The Guardian
How bad will the Omicron Covid variant be in Britain? Three things will tell us
3 min · · A new variant identified in southern Africa is causing global panic – but its real impact will be shown by the data scientists are racing to establish, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public… · Shared by 29, including Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, Prof. Devi Sridhar, Carly
The Babylon Bee
White Smoke Emanates From Wuhan Lab Chimney Signaling A New Variant Has Been Named
1 min · · WUHAN - Thousands gathered outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology with faces of anxious anticipation over the weekend, as rumors had been circulating that a new COVID-19 variant would soon be named.… · Shared by 36, including Carly, Joscha Bach
nature
Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert
3 min · · Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines’ effectiveness. · Shared by 138, including Rick Powell, Eric Topol, Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD, Carla Gentry 🎶, Karen K. Ho, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Atul Gawande, Fabio Chiusi, Carly, Constantin Gurdgiev, Paul O'Brien
The Guardian
Scientists call for travel ‘code red’ over Covid variant found in southern Africa
3 min · · Variant causing concern because of ‘extremely high’ number of mutations may be present across South Africa · Shared by 119, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, John Tasioulas, Marcel Salathé, Kenneth Kalmer, Roger Highfield, Arin Basu, Carly
Daily Nous / Justin Weinberg
Philosophers On How the Pandemic Has Changed Us
20+ min · · In this group post, philosophers reflect on how the pandemic has transformed higher education, our everyday lives and practices, and ourselves. Lisa Fuller, assistant professor of philosophy at… · Shared by 202, including Dr Rani Lill Anjum 🐦, Carly, Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Sword Bisexual, Guy Longworth
The Guardian
The new variant is worrying
4 min · · The only way to stop B.1.1.529 and other mutations is through testing, masks, and getting vaccines to everyone in the world, says the University of Bath’s Kit Yates · Shared by 58, including #DigitalHealth Futurist 👨💻, Eric Topol, Elizabeth Stokoe, Carly, Carlos del Rio, Dave Kellogg
The New York Times
Surveys suggest violence against women has intensified during the pandemic, a U.N. report says.
2 min · · Almost half of the women who were surveyed said that they or a woman they knew had experience violence since the start of the outbreak. · Shared by 10
The Independent
Covid deaths in Europe could top 2 million by March, WHO warns
1 min · · The WHO is urging Europeans to get a Covid booster jab ‘if offered’ · Shared by 9, including @grzewap@mastodon.social, Carly
Scientific American
We Need School-Age Vaccine Mandates to End the COVID Pandemic
· Vaccine refusal by parents is not about a lack of education, but amassing social status · Shared by 10, including Carly
nature
Do vaccines protect against long COVID? What the data say
9 min · · Vaccines reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 — but studies disagree on their protective effect against long COVID. · Shared by 72, including TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Carly, Kyle McDonald, Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, Rachel Thomas, Dr. Tara C. Smith, Marc Brupbacher, Jenn Dowd, Rick Powell, Roger Highfield, Eric Topol
The Atlantic
Even Health-care Workers With Long COVID Are Being Dismissed
8 min · · Medical professionals are used to being believed, but as patients, they found their expertise didn’t matter. · Shared by 64, including Mar Hicks, Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting@chaos.social), Mathew Ingram, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Carly, Rachel Thomas, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Carrie Brown, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com
ABC News
The long COVID doctors (Part 1 of 2)
1 min · · Three UK doctors share their moving, eviscerating personal experiences of 'long COVID' [REPEAT]. And next episode, how are they nearly a year on as England opens up? [NEW] · Shared by 8, including Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Carly
Fast Company
4 ways to look after your mental health in our second pandemic holiday season
4 min · · When planning some extended time off, a week off the clock should retain your regular work week’s flexibility. · Shared by 34, including Harold Sinnott, Nicolas Babin, Mike Atwater, PhD, Carly, Marsha Collier
The Atlantic
We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic
18+ min · · This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast. · Shared by 327, including Anne Helen Petersen, Mathew Ingram, Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦, Rick Powell, Dr. Tom Frieden, Carly, David Wallace-Wells, Abraar Karan, Carrie Brown, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Tom Connor, Ben Fry
Financial Times
Rising Covid infections in Europe spark fears of new wave
· WHO says pace of transmission across continent and Central Asia is a ‘grave concern’ · Shared by 26, including Jonathan Eisen, Carly, John Burn-Murdoch, Christophe Barraud🛢🐳, @mainec@fromm.social, Eric Topol
Science Magazine
‘We’ve done nothing wrong.’ EcoHealth leader fights charges that his research helped spark COVID-19
18+ min · · Peter Daszak predicted the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a fierce debate about its origin threatens his life’s work · Shared by 35, including Carly, Jon Cohen, Martin Enserink, News from Science