October 6, 2021

Sweden and Denmark pause the Moderna vaccine for younger age groups over reports of rare heart inflammation, Reuters and Al Jazeera report, a precaution from two countries not known for vaccine skepticism. The signal is not abstract: the New England Journal of Medicine publishes Israeli data on myocarditis after the Pfizer shot alongside a study documenting waning antibody response over six months.

Politico reports that top COVID experts are privately urging the Biden administration to scale back its booster campaign, a behind-the-scenes dissent at odds with the public push for more shots. The New York Times describes a new strategy for children built around a single dose for now, an approach that reads as an attempt to limit the myocarditis risk that prompted the Nordic pauses.

Efforts to police pandemic speech continue. The New York Times reports that a Texas man has been sentenced to 15 months for an online hoax about spreading the virus, and the BBC runs a piece framing ivermectin as a “miracle” drug built on false science. The White House says it will spend another $1 billion on rapid at-home tests to address the ongoing shortage.

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

AP News

USDA study shows working conditions in meatpacking plants likely drove coronavirus outbreaks - Investigate Midwest

The analysis supports what many meatpacking workers and advocates suspected during the early months of the pandemic — working shoulder-to-shoulder coupled with high line speeds contributed to the virus’ spread.

Investigate Midwest

The Long History of mRNA Vaccines | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A look at how this vaccine technology has been in the works for decades.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind? (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Can I catch COVID from the pool? Not from the water but watch out for the change rooms and queues

At the pool, the most likely place to catch COVID-19 is in the change rooms.

The Conversation

A New Vaccine Strategy for Children: Just One Dose, for Now (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Texas Man Is Sentenced to 15 Months for Online Covid-19 Hoax (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Top Covid experts privately urge Biden admin to scale back booster campaign

Politico

Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups

Reuters

U.S. to invest another $1 bln in rapid COVID-19 tests

Reuters

‘Covid toe’ may be side-effect of immune response, says study

Chilblain-like inflammation causes redness on hands and feet and can last for months

The Guardian

Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna COVID jabs for younger age groups

The pauses come amid reports of possible rare side effects from the Moderna jab, including heart inflammation.

Al Jazeera

Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air

An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air.

Nature

Drug repositioning by merging active subnetworks validated in cancer and COVID-19 - Scientific Reports

Nature

More Than a Year Into the Coronavirus Pandemic, Americans Are Still Struggling to Save

A recent poll from the National Endowment for Financial Education shows that the top concern of 37% of Americans surveyed is having enough in emergency savings.

NBC 7 San Diego

Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel

The New England Journal of Medicine

Waning Immune Humoral Response to BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine over 6 Months

The New England Journal of Medicine

COVID-19 pandemic may have promoted unhealthy eating in the U.K.

A new study discusses dietary changes as a result of the pandemic.

News-Medical

Why the U.S. pandemic playbook was no match for COVID

In his new book, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb lays out what it will take for the U.S. to be ready to face future health crises.

NPR

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests

The investment is a response to an ongoing national shortage and follows a $2 billion investment in September to supply rapid tests to community health centers, food banks and schools.

NPR

Idaho’s governor repeals the lieutenant governor’s ban on mask mandates. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

WHO: This is how we can keep schools COVID-safe

The World Economic Forum

F.D.A. Revokes Emergency Approval of Malaria Drugs Promoted by Trump (Published 2020)

The New York Times

As Europe’s Coronavirus Cases Rise, So Do Voices Crying Hoax (Published 2020)

The New York Times

Deaths involving COVID-19 by self-reported disability status during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study

The Lancet

Do JAK inhibitors affect immune response to COVID-19 vaccination? Data from the MAJIK-SFR Registry

The Lancet

Covid symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?

A new cough, fever and change in smell or taste are the key symptoms of coronavirus.

BBC

Ivermectin: How false science created a Covid 'miracle' drug

Thousands worldwide have taken ivermectin to fight Covid. But what's the evidence?

BBC

A new documentary on Anthony Fauci just dropped on Disney Plus—here's how to watch

Disney Plus and National Geographic Documentary Films just released a new documentary on Anthony Fauci.

USA Today

October 6, 2021

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