July 07, 2021
From Wuhan to Paris to Milan, the search for ‘patient zero’
Washington Post
SARS-CoV-2-specific immune response in COVID-19 convalescent individuals - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Nature
COVID and the brain: researchers zero in on how damage occurs

Growing evidence suggests that the coronavirus causes ‘brain fog’ and other neurological symptoms through multiple mechanisms.
Nature
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals neuroinflammation in severe COVID-19 - Nature Reviews Neurology

Nature
Palestinian campaign of repression

Palestinian security forces have intensified their crackdown on protesters since Nizar Banat's death
Amnesty International
Unvaccinated San Diegans Account for Nearly All COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths

Almost all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths being reported in the region are occurring in San Diegans who are not vaccinated or are only partially immunized.
San Diego County News Center
COVID and schools: the evidence for reopening safely

After a school term filled with anxiety and vitriol, researchers assess the spread of coronavirus and the prospects for a return to normal.
Nature
Fighting COVID with COVID | Penn State University

Researchers have designed a synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 virus that is innocuous but interferes with the real virus’ growth, potentially causing the extinction of both the disease-causing virus and the synthetic virus.
Penn State University
The Downtown Office District Was Vulnerable. Even Before Covid. (Published 2021)

With the future of office work deeply uncertain, the debate has sharpened about what downtowns should be.
The New York Times
Clinical characterization of dysautonomia in long COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports

Nature
New Study Shows Mathematical Models Helped Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Colorado
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Tennessee doctor accused of using wrong COVID-19 test to clear patients
FOX4KC.com
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus (Published 2020)
The New York Times
In Pictures: Health workers vaccinate Kashmir nomads

Many residents, mainly in remote areas, believe vaccines cause impotence, serious side effects and could even kill.
Al Jazeera
Maryland offers chance at scholarships for teens who get vaccinated
The Washington Post
Protesters shut down a Utah school board meeting by yelling, ‘No more masks!’ Now 11 of them face charges.
The Washington Post
Antibody epitopes in vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia - Nature

Alanine-scanning mutagenesis is used to identify the PF4 epitope that is recognized by anti-PF4 antibodies in patients with vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia, revealing that the epitope corresponds to the heparin-binding site on PF4.
Nature
Infection and Vaccine-Induced Neutralizing-Antibody Responses to the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Variants
The New England Journal of Medicine
Biden’s Covid vaccine push crashes into reality
Politico
A Pandemic Landscape of Optimism and Uncertainty

Nationally, infection rates are close to their low point and many Americans are resuming their usual activities, but the more transmissible Delta variant is spreading and vaccinations are still low in some areas. We asked Yale SOM's Dr. Howard Forman where things stand now.
Yale Insights
7 ways to invest in better digital technology to fight pandemics
The World Economic Forum
‘A vicious cycle’: Food workers speak out about confrontations during the pandemic

Restaurant workers have dealt with increasing levels of bad behavior from customers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
TODAY.com
Wildlife and livestock a risk factor in future pandemics, say studies

Researchers said risk factors also include human encroachment on wildlife habitats
The Guardian
Covid-19: School pupils lost a third of education time in pandemic

A study by UK universities has found students have missed out loads of study time since pandemic started in 2020.
BBC
US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark

People who haven’t gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 often have complex reasons for their relunctance or may face other barriers. Lumping them all together undercuts the vaccination campaign.
The Conversation

