June 21, 2021
Monoclonal antibody treatment available for early COVID-19 at Stanford Health Care

An infusion of monoclonal antibodies can ease COVID-19 symptoms and reduce complications in recently diagnosed, non-hospitalized people at high risk. Now people can refer themselves.
Stanford Medicine
I was made to wear a mask while giving birth to twins

I was shocked – it hadn’t even occurred to me that I’d have to go through the physical exertion of labour with my nose and mouth covered.
Metro.co.uk
‘We’ll all be dead by June!’ Jared Kushner screamed about mask shortage, according to new book
The Hill
Covid: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says

There are chronic shortages in some nations where Covid infections are surging, a key official says.
BBC
Pandemic pushes Medicaid enrollment to record high | CNN Politics

CNN
The pandemic cut annual FDI flows by one-third

They fell furthest in rich countries, but the poorest may suffer most
The Economist
Children not yet vaccinated against COVID-19? What to do - Harvard Health
Now that many people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, it feels like things are starting to return to something resembling normal. But because the vaccines have not yet been approved for those...
Harvard Health
The effect of COVID19 pandemic restrictions on an urban rodent population - Scientific Reports

Nature
What Will Become of the Pandemic Pets?

In a time of stress and isolation, we turned to them for comfort. Now it’s time to think about what owning animals really means.
The New Yorker
New York Faces Lasting Economic Toll Even as Pandemic Passes Published 2021
The New York Times
Opinion | Anthony Fauci on the Lab Leak Theory and Emailing Mark Zuckerberg Published 2021
The New York Times
What to Know About California’s Digital Vaccine Cards Published 2021
The New York Times
The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent.
Politico
China’s Dongguan is latest southern city to be hit by COVID-19
Reuters
Rubio Introduces Bill to Sanction China For Failure to Allow an Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the COVID Act of 2021 to authorize sanctions and other restrictions in the event that, 90 days after enactment, the Chinese Com
Senator Rubio .gov
‘Are you kidding me?’ Fauci responds to rightwing attacks over emails

Critics have seized on freedom of information release concerning official who initially advised against mask-wearing
The Guardian
Can Hawaii reset its stressed out tourism industry after the pandemic?

The islands has been feeling the weight of a tourism industry that has ballooned to what many believe is beyond the islands’ capacity
The Guardian
The Queer Quarantine
Washington Post
Analysis | Fox News and Trump are still pushing hydroxychloroquine. Here’s what the data actually shows.
The Washington Post
Eating Disorders Surged Among Adolescents in Pandemic
WSJ
