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June 14, 2021

A white-knuckle ride of open COVID drug discovery
A white-knuckle ride of open C...
In early 2020, a spontaneous global collaboration came together to design a new, urgent antiviral treatment. There are lessons in what happened next.
Nature
As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
As US COVID-19 death toll near...
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 600,000, with the virus taking advantage of inequalities across the country.
AP News
Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines
Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A F...
The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.
NPR
Novavax Offers U.S. a Fourth Strong Covid-19 Vaccine Published 2021
Novavax Offers U.S. a Fourth S...
The New York Times
Diverse and nonlinear influences of built environment factors on COVID-19 spread across townships in China at its initial stage - Scientific Reports
Diverse and nonlinear influenc...
Nature
Using ‘big data’ to disentangle aging and COVID-19 - Nature Aging
Using ‘big data’ to disentangl...
Arthur et al. leverage different types of big data, either generated in house from cohorts of healthy aging and COVID-19, or downloaded from the ever-increasing public data archives, to disentangle the distinct cellular and proteomic mechanisms of COVID-19 and aging.
Nature
A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
A long-term perspective on imm...
Clinical evidence for long-lasting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Nature
Novavax data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective
Novavax data suggests its COVI...
While demand for COVID-19 shots in the U.S. has dropped off dramatically, the need for more vaccines around the world remains critical.
PBS
Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China
Another shipping crisis looms ...
Guangdong, a major shipping hub, accounts for about 24% of China's total exports and is home to the Shenzhen port and the Guangzhou port. 
CNBC
CDC plans meeting on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines
CDC plans meeting on rare hear...
Reported cases represent just a tiny fraction of the nearly 130 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated with either Pfizer or Moderna's doses.
CBS News
Conspiracy Blames Christian Eriksen’s Collapse On Covid Vaccine—But He Hasn’t Even Been Vaccinated
Conspiracy Blames Christian Er...
Inter Milan director Giuseppe Marotta declared Eriksen was never vaccinated.
Forbes
Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds
Coronavirus infections droppin...
Washington Post
Another Group of Scientists Calls for Further Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus Published 2021
Another Group of Scientists Ca...
The New York Times
Fifty-nine labs around world handle the deadliest pathogens – only a quarter score high on safety
Fifty-nine labs around world h...
The study of infectious diseases poses a serious risk of future global pandemics.
King's College London
India gingerly eases coronavirus rules as new cases dip to two-month low
India gingerly eases coronavir...
Reuters
Movie theaters compete with streaming services amid coronavirus comeback
Movie theaters compete with st...
As more Americans get vaccinated there is a rise in people going to the movies. NBC News’ Steve Patterson explains what theaters are doing to get people in the seats with popcorn.
NBC News
UK health inequalities made worse by Covid crisis, study suggests
UK health inequalities made wo...
Data from major studies shows disadvantaged groups have faced greatest disruption to medical care
The Guardian
Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to China Lab, Despite Spy Agencies’ Uncertainty Published 2020
Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to Chi...
The New York Times
Delta variant Covid symptoms ‘include headaches, sore throat and runny nose’
Delta variant Covid symptoms ‘...
Researchers warn that UK’s most widely established variant may be mistaken for milder illness
The Guardian
Novavax Enters Final Stage of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Published 2020
Novavax Enters Final Stage of ...
The New York Times
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today Published 2021
Coronavirus Briefing: What Hap...
The New York Times
How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business Published 2020
How the Virus Slowed the Boomi...
The New York Times
U.K. Rejoices and Asks: Are Lockdowns Finally Finished? Published 2021
U.K. Rejoices and Asks: Are Lo...
The New York Times
How DNA-testing startup Helix became one of the nation's leading coronavirus tracking labs
How DNA-testing startup Helix ...
Inside Helix, the genomics company that helped the CDC track the Alpha variant's spread within the US, and where it plans to go from here.
Business Insider
Pandemic Hangover: $11 Trillion in Corporate Debt
Pandemic Hangover: $11 Trillio...
WSJ
Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free Wi-Fi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve? | CNN
Many turned to libraries durin...
CNN
A Lexicon for the Late Pandemic
A Lexicon for the Late Pandemi...
Brush up on your post-plague terminology: “Orca Face,” “Covalgia,” “Phantom-Mask Syndrome” (the feeling after you’ve taken off your mask that there’s still something covering your face that isn’t skin).
The New Yorker
Argument over mask at Georgia supermarket ends with fatal shooting
Argument over mask at Georgia ...
A sheriff's deputy was injured in the shooting.
NBC News
Anti-vax groups rack up victories against Covid-19 push
Anti-vax groups rack up victor...
Politico
Banished by Trump but Brought Back by Biden, Fauci Aims to ‘Let the Science Speak’ Published 2021
Banished by Trump but Brought ...
The New York Times
Trump’s FDA commissioner takes job at Moderna backer
Trump’s FDA commissioner takes...
The Washington Post