The Washington Post
The pandemic could drive another national health crisis, GAO warns: Anxiety
5 min · · 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. · Shared by 9, including Carly
STAT
Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says
3 min · · 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. · Shared by 65, including Ezra Klein, Arin Basu, Deborah Blum, Matthew Herper, Juliette Kayyem, Dr. Syra Madad, Jonathan Eisen, Carly, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦, Eric Topol
The New York Times
Opinion | Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact
5 min · · In highly vaccinated areas, Covid policies should be tied to hospitalizations. · Shared by 32, including Ezra Klein, Carly, Carrie Brown, Amesh Adalja, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Juliette Kayyem, Kevin Pho, M.D.
PsyBlog
Omicron Symptoms: The Warning Signs To Look Out For
1 min · · Do Omicron symptoms look like a common cold? · Shared by 8, including Carly
PsyBlog
Omicron Symptoms: 5 Obvious Signs Of The Latest COVID Variant
1 min · · So far Omicron symptoms have proved milder than those associated with the previously dominant Delta variant. · Shared by 8, including Carly
The New York Times
The U.S. Faces Another Covid Christmas as Omicron Fuels a Rise in Cases
7 min · · In a country already struggling with full hospitals and virus fatigue, the variant has contributed to spikes in some states. · Shared by 21, including Bill Hanage, Justin Wolfers, Carly, Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people in the UK: what the research says
3 min · · Some studies, but not all, suggest a deterioration in youth mental health. · Shared by 9, including Carly, Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
The Atlantic
Sports Leagues Are Showing Us Just How Bad Omicron Could Get
4 min · · Even some of the healthiest and most highly vaccinated communities in the country are being ravaged by the new variant. · Shared by 9, including Carly
The Atlantic
We Know Enough About Omicron to Know That We’re in Trouble
5 min · · More data will soon be coming in. But how much do they really matter? · Shared by 48, including J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Matthew Herper, Paul Roetzer, Carly, Dr. Simon A. Rego, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic
The Atlantic
America’s Tests Are Too Slow for Omicron
8 min · · The variant appears to make people sick even faster than before. Our tests can’t keep up. · Shared by 56, including David Wallace-Wells, Carly, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, 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 · · 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… · Shared by 21, including Carly
Scientific American
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
4 min · · Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain · Shared by 46, including Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦, Miguel Angel Escotet, Carly, Ben Miller, Philanthropy News Digest, Patrick J. Kennedy
The Atlantic
America Is Not Ready for Omicron
10 min · · 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. · Shared by 156, including Carl T. Bergstrom, Barry Ritholtz, David Wallace-Wells, Jerry Saltz, Kate Darling, Gregg Gonsalves, Anne Helen Petersen, Mathew Ingram, Kara Swisher, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Craig Spencer MD MPH, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Renee DiResta, Esther Choo, MD MPH, Dorothy Bishop, Virginia Hughes, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Alfie Kohn, Scott Galloway, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky
The New York Times
Opinion | What Our Omicron Future Should Look Like
6 min · · How to fight Omicron and maintain public trust. · Shared by 43, including Carly, Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, Emily Oster, Alexandra Sifferlin
The New York Times
Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron
8 min · · They do seem to offer significant protection against severe illness, but the consequences of rapidly spreading infection worry many public health experts. · Shared by 81, including Carlos del Rio, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Carly, Joshua Benton, Mathew Ingram, Michael (मुकेश), Christophe Barraud🛢🐳