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Forbes
Old People Died Of Covid, Young People Are Dying By Suicide. Could Connecting Them Help?
Forbes
4 min read · May 18th · Suicide has become the leading cause of death for young people in over 100 countries. Can older people save them?
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Slate
How the Pandemic Made Algorithms Go Haywire
Slate
4 min read · May 3rd · COVID changed life in a way that algorithms—which are based on past behavior—couldn’t predict.
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | Op-Ed: More Science, Less Speculation on COVID Long-Haulers
medpagetoday.com
5 min read · May 13th · We need more trials -- more clarity -- and not just for treatments
Reader View · Shared by 4, including Jeffrey Flier
The New York Times
The Lost Americans
The New York Times
~15 min read · May 14th · Nearly one million people have died from Covid in the United States. Many of the loved ones they left behind are grieving in a nation that wants to move on.
Guardian Books
Preventable by Devi Sridhar review – a resolutely global view of Covid
Guardian Books
3 min read · May 11th · One of the best-known public intellectuals of the pandemic gives her account of two years that shook the world
The New York Times
How America Lost One Million People
The New York Times
20+ min read · May 14th · Understanding the death toll — who makes up the one million and how the country failed them — is essential as the pandemic continues.
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ProPublica
The Plot to Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During COVID-19
ProPublica
8 min read · May 13th · Newly released documents reveal that the meatpacking industry’s callousness toward the health of its workers and its influence over the Trump administration were far greater than previously known.
The Hill
Experts perplexed over number of people getting long COVID
The Hill
3 min read · May 13th · Public health experts are divided over how many people are getting long COVID, a potentially debilitating condition that comes after a patient has recovered from the coronavirus. Ill effects from t…
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nature
Are COVID surges becoming more predictable? New Omicron variants offer a hint
nature
5 min read · May 6th · Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.
CNET
Bird Flu Epidemic: Where Have Outbreaks Been Detected?
CNET
7 min read · May 4th · A virulent strain of avian influenza has resulted in the deaths of more than 27 million chickens, turkeys and other birds.
The Conversation
What are COVID-19 variants and how can you stay safe as they spread? A doctor answers 5 questions
The Conversation
5 min read · May 8th · New variants of the COVID-19 virus may be more contagious and cause more severe disease than the original. A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist explains why.
IndiaSpend
1 Billion Doses, But Women, Tribals Lag
IndiaSpend
~11 min read · May 5th · Covid-19 vaccination coverage is lowest in India's tribal-dominated districts and areas, our deep dive into district-level data has found. Women are falling behind in even the better-performing
Reader View · Shared by 55
Gates Foundation
Talking about the last pandemic at TED
Gates Foundation
4 min read · Apr 26th · A lot has changed since the last time I spoke on the TED stage.
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theappeal.org
How I Helped Fight Vaccine Misinformation While in Prison
theappeal.org
6 min read · May 4th · One incarcerated author used skills from an HIV/AIDS group to push imprisoned people and prison guards to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Reader View · Shared by 58
nature
Omicron escapes the majority of existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies
nature
20+ min read · May 8th · A high-throughput yeast display platform is used to analyse the profiles of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) that enable escape from antibodies, and suggests that most anti…
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scroll.in
The stark inequities in India’s vaccination programme could undermine its fight against Omicron
scroll.in
~11 min read · May 5th · While the country has fully vaccinated more than half of its eligible population, many in the poorer and tribal-dominated districts are still unvaccinated.
Reader View · Shared by 59
thelocal.to
Love, COVID, and Other Risks
thelocal.to
~12 min read · Apr 27th · When the pandemic hit, my partner’s status as an organ transplant recipient became the organizing principle of our lives. As the city opens up, our risk calculations have become more impossible than…
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Axios
How the pandemic is changing home design
Axios
2 min read · Apr 25th · The pandemic has us craving bigger homes with more rooms.
Reader View · Shared by 343, including Esther Schindler, tektology, Stephanie A Kowalski, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Janosch Troehler
The New York Times
How America Lost One Million People
The New York Times
20+ min read · May 14th · Understanding the death toll — who makes up the one million and how the country failed them — is essential as the pandemic continues.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 223, including Alex Rainert 🤦🏻♂️, Alexandra Sifferlin, Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH, Brendan Nyhan, Kainaz Amaria, Christopher Lauer, Garance Franke-Ruta, Karen K. Ho, Scott Galloway, Casey Newton, Alex Selby-Boothroyd, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Jerry Saltz, Akshat Rathi, Damon Young, Maarten Lambrechts, Lauren Leatherby, Jer Thorp, zeynep tufekci, John Schwartz
FiveThirtyEight
Were The Stimulus Checks A Mistake?
FiveThirtyEight
7 min read · Apr 26th · It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. economy needed a shot in the arm. Millions of Americans had lost their jobs as the country shut itself down to slow the spread …
Slate
How the Pandemic Made Algorithms Go Haywire
Slate
4 min read · May 3rd · COVID changed life in a way that algorithms—which are based on past behavior—couldn’t predict.
Forbes
Old People Died Of Covid, Young People Are Dying By Suicide. Could Connecting Them Help?
Forbes
4 min read · May 18th · Suicide has become the leading cause of death for young people in over 100 countries. Can older people save them?
Reader View · Shared by 106
STAT
Covid hasn't given up all its secrets. Here are 6 mysteries experts hope to unravel
STAT
~19 min read · Apr 19th · More than two years after SARS-CoV-2 appeared, there are still many mysteries about the virus and the pandemic it caused. STAT examined six key mysteries that scientists are beginning to unravel.
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The Atlantic
The Pandemic Has Trapped Millions in Unending Grief
The Atlantic
~19 min read · Apr 13th · COVID is now the third leading cause of death—and therefore the third leading cause of grief—in the United States.
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The Verge
Hustler at the end of the world
The Verge
5 min read · Apr 19th · Some hoarders saw an opportunity to make a quick buck — others were just trying to do the right thing.
The Conversation
Will new vaccines be better at fighting coronavirus variants? 5 questions answered
The Conversation
4 min read · May 5th · Existing coronavirus vaccines are not as effective against newer variants of the virus. Two vaccine experts explain how new vaccines currently in development will likely offer better protection.
nature
COVID is spreading in deer. What does that mean for the pandemic?
nature
10 min read · Apr 27th · Hundreds of white-tailed deer in North America have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Here’s why scientists aren’t panicking, yet.
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POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
POLITICO
20+ min read · From 2020 · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future.
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The Washington Post
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”
The Washington Post
7 min read · From 2020
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The Atlantic
How the Pandemic Will End
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2020 · The U.S. may end up with the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.
Reader View · Shared by 1194, including Eric Topol, William Gibson, Mathew Ingram, Matt Goodwin, Ezra Klein, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Food Babe, Sam Harris, Phil Plait, Marc Lipsitch, Jeff Atwood, Paul Graham, Guy Kawasaki, Steve Silberman, Tim Harford, Jay Rosen, Alexis C. Madrigal, Ed Yong, Hiroko Tabuchi
The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~12 min read · From 2020 · You’re washing your hands, practicing social distancing and coughing into your arm like a good citizen, but will this stop the spread of COVID-19? Your efforts may slow the spread, which offers social benefits, but the ship probably already sailed when it comes to actually stopping the virus. So will the world be able to pull it together and limit impending global disaster? James Hamblin, MD explains the barriers to a happy COVID-19 resolution in this article from The Atlantic, and describes what would be necessary for effective global responses to future pandemics.
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The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2020 · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough.
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The New York Times
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
The New York Times
7 min read · 2021-04-19 · It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 843, including Tara Parker-Pope, Brad Frost, Hiroko Tabuchi, Natalie E. Dean, PhD, Scott Galloway, Marsha Collier, Claire Cain Miller, Chris Heilmann, Taylor Lorenz, Bethany Brookshire, Jeff Jarvis, Anne Thompson, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Julia Ioffe, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Dr Melanie Greenberg, Amy Walter, swissmiss, Muge Cevik, Nir Eyal
Our World in Data
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Statistics and Research
Our World in Data
From 2020 · Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead.
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The Atlantic
How the Pandemic Defeated America
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-08-03 · A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.
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WIRED
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
WIRED
8 min read · From 2020 · Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing.
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