A coronavirus-focused linkfest is still 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 new coronavirus will become endemic—a recurring part of our lives like its four cousins that cause common colds. It will be less of a problem, not because it has changed but because it is no longer novel and people are no longer immunologically vulnerable."
(Ed Yong)
Moderna
- Some evidence that the Moderna ($MRNA) vaccine may be better at preventing breakthrough infections. (cnbc.com)
- The Moderna ($MRNA) vaccine was shown to be effective in teenagers. (newatlas.com)
- Moderna's ($MRNA) stock price has entered a new stratosphere. (bloomberg.com)
Boosters
- The FDA has authorized booster shots for the immunocompromised. (npr.org)
- Why WHO is skeptical about booster shots now. (statnews.com)
- Novavax ($NVAX) wants its shot to be the booster of choice. (newatlas.com)
Vaccines
- Why the timeline is getting stretched out for vaccines in children. (theatlantic.com)
- Intranasal vaccines would be helpful but there are a lot of hurdles still to overcome. (statnews.com)
- More countries want to onshore vaccine production. (biopharmadive.com)
- BioNTech ($BTNX) is investing in areas outside of Covid. (ft.com)
- Donating unused vaccine doses is not a simple task. (npr.org)
Delta
- Delta changed our risk perceptions in a matter of weeks. (wired.com)
- The Delta wave feels worse because we thought we were in the clear. (vox.com)
- Why the Delta surge in the U.S. is so disheartening. (nymag.com)
Vaccine hesitancy
- Corporate America could be doing more to boost vaccines. (ritholtz.com)
- Polling shows the vaccinated are frustrated with the unvaccinated. (theatlantic.com)
- The battle lines over vaccines are hardening. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Some regretful vaccine holdouts are turning into evangelists for the shots. (washingtonpost.com)
- On the downside of paying people to get vaccinated. (ft.com)
Vaccine politics
- Vaccination status now getting personal among friends and relatives. (wsj.com)
- When someone, like a pro athlete, tell us that the vaccine is a 'personal decision' that just means that are not getting it. (insidehook.com)
Mandates
- Canada is going to mandate vaccines for air passengers. (cnbc.com)
- California is going to require vaccination or testing for teachers. (wsj.com)
States
- Florida is a global Covid hostpot. (vox.com)
- Mississippi and Arkansas have set records for hospitalizations. (npr.org)
- Louisiana's fourth Covid wave, examined. (vox.com)
- Texas officials are actively working on Covid's behalf. (theatlantic.com)
- The city of Austin is in conflict the Texas state government. (washingtonpost.com)
- Another example of how public health has become politicized. (vox.com)
Ivermectin
- Another study shows ivermectin has no effect on Covid. (latimes.com)
- People are seeking out veterinary versions of ivermectin. (slate.com)
Treatments
- Fluvoxamine seems to work against Covid-19. (marginalrevolution.com)
- The state of Florida is trying to make antibody treatment available to high risk patients. (washingtonpost.com)
Health care
- Health care workers are burned out and frustrated with the non-vaccinated. (theatlantic.com)
- ICU doctors are once again under seige. (scientificamerican.com)
- Elective surgeries are being delayed as beds fill up with Covid patients. (statnews.com)
Children
- The Delta wave is the worst yet for children. (washingtonpost.com)
- The AAP is urging the FDA to approved vaccines for 5-11 year olds. (marginalrevolution.com)
- This Fall is still going to be a struggle for schools. (vox.com)
- Why it's easy to overreact the risk Covid poses to children. (theatlantic.com)
- Public schools are in the crosshairs of the political fights around Covid. (thedailybeast.com)
- Children are at the mercy of the rest of society. (statnews.com)
Masking
- Why doesn't the CDC just order universal indoor masking? (nytimes.com)
- Why even less effective masks could be effective in slowing the spread of the Delta variant. (marginalrevolution.com)
- There seems to be a link between wildfire smoke and Covid. (washingtonpost.com)
- Talking and singing really help spread aerosols. (academic.oup.com)
Data
- The data is pretty clear: lower vaccination rates make for more Delta cases. (wsj.com)
- Five states have already exceeded their prior case count peak. (time.com)
Misinformation
- How Facebook ($FB) pushed back against efforts to tamp down on vaccine misinformation. (nytimes.com)
- The Delta variant has unleashed another wave of online misinformation. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: a long war. (abnormalreturns.com)
- There's only one way through the pandemic tunnel. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why we are eventually going to need digital health passes, i.e. vaccine passports. (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)
