It’s been nearly two years since the initial edition of this coronavirus-focused linkfest. At least a million Americans have died as a result of the pandemic. Millions more around the world have died as well. However the acute phase of the pandemic is over and most Americans are done with SARS-CoV2. So it now seems like a good time to hit pause on this weekly effort. We hope you got something useful from these efforts.
Quote of the Day
"I just hope that we can all understand how fortunate many of us are in different ways and how unfortunate other people are, and just have a little bit of compassion for those individuals who might not have the same opportunities to make a healthy choice as we do."
(Dr. Jerome Adams)
Chart of the Day
America is still living with the mental health after-effects of the pandemic.The
Children
- Moderna ($MRNA) has asked the FDA for approval of vaccines for children younger than 6. (statnews.com)
- Pfizer ($PFE) asked U.S. health regulators to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. (wsj.com)
Boosters
- Why many who should get boosted are not yet. (washingtonpost.com)
- Who should get a second booster now. (scientificamerican.com)
Tracking
- We could be experiencing a Covid surge and not really know it. (theatlantic.com)
- We're undercounting case counts, we just don't know by how much. (bloomberg.com)
- Wastewater surveillance will outlive the pandemic. (slate.com)
Treatment
- The Biden administration is expanding the test-to-treat program. (statnews.com)
- Why fluvoxamine is still not yet a frontline Covid treatment. (marketwatch.com)
- The story of how Covid treatment, Paxlovid, came to be. (statnews.com)
Global
- China is not backing off its zero Covid strategy. (washingtonpost.com)
- Denmark has paused its vaccination program, for now. (fortune.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- There is only one way through the pandemic tunnel. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Avoiding single points of failure in pandemic and life. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A fully reopened economy will require digital health passes. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Two competing thoughts on pandemic. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Having no plan is as bad as not following the plan you have. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Acceptable risks in a world full of uncertainty. (abnormalreturns.com)
