September 21, 2021

The Telegraph reports on leaked documents showing that scientists working with the Wuhan Institute of Virology proposed, in a 2018 grant application, to release engineered coronavirus particles into cave bats and to insert human-specific features into bat viruses. The project sought some $14 million and was reportedly rejected, but the papers sharpen questions about the kind of research being planned in the years before the outbreak.

Anti-lockdown and anti-mandate protests enter a third day in Melbourne, with clashes in the streets, while in Germany a petrol station cashier is shot dead after asking a customer to wear a mask, a killing politicians tie to radicalization among “coronavirus deniers.” In Texas a couple who wore masks to protect an immunocompromised infant are asked to leave a restaurant, a reminder that the friction runs in both directions.

Johnson & Johnson says a second dose of its vaccine raises protection to 94 percent, feeding the booster push even as regulators hesitate. At the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres grades the world an “F in ethics” over unequal vaccine distribution, while the American Medical Association argues that denying care to the unvaccinated would be the wrong path.

U.S. Navy Seabees and Marines Support to Tunisian Navy in Combating COVID-19

U.S. Embassy in Tunisia (.gov)

Opinion | I Ran the C.D.C. Here’s How to Prove That Americans Are Vaccinated. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Petrol station killing over COVID mask row shocks Germany

Politicians decry ‘coronavirus deniers’ after 49-year-old suspect shot cashier who asked him to wear a mask.

Al Jazeera

Second dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine increases protection against covid-19, maker says

The Washington Post

News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic (Published 2020)

The New York Times

My Accidental Visit to the Pandemic’s Party Capital (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Petrol station worker killed in Germany after face mask row

Concerns raised over radicalisation of anti-lockdown movement as man held over fatal shooting

The Guardian

Bolsonaro Talked Vaccines Down. Now Brazil Has Too Few Doses. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Analysis | Tucker Carlson outdoes himself on vaccines, again

The Washington Post

Wuhan scientists planned to release coronavirus particles into cave bats, leaked papers reveal

Documents reveal researchers applied for $14m to fund controversial project in 2018

The Telegraph

While Melbourne riots Sydney tradies get green light to return to work

The vast majority of Sydney's frustrated construction workers are set to return to work from next Monday as the NSW government finally eases restrictions on one of the state's biggest industries.

Daily Mail

Two dose version of Johnson & Johnson shot 94% effective against Covid-19, study finds | CNN

CNN

Evolvetogether's new kids KN95 masks: What to know

The brand’s new kids KN95 masks are smaller than the adult version and come in multiple colors.

NBC News

Melbourne protests: Third day of violent anti-vaccine demonstrations

Demonstrators have been marching against lockdowns and mandatory vaccines in Australia's second largest city.

BBC

A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave | CNN

CNN

Vaccine mandates work, but rollout will be a bumpy road for employers: Opinion

Mandates are essential to creating safe workplaces.

ABC News

Leader of WHO’s new pandemic hub: improve data flow to extinguish outbreaks

Former Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu talks with Nature about the COVID crisis, and strengthening global response to future public-health emergencies.

Nature

The lasting impact of the Covid crisis on economic potential

As the global economy recovers from the immediate economic impact of the Covid crisis, attention is increasingly turning to the long-run impact of the shock on productivity. This column identifies several channels – including labour market hysteresis, impaired skill acquisition, belief scarring, an increase in zombie companies, and policy errors – through which the lasting harm will outweigh any positive supply shocks caused by the pandemic. The authors estimate long-term output losses in the or...

CEPR

COVID-19 surpasses 1918 flu as deadliest pandemic in U.S. history

For more than a century, the 1918 flu held that grim distinction. Here’s what made that outbreak so devastating.

National Geographic

Delirium is a common consequence of severe COVID-19, study finds

Michigan Medicine

COVID-19: UN Secretary-General says the world has failed an ethics test

Secretary-General António Guterres today told the United Nations General Assembly that a scientific triumph on COVID-19 vaccines had been undone by “the tragedy of a lack of political will, selfishness and mistrust.” In his opening speech to the general debate of the General Assembly the Secretary-Generals said that one image told “the tale of our times”. “The […]

Unric

Israel’s struggles to contain COVID-19 may be a warning for other nations

Science | AAAS

Somali President underscores need for COVID-19 vaccines for all

Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia has continued on the path to economic reform, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said in a pre-recorded speech to the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

UN News

Caring for the cargivers post-pandemic: Doctor burnout is a crisis

'The whole framing of us as health care heroes is a double-edged sword.'

Time Magazine

Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Really Is

Behind shipping delays and soaring prices are workers still at mortal risk of COVID-19.

The Atlantic

‘Post-Vax COVID’ Is a New Disease

Eventually we might all have to deal with COVID-19—but a shorter, gentler version, thanks to vaccines.

The Atlantic

No COVID-19 vaccination, no care? Why that’s the wrong path

Physicians generally are obligated to care for patients, no matter their vaccination status. Learn about guidance from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics.

American Medical Association

Manhattan Emptied Out During the Pandemic. But Big Tech Is Moving In. (Published 2020)

The New York Times

College and Covid: Students Talk About Their Experiences in the Pandemic

WSJ

How Cuban medical training has helped Pacific nations face the pandemic challenge

COVID-19 might have hit Pacific nations harder had it not been for Cuba’s long-standing policy of international medical diplomacy and cooperation.

The Conversation

How 'nerd' culture powered through the pandemic

Meet the online content creators beating the odds to build successful careers from their passions.

BBC

Urgency, innovation and partnership: applying lessons from COVID-19 to tackle the climate

The World Economic Forum

Johnson & Johnson says booster dose of COVID shot revs up protection

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose.

PBS

Psychological factors shaping public responses to COVID-19 digital contact tracing technologies in Germany - Scientific Reports

Nature

How Long Does COVID Immunity Last Anyway? : Short Wave

With booster shots on the horizon for some people, one of the biggest questions is: Am I still protected against COVID-19 if I've only had two doses of the vaccine? As science correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the answer is...complicated.Read more of Michaeleen's reporting on COVID immunity: https://n.pr/2XIQ6KXReach the show by emailing [email protected].

NPR

End of coronavirus furlough will not solve UK labour shortages

Economists say official figures may overstate number of people still reliant on government wage subsidies

Financial Times

U.N. chief grades world on vaccine rollout: 'F in Ethics'

Reuters

COVID-19: This is how many Americans now live below the poverty line

The World Economic Forum

September 21, 2021

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