A coronavirus-focused linkfest is still a weekly feature here at Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe, get a booster shotat a vaccination site near you. You can read last week’s edition here.
Quote of the Day
"Now it seems our pandemic eras will end not just in different ways but also at different times."
(Kate Cohen)
Vaccines
- Vaccines provided less protection against Omicron infection. (washingtonpost.com)
- Booster uptake has slowed with the waning of the Omicron wave. (wsj.com)
- The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine continued to help prevent hospitalizations in younger cohorts. (statnews.com)
- Did vaccine mandates for restaurants, etc. actually work? (washingtonpost.com)
- Vaccine hesitancy is nothing new from a historical perspective. (vox.com)
Testing
- Common at-home tests are effective in picking up Omicron. (nytimes.com)
- Test-to-stay should be the policy for school kids. (theatlantic.com)
- How the 'test to treat' program will work. (cnbc.com)
Care
- Covid may have peaked, but hospitals are still under stress. (wsj.com)
- Hospital workers are likely donning too much PPE at this point. (statnews.com)
Treatments
- On the use of ECMO to treat younger Covid patients. (sciencedaily.com)
- The path forward for additional funding for Covid-19 relief is unclear. (statnews.com)
Research
- Two new studies point to the Wuhan market as the epicenter of the pandemic. (nytimes.com)
- How Covid-19 messes with your sense of smell. (nytimes.com)
Masking
- What the new CDC mask guidance says. (statnews.com)
- This study demonstrates the efficacy of masking. (jamanetwork.com)
- Mask mandates are fading away but masking will be an option for many going forward. (statnews.com)
- How to talk changing mask requirements with your kids. (wsj.com)
Global
- An estimated 97% of Britains have antibodies to Covid-19. (bbc.com)
- The West is moving on from Covid, but poorer countries are still dealing with it. (theatlantic.com)
