September 13, 2021

Anthony Fauci says he “would support” requiring proof of vaccination to board a domestic flight, an idea the Biden administration has not proposed but has declined to rule out. The comment lands the same day New York City ends its grace period and begins fining businesses that fail to check customers’ vaccination status, and as roughly a million students return to the city’s public schools.

The booster push meets resistance from inside the government. An international group of scientists, including two FDA vaccine officials who are on their way out of the agency, publishes a review in The Lancet arguing the current data do not show a need to boost the general population. The paper undercuts the White House timeline for third shots before regulators have signed off.

The Atlantic questions one of the pandemic’s headline figures, reporting that a new study suggests nearly half of patients counted as hospitalized “with COVID-19” have mild or asymptomatic cases. If accurate, the tally that governments cite to justify restrictions measures something looser than severe illness.

Fauci says he 'would support' mandating COVID-19 vaccine for air travel

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he "would support" mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for air travel.

ABC News

NYC COVD vaccine enforcement begins; 300,000 city employees return to work

The grace period is over, and New York City is now fining businesses that do not ask for proof of vaccination.

ABC7 New York

With three ways to end the pandemic, here's the most likely for COVID-19

Bridget Gordon, owner of the Green Pig Pub in downtown Salt Lake City, has been working on the front lines the entire pandemic. “It's getting frightening again, yeah, and I'm just not sure about the future with this right now” Gordon said. Gordon’s is still running her pub at half the number of tables she could. “After like four months of this, five months of this I'm going 'Oh we're not going to be good. ' This is here to stay” Gordon said.

KUTV

The pandemic highlights the importance of walkable and wheelable neighbourhoods

The post-pandemic recovery presents an opportunity for creating accessible environments.

The Conversation

Trump blames Democrats, not Republicans, for vaccine hesitancy

The Hill

Is There Any COVID-19 Vaccine Production in Africa?

Efforts are being made to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa to address the continent’s low rate of vaccination. As of September 2021, there are at least twelve COVID-19 production facilities set up or in the pipeline across six African countries.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Viet Nam: As Ho Chi Minh City extends Covid-19 restrictions, militarized response must respect human rights

The Vietnamese authorities must take urgent steps to avert a looming humanitarian and human rights crisis on top of the country’s Covid-19 battle, as strict lockdown measures increasingly harm society’s most vulnerable, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research Emerlynne Gil said today: “Military-enforced lockdowns are preventing many vulnerable people, especially in Ho Chi Minh […]

Amnesty International

Met Gala Makes Big Return Following Pandemic Hiatus

The Met Gala began with a bang from the Brooklyn United Marching Band, and from there the steps became a who's who of fashion, movies and music.

CBS News

Two departing FDA leaders among scientists who say Covid-19 vaccines do not currently ‘show a need for boosting’ | CNN

CNN

You don’t need to worry about COVID vaccines being ‘unnatural’ or ‘synthetic’

mRNA vaccines are the first synthetic vaccines, meaning they are made outside of a living cell. But so are lots of things we consume every day, such as vitamin C pills and other dietary supplements.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

New report suggests pandemic policing undermines public health measures whilst disproportionately targeting Black and Minority Ethnic communities

A new report raises concerns about the policing of the pandemic and shows that racially minoritised communities have been most harshly affected - being more likely to be stopped by the police, threatened or subject to police violence and falsely accused of rule-breaking and wrong-doing.The report, titled A threat to public safety: policing, raci...

The University of Manchester

Deimmunization of flagellin for repeated administration as a vaccine adjuvant - npj Vaccines

Nature

Virus-induced senescence is a driver and therapeutic target in COVID-19 - Nature

Virus-induced senescence is a central pathogenic feature in COVID-19, and senolytics, which promote apoptosis of senescent cells, can reduce disease severity in hamsters,mice, as well as humans infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Nature

A government-led effort to identify correlates of protection for COVID-19 vaccines - Nature Medicine

Nature

Can space-based technologies help manage and prevent pandemics? - Nature Medicine

Nature

Real-time geospatial analysis identifies gaps in COVID-19 vaccination in a minority population - Scientific Reports

Nature

Research Shows This Drug Shouldn't Be Used For COVID-19, But In South Africa Many Do

The South African government is trying to discourage the use of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medication, as an anti-COVID-19 therapeutic. But some doctors are prescribing it anyway.

NPR

A Man Died After Being Turned Away From 43 ICUs At Capacity Due To COVID, Family Says

Ray DeMonia didn't die from COVID-19, but after the 73-year-old experienced a cardiac emergency, he was turned away from dozens of packed ICUs, his family says.

NPR

‘China’s Dr Fauci’: How Zhang Wenhong became the face of Beijing’s Covid battle

Expert’s clever analogies and frank messages to public have won him respect – and millions of followers

The Guardian

The government is mandating vaccination for most U.S. workers. Are airline passengers next?

President Biden has not proposed a vaccine mandate for U.S. flights but hasn't ruled it out. Canada already requires vaccination for air travelers.

USA Today

Doctors will 'not accept' return to pre-pandemic NHS, says country's top GP

The Government contributed to the UK's appalling Covid death toll by chronically starving the NHS of the resources it required pre-pandemic

Pulse Today

Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning

A new study suggests that almost half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 have mild or asymptomatic cases.

The Atlantic

The World Needs a Pandemic Plan B

We must prepare to deal with future health crises in a world beset by nationalism and rivalry.

The Atlantic

Ivermectin frenzy: the advocates, anti-vaxxers and telehealth companies driving demand

Health authorities have warned there’s no proof for ivermectin’s value in treating Covid-19. Still groups are touting the drug as the way out of the pandemic

The Guardian

UK cancels Covid vaccine deal with French firm Valneva

Government serves notice to terminate contract over allegations of a ‘breach of obligations’

The Guardian

New York City schools welcome 1 million students for in-person learning

The Washington Post

Delta variant stress tests back-to-school plans

The Washington Post

Bill Gates Says We Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic

WSJ

Michigan reports 6,093 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths over 3-day period

Michigan reports 6,093 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths over a 3-day period; an average of 2,031 per day.

WXYZ Channel 7

What Women Need to Know About the Covid Vaccine (Published 2021)

The New York Times

From shutdown to reopening: Here’s a look at N.Y.C. schools’ trek through the pandemic. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback

A return to in-person school this month are raising the stakes for high school students who want to be safe in packed classrooms and homecoming rallies.

PBS

COVID-19 suppression of human mobility releases mountain lions from a landscape of fear

ScienceDirect.com

U.K. medical officials clear COVID vaccines for 12 to 15 year olds

Britain's chief medical officers said Monday that children aged 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against coronavirus, despite a ruling by the government's vaccine advisors that the step would have only marginal health benefits.

PBS

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