A coronavirus-focused linkfest is still a weekly feature here at Abnormal Returns. Please stay safe, get a booster shot at a vaccination site near you. You can read last week’s edition here.
Quote of the Day
"It seems then that America’s willingness to take risks is increasing in rough proportion to its advances in protection, both vaccines and therapeutics."
(Juliette Kayyem)
Chart of the Day
A look at state-level death rates since the widespread availability of vaccines.
Boosters
- The FDA has authorized a second booster shot for those 50 and up. (statnews.com)
- What is the FDA trying to achieve by rolling out second boosters? (bloomberg.com)
- If you first got a J&J ($JNJ) vaccine it makes sense to get an mRNA booster. (washingtonpost.com)
- A fourth shot allows people to make decisions about their own situation. (washingtonpost.com)
- Only half of those eligible have gotten a first booster shot. (statnews.com)
Vaccines
- Why approval of the Moderna ($MRNA) vaccine for young children is still up in the air. (politico.com)
- The path to a vaccine for children is more complicated than with adults. (theatlantic.com)
- More evidence that Covid vaccines are safe during pregnancy. (sciencedaily.com)
- Omicron did a lot to evade vaccine antibodies. (nytimes.com)
- Why WHO is balking at approving a Canadian Covid vaccine. (washingtonpost.com)
- Covid vaccines were exceedingly cost effective at saving a life. (nber.org)
Antivirals
- Some common Covid antiviral questions answered. (nytimes.com)
- Getting antivirals in the hands of patients is a multi-step process. (vox.com)
Preventatives
- Far-UVC lights are highly effective at killing coronaviruses. (marginalrevolution.com)
- How a nasal spray could help prevent Covid. (newatlas.com)
Chlidren
- Millions of children have lost a parent, or grandparent, to Covid. (statnews.com)
- The Covid pandemic was highly disruptive for America's teenagers. (cnn.com)
Research
- Where the variants are likely headed. (nytimes.com)
- Long Covid seems to be related to inflammation caused by an early reaction to the virus. (newatlas.com)
- People who are simultaneously infected with Covid-19 and influenza face double the risk of death. (sciencedaily.com)
- Researchers want to know why some people seem to be better protected against the novel coronavirus. (bloomberg.com)
- Another study showing ivermectin has no effect on Covid outcomes. (nejm.org)
