The Washington Post
The pandemic could drive another national health crisis, GAO warns: Anxiety
5 min read · 2021-12-21 · Behavioral health issues, including substance abuse, are up as people suffer from covid-19 related anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
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STAT
Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says
3 min read · 2021-12-14 · In a 2,246-patient study, Pfizer's Covid pill retained the efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death it had shown in an interim study.
Reader View · Shared by 65, including Ezra Klein, Arin Basu, Deborah Blum, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦, Juliette Kayyem, Dr. Syra Madad, Jonathan Eisen, Carly, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Matthew Herper, Eric Topol
The New York Times
Opinion | Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact
5 min read · 2021-12-11 · In highly vaccinated areas, Covid policies should be tied to hospitalizations.
Reader View · Shared by 28, including Ezra Klein, Carly, Carrie Brown, Amesh Adalja, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Juliette Kayyem, Kevin Pho, M.D.
PsyBlog
COVID: The Vitamin That Boosts The Immune System
2 min read · 2021-12-19
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PsyBlog
Omicron Symptoms: The Warning Signs To Look Out For
1 min read · 2021-12-19 · Do Omicron symptoms look like a common cold?
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PsyBlog
Omicron Symptoms: 5 Obvious Signs Of The Latest COVID Variant
1 min read · 2021-12-20 · So far Omicron symptoms have proved milder than those associated with the previously dominant Delta variant.
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The New York Times
The U.S. Faces Another Covid Christmas as Omicron Fuels a Rise in Cases
7 min read · 2021-12-21 · In a country already struggling with full hospitals and virus fatigue, the variant has contributed to spikes in some states.
Reader View · Shared by 21, including Bill Hanage, Justin Wolfers, Carly, Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)
The Conversation
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people in the UK: what the research says
3 min read · 2021-12-19 · Some studies, but not all, suggest a deterioration in youth mental health.
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The Atlantic
Sports Leagues Are Showing Us Just How Bad Omicron Could Get
4 min read · 2021-12-21 · Even some of the healthiest and most highly vaccinated communities in the country are being ravaged by the new variant.
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The Atlantic
We Know Enough About Omicron to Know That We’re in Trouble
5 min read · 2021-12-17 · More data will soon be coming in. But how much do they really matter?
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The Atlantic
America’s Tests Are Too Slow for Omicron
8 min read · 2021-12-20 · The variant appears to make people sick even faster than before. Our tests can’t keep up.
Reader View · Shared by 55, including David Wallace-Wells, Carly, Ed Yong, Virginia Hughes, Dr. Syra Madad, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦
Narratively
The King Who Ordered a Quarantine to Flatten the Curve 4,000 Years Ago
20+ min read · 2020-06-10 · Little was known about the mystery disease that was ravaging the ancient kingdom of Mari. But King Zimri-Lim knew the key to stopping it was social distancing — and no small amount of patience. Little…
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Scientific American
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
4 min read · 2021-12-13 · Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain
Reader View · Shared by 46, including Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦, Miguel Angel Escotet, Carly, Ben Miller, PhilanTopic, Patrick J. Kennedy
The Atlantic
America Is Not Ready for Omicron
10 min read · 2021-12-16 · The new variant poses a far graver threat at the collective level than the individual one—the kind of test that the U.S. has repeatedly failed.
Reader View · Shared by 156, including Carl T. Bergstrom, Esther C, MD MPH, Mathew Ingram, Scott Galloway, Kelsey D. Atherton, Gregg Gonsalves, Anne Helen Petersen, Alfie Kohn, Kara Swisher, Ed Yong, Craig Spencer MD MPH, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Renee DiResta, Barry Ritholtz, Virginia Hughes, Dorothy Bishop, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, David Wallace-Wells, Jerry Saltz, Kate Darling
The New York Times
Opinion | What Our Omicron Future Should Look Like
6 min read · 2021-12-20 · How to fight Omicron and maintain public trust.
Reader View · Shared by 43, including Carly, Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, ProfEmilyOster, Alexandra Sifferlin
The New York Times
Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron
8 min read · 2021-12-19 · They do seem to offer significant protection against severe illness, but the consequences of rapidly spreading infection worry many public health experts.
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