimes.com)
- Who cares is somebody chooses to keep wearing a mask? (nytimes.com)
- Masking is in part a sign of community spirit. (theatlantic.com)
Treatments
- Monoclonal antibodies are helpful but are rarely used. (scientificamerican.com)
- Cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children are likely undercounted in the U.S. (bloomberg.com)
Data
- U.S. hospital Covid admissions are increasingly young and unvaccinated. (wsj.com)
- Colorado Mesa University has the most sophisticated test-and-trace system. (nytimes.com)
- Vaccine administration distinguishes where cases are falling (and rising). (nytimes.com)
- Unvaccinated people are ironically more willing to do riskier activities. (morningconsult.com)
Vaccine passports
- Vaccine passports would really help open the economy. (vox.com)
- Universal vaccine passports would be powerful and valuable but are unlikely to happen. (theatlantic.com)
Public health
- Public health is a marketing challenge. (seths.blog)
- Lockdowns worked despite what critics have said. (noahpinion.substack.com)
Children
- Some parents need to be convinced to get kids vaccinated. (wsj.com)
- An interview with Moderna ($MRNA) CEO about the prospect for vaccinating teens and children. (emilyoster.substack.com)
- What's a teen to do if their parents won't consent to a vaccination? (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: the limits of statistical power (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)
- On the challenge of holding two competing thoughts on the pandemic in your head a the same time. (abnormalreturns.com)
Endemic
- Here's hoping the novel coronavirus follows the path of other coronaviruses. (nytimes.com)
- How long will be before the novel coronavirus is endemic? (statnews.com)
- The shift from pandemic to endemic is as much psychological as biological. (theverge.com)
