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
"That’s how we should think about COVID-vaccine cards and test documentation. We’re not looking for perfection. If most everyone follows the rules and doesn’t cheat, we win. Making these systems easy to use is the priority. The alternative just isn’t worth it."
(Bruce Schneier)
Vaccines
- Novavax's ($NVAX) Covid vaccine is getting closer to FDA approval. (wsj.com)
- Moderna ($MRNA) has started testing a hybrid vaccine that covers Omicron. (bloomberg.com)
- There is a great deal of confusion about the use of Evusheld, an antibody for the immunocompromised. (nytimes.com)
- Emily Oster, "It seems clear that the risks associated with COVID-19 in the unvaccinated are much higher during pregnancy." (emilyoster.substack.com)
Ventilation
- Improving building ventilation helps not only with Covid but with other respiratory viruses. (bloomberg.com)
- Companies need to pull back on 'deep cleaning' and focus on ventilation. (wsj.com)
Testing
- How Abbott's ($ABT) BinaxNow tests became the most popular on the market. (wsj.com)
- You can re-up your stash of free Covid tests. (nytimes.com)
Long Covid
- Long Covid sufferers are having a hard time getting disability benefits. (washingtonpost.com)
- Katherine J. Wu, "Researchers have known for many months that long COVID is more a category than a monolith." (theatlantic.com)
Care
- Just because the pandemic has waned, doesn't mean hospitals are okay. (wsj.com)
- Nurses are learning their value, and power. (statnews.com)
Policy
- Why U.S.-based face mask manufacturers are going out of business. (nytimes.com)
- Additional federal Covid funding is already in limbo. (statnews.com)
Research
- The four paths that the coronavirus could take in the future, variant-wise. (theatlantic.com)
- Why do some people not get Covid? (nytimes.com)
Children
- Florida's decision is only going to create additional confusion. (statnews.com)
- Want to avoid Covid? Don't hold school in the Winter. (theatlantic.com)
- Children don't generate antibodies at the same rate as adults, despite milder symptoms. (nature.com)
- Unvaccinated children are way more likely to get Covid. (fatherly.com)
- Emily Oster, "The continued masking of toddlers as we unmask everyone else is not justifiable." (theatlantic.com)
The Toll
- The U.S. is nearing one million Covid deaths. (npr.org)
- How did we become okay with a million Covid death? (theatlantic.com)
Global
- Hong Kong is being overwhelmed by Omicron. (washingtonpost.com)
- Omicron has come for New Zealand. (apnews.com)
- Iceland has removed all Covid-related restrictions. (wired.com)
- Counties hard-hit by Delta were better positioned, immunity-wise, for Omicron. (wsj.com)
- Global health authorities have already turned to preventing the next pandemic. (politico.com)
Podcasts
- A talk with Dr. Monica Gandhi and Dr. Aaron E. Carroll about how to move forward safely. (nytimes.com)
- Andy Slavitt talks with Dr. David Ho about the likely path for the coronavirus and what HIV taught us. (podcasts.apple.com)
