A coronavirus-focused 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
"America’s vaccination rates have fallen off a cliff, and nothing seems to help."
(Daniel Engber)
Vaccines
- As the pandemic rolls on, countries are turning to mRNA vaccines. (wsj.com)
- Where CureVac went wrong its approach. (ft.com)
- Some evidence that the J&J ($JNJ) jab is not as effective against the Delta variant. (nytimes.com)
- Delaying second doses seems to increase effectiveness. (marginalrevolution.com)
- The case for fractional dosing is pretty straightforward. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Millions of vaccine doses are set to expire in the U.S. (statnews.com)
- Why the FDA should fully approve the vaccines. (slowboring.com)
Delta variant
- Why the Delta variant is a big deal. (statnews.com)
- People are acting as if Covid is over - it's not. (washingtonpost.com)
- Those infected with the Delta variant carry a higher viral load. (scientificamerican.com)
- The surge in Delta cases illustrated. (washingtonpost.com)
The unvaccinated
- Vaccines have proven to be an important natural experiment. (wsj.com)
- The pandemic is now taking hold among the unvaccinated. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why states like Arkansas are set for a surge in Covid cases. (theatlantic.com)
- The backlash is growing against the unvaccinated. (washingtonpost.com)
Anti-vaxxers
- Republicans have given anti-vax skeptics room to operate. (washingtonpost.com)
- It's hard to ignore the political component to differential vaccination rates. (economist.com)
- Even Dolly Parton can't convince Tennesseans to get vaccinated. (nytimes.com)
- Why anti-vaxxers have everything backward. (washingtonpost.com)
Misinformation
- How Covid lies come into existence. (npr.org)
- Some chiropractors are now a source of Covid misinformation. (nytimes.com)
- Fox News is doing more damage than Facebook ($FB). (wired.com)
Data
- Andrew Joseph, "Overall, it’s difficult to compare metrics like hospitalization and death rates at various points in the pandemic." (statnews.com)
- Researchers are looking for a correlate to Covid immunity. (theatlantic.com)
- Politics affected reopening, but so does income levels. (politico.com)
- Long Covid is still a mystery. (wsj.com)
Masks
- Four reasons to start wearing a mask again. (theatlantic.com)
- Localities may need to implement mask mandates. (washingtonpost.com)
- Good luck getting people to cooperate with mask mandates. (washingtonpost.com)
Global
- After a slow start, Canada passed the U.S. in vaccinations. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- Canada is planning its own vaccine passport. (politico.com)
- Malaysia is phasing out the Sinovac vaccine. (marginalrevolution.com)
- More countries are now embracing vaccine mandates. (washingtonpost.com)
- We really don't know yet the full impact of Covid in India. (marginalrevolution.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: vaccines as fire suppressants. (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)
