September 30, 2021

The month ends with the mandate’s human ledger coming due. ABC News reports that hundreds of hospital staffers across the country have been fired or suspended for refusing the vaccine, workers leaving in droves from the same facilities that spent September warning of staffing shortages. An AP-NORC poll finds the public split along party lines over Biden’s requirements, a sign that the policy has hardened political divisions rather than eased the crisis.

The data complicate the tidy story that vaccination alone ends outbreaks. The Washington Post notes that West Virginia, once praised as a rollout success, has become a hot spot, and NPR reports the death of a 105-year-old woman who had survived the 1918 flu only to be killed by COVID a century later. Abroad, Al Jazeera describes Global South nations pushing back against what it calls vaccine apartheid as rich countries move on to boosters.

COVID-19 not the only condition for which many go unvaccinated

Over 75% of adults are missing at least one routinely recommended vaccine. Doctors and others can play a big role in changing that picture.

American Medical Association

The first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain was associated with early introductions and fast spread of a dominating genetic variant - Nature Genetics

Analysis of 2,170 SARS-CoV-2 sequences from the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain provides insights into transmission patterns and the effects of lockdown on the emergence of new variants.

Nature

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19, potential neurotropic mechanisms, and therapeutic interventions - Translational Psychiatry

Nature

KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Vaccination Trends Among Children And COVID-19 In Schools | KFF

This report tracks parents' vaccine COVID-19 vaccine intentions for their children and finds that nearly half of parents of 12-17 year olds say their child has already gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. This report also examines parents' views on school policies and precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep children safe.

KFF

Cardiac involvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and its incremental value in outcomes prediction - Scientific Reports

Nature

The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the genetic integrity of your mouse colonies - Lab Animal

Are your mouse colonies in the best state to resume experiments? A short commentary on some key issues to consider when moving forward.

Nature

The shot, the message, and the messenger: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Latin America - npj Vaccines

Nature

Indonesia Finally May Have Turned a Corner on COVID-19

The latest data is more positive in Indonesia's battle against COVID-19.

Council on Foreign Relations

Interactive maps reveal urban vulnerability and resilience to COVID-19. Here's how

The World Economic Forum

Cutaneous vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination

The Lancet

Yes, you can get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time

Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu shot.

PBS

Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions - Scientific Reports

Nature

Vaccine apartheid: The Global South fights back

Fed up with the games of rich countries, Global South countries are starting to take matters into their own hands.

Al Jazeera

West Virginia was a vaccine success story. Now it’s a covid-19 hot spot.

The Washington Post

A 105-Year-Old Woman Who Survived The 1918 Flu Dies After Contracting COVID

Primetta Giacopini's life ended the way it began — in a pandemic. "I think my mother would have been around quite a bit longer" if she hadn't contracted COVID, her daughter says.

NPR

Shorter Hours, No Promotions: How the Pandemic Stalled Some Parents’ Careers (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Coronavirus: Giving children two vaccine doses could prevent thousands of long COVID cases, study suggests

The study also says that two jabs could avoid many hospitalisations among children - unless case rates fall to a very low level.

Sky News

3 of the Busiest National Parks Close Amid Coronavirus Outbreak (Published 2020)

The New York Times

People with disabilities have a tougher time getting Covid vaccines, the C.D.C. reports. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Only 35% Pass Wall St.’s Toughest Test. How Much Does That Matter? (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Slovenia police use water cannons at anti-COVID pass protest

Like much of Central and Eastern Europe, Slovenia in recent weeks has seen a rise in new coronavirus infections.

New York Post

Covid: What impact has the furlough scheme had?

The scheme to protect jobs is coming to an end having cost nearly £70bn.

BBC

When Vaccines Aren’t an Option: Life for Families With Children Under 12 (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Who Is Suing Over New York’s Vaccine Mandate? (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Hundreds of health care workers across the country are being fired and leaving hospitals in droves for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

ABC News

China Is Exploiting the Pandemic to Advance Its Interests, with Mixed Results

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks--and Where to Get Them

High-quality respirators such as N95s and KN95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them?

Scientific American

Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain

The Washington Post

Civil Society and the Global Pandemic: Building Back Different?

Civil society groups are simultaneously responding to the pandemic’s direct impacts and looking to a post-pandemic future. Many economic, political, and geostrategic challenges are shaping their thinking and their strategies.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Dubai opens Expo 2020 to a world still reeling from pandemic

AP News

‘Everything Going the Wrong Way’: Dollar Stores Hit a Pandemic Downturn (Published 2021)

The New York Times

‘Stop and Go’ Review: Pandemic Aside, Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Published 2021)

The New York Times

The pandemic changed how Americans have sex. Experts explain why.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the sex lives of Americans. So how much sex were we having — and what were we trying?

USA Today

Revisiting a Post-Apocalyptic Play in the Pandemic (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Hydroxychloroquine sales spiked almost 100% in Australia at start of Covid pandemic, study finds

There was also a rise in prescriptions for ivermectin being filled, despite no evidence either drug is effective against the virus

The Guardian

Pork Chops vs. People: Battling Coronavirus in an Iowa Meat Plant (Published 2020)

The New York Times

Biden vaccine mandate splits US on party lines: AP-NORC poll

AP News

September 30, 2021

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