July 12, 2021
What is it like to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
Stephaun Wallace, Ph.D., M.S., shares his COVID-19 clinical trial experience.
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine (.gov)
The Kids Were Safe the Whole Time
Why we should rethink COVID safety protocols for children — and everyone else.
New York Magazine
Fauci and Birx warned Scott Atlas was ‘dangerous’
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The Hill
Covid Didn’t Kill Cities. Why Was That Prophecy So Alluring? (Published 2021)
The New York Times
D.C. agrees to pay $220,000 in legal fees to Baptist church that sued over coronavirus restrictions
The Washington Post
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Is Linked To Neurological Disorder In Extremely Rare Cases
Of the more than 12 million people who received the J&J vaccine, around 100 developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NPR
Despite Outbreaks Among Unvaccinated, Fox News Hosts Smear Shots (Published 2021)
The New York Times
Republicans push to ban "discrimination" against unvaccinated people
Axios
Analysis | The Technology 202: Sen. Warren calls for federal probe of mask sales on Amazon
The Washington Post
‘Devastating’: WHO scientist condemns Euro 2020 final over Covid risk
WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, says event likely to have spurred Covid-19 transmission
The Guardian
COUnty aggRegation mixup AuGmEntation (COURAGE) COVID-19 prediction - Scientific Reports
Nature
Covid vaccine: Thailand decides to mix jabs as cases spike
The decision comes after hundreds of medical workers caught Covid despite being fully vaccinated.
BBC
Covid: Pandemic cost to Isle of Man Treasury revealed as £246m
The cost of Covid "within worst case estimates" for 2020-21 financial year, says treasury minister.
BBC
COVID-19 and poverty’s impact on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa
Tamara White summarizes findings on electricity access in Africa from the U.N.'s 2021 Sustainable Development Goals report.
Brookings
We got an exclusive look inside Moderna's labs, where the biotech upstart is planning what comes after its blockbuster coronavirus vaccine
The $90 billion biotech is making a fortune from its COVID-19 vaccine. But its rich valuation has also led to a fierce debate about Moderna's future.
Business Insider
Investigate Amazon over pandemic ‘price gouging’, says Unite
UK union complains to competition watchdog that retailer profited from high prices on hand sanitiser and masks
The Guardian
Over three-quarters of Britons re-evaluate their lives during Covid
Exclusive: switching jobs, moving house and even breaking up – poll shows Covid has changed our focus
The Guardian
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder
Washington Post
Pandemic-driven hunger is making the world more unequal
Washington Post
Israel starts administering third dose of Pfizer vaccine to at-risk adults
Washington Post
These are the different schemes around the world promoting people to get vaccinated
The World Economic Forum
My Slightly Unreal Pandemic Pregnancy
The world was going to hell. I was having a baby.
The New Yorker
One and Done: Why People Are Eager for Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine (Published 2021)
The New York Times
The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment (Published 2021)
The New York Times
Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials
The move comes as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed.
PBS
U.S. puts new warning on J&J coronavirus vaccine for autoimmune disorder
Reuters
Fauci says it is "inexplicable" some Americans aren't getting vaccinated despite data
Fauci said 99.5% of all deaths from COVID-19 are in unvaccinated people.
CBS News
Our dreams are changing as we emerge from the pandemic. Here’s how | CNN
CNN
A French cohort for assessing COVID-19 vaccine responses in specific populations - Nature Medicine
Nature
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease and pancreatitis in Japan - Scientific Reports
Nature
FDA adds warning to J&J vaccine for possible link to rare neurological disorder
The move comes after reports of 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome following the Johnson & Johnson shot.
NBC News
DeSantis sells ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’ merch as new coronavirus cases near highest in nation
Washington Post