Indian Americans Don’t Know What to Feel Right Now
The Atlantic · 5 minThe pandemic is ravaging India at the same moment that it is relenting in the United States.
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The COVID Outbreak on Everest Is Getting Worse
Outside Magazine · 3 minA climber posted on social media that the situation at Base Camp is “a total shitstorm. I had no idea what I was flying into.”
The COVID Reporters Are Not Okay. Extremely Not Okay.
studyhall.xyz · 22 minAn underprepared industry is losing a generation of journalists to despair, trauma, and moral injury as they cover the story of a lifetime.
Covid vaccines: what is patent waiving and will it solve the global shortage?
The Guardian · 4 minFor those advocating for greater access to vaccines, it is a case of two cheers for Joe Biden.
Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking?
The Atlantic · 10 minFeelings about the vaccine are intertwined with feelings about the pandemic.
Some vaccinated people are still getting covid. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry.
MIT Technology Review · 7 minBreakthrough infections are exceedingly rare. But by tracking them, researchers can uncover viral variants that manage to dodge the immune response.
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
The New York Times · 10 minWidely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.
Cloth Masks, Surgical Masks, or Double Masks: Which Are Safest?
Popular Mechanics · 6 minThere's a lot of information out there. Here's how to find the right face covering for you.
A Year Without Germs
The Atlantic · 8 minMonths of exuberant hand-sanitizing and social isolation during the pandemic have changed our exposure to microbes, in ways good and bad.
The most promising coronavirus vaccine you’ve never heard of
POLITICO · 6 minNovavax’s rise comes as pressure to increase the supply of Covid-19 vaccines is growing amid concerns that unequal access globally will extend the pandemic. Hopes are growing that a dark-horse coronavirus vaccine from a tiny U.S. drugmaker can shore up supplies in the U.S.
How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers
The New York Times · 8 minCentner Academy barred teachers newly vaccinated against the coronavirus from being near students. Some parents threatened to withdraw their children. Others clamored to enroll.
Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic
Scientific American · 2 minThe public health measures that slow the spread of the novel coronavirus work really well on influenza.
‘I Pray for My Nani.’ The Survivor’s Guilt of Watching India’s COVID-19 Catastrophe Unfold From Afar
Time · 4 minIf last year was defined by everyone feeling themselves in the same boat, this year is quickly emerging as a year of hideously bifurcated realities.
The Dark Horse of the Vaccine Race May Be This French Biotech
Bloomberg · 5 minAs the battle with Covid-19 rages around the world, a small French biotech has a possible solution for the long-term war against the virus and the rapidly spreading mutations.
The Math That Explains the End of the Pandemic
The New York Times · 5 minThe United States has vaccinated more than half of its adults against Covid-19, but it could be months until the country has vaccinated enough people to put herd immunity within reach (and much of the world is still desperately waiting for access to vaccines).
The CDC Is Still Repeating Its Mistakes
The Atlantic · 7 minThe agency’s new guidelines are too timid and too complicated.
How a Year of Pandemic Has Taught Us to Go Greener
shondaland.com · 10 minLooking at the lessons in conservation and sustainability after more than a year of social isolation and less global movement.
‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe
The Guardian · 21 minIt’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to.
Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics
The New York Times · 13 minResistance is widespread in white, Republican communities like this one in Appalachia. But it’s far more complicated than just a partisan divide.
Trust, J&J Shot Key to Vaccinating Homeless People
U.S. News & World Report · 10 minThe one-dose vaccine can help inoculate a population that can be hard to reach, but trust may be even more important.
One Vaccine to Rule Them All
The Atlantic · 9 minWhat if a single vaccine could protect us against SARS, MERS, COVID-19, and every other coronavirus-related disease, forever and ever?
When It Comes to a Travel Restart All Vaccines Are Not Equal
Bloomberg · 6 minWith the resumption of global travel on the horizon, some people are discovering that their choice of vaccine could determine where they’re allowed to go.
How Pfizer Makes Its Covid-19 Vaccine
The New York Times · 7 minA complex manufacturing and testing process that takes 60 days and involves Pfizer facilities in three states.
Why Black And Latino People Still Lag On COVID Vaccines — And How To Fix It
NPR · 7 minThese vaccine inequities are reflected across the country, where Black and Latino people consistently receive a smaller share of vaccine doses than they represent in overall population, COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Why the World Should Worry About India
The Atlantic · 6 minThe world’s largest vaccine producer is struggling to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem.
India’s massive COVID surge puzzles scientists
Nature Publishing Group · 6 minThe virus is spreading faster than ever before in India despite previous high infection rates in megacities, which should have conferred some protection.
How Covid Upended a Century of Patterns in U.S. Deaths
The New York Times · 3 minThe U.S. death rate in 2020 was the highest above normal since the early 1900s — even surpassing the calamity of the 1918 flu pandemic.
CDC advisory panel backs J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine, clearing way for pause to be lifted
statnews.com · 3 minAn expert panel on Friday recommended that the United States resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, likely ending a 10-day “pause” placed on the vaccine after a small number of unusual clotting events were reported among people who had received it.
How We Survived COVID-19 In Prison
themarshallproject.org · 16 minAt the start of the pandemic, we asked four incarcerated people to chronicle daily life with the coronavirus. Here, they reveal what they witnessed and how they coped with the chaos, fear, isolation and deaths.
Could covid lead to a lifetime of autoimmune disease?
MIT Technology Review · 11 minEvidence is growing that in some people covid infections are producing autoantibodies targeting the body’s organs. If true, it could mean years of lingering sickness and misery for many.