California's growing and dangerous coronavirus strain: "The devil is already here" | Boing Boing
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New data shed light on efficacy of J&J’s single-dose vaccine against Covid-19
‘Schools Are Safe Places’: Mass. Sec. Of Education Says Students Should Be Returning To In-Person Learning
Covid Vaccines for Kids Are Coming, but Not for Many Months - The New York Times
Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines on children 12 and older and hope to have results by the summer.
Why aren’t kids getting vaccinated?
South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after shot falters against variant
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The Moderna vaccine is less effective against one coronavirus variant
Moderna is studying whether booster doses could be necessary after finding its vaccine was less effective against one coronavirus variant.
The Coronavirus Brazil Variant Shows the World's Vulnerability - The Atlantic
Somehow the coronavirus is rampaging through a city that was supposedly immune.
The Pandemic Broke the Flu - The Atlantic
Danish scientists see tough times ahead as they watch more contagious COVID-19 virus surge | Science | AAAS
New Pre-Print Study Suggests COVID Reinfection Is Not That Rare
There's some bad news and perhaps some good news for people who've been previously infected with the coronavirus.
Oxford AstraZeneca Data, Again
We have some more data to mull over with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The situation so far has been pretty confused, with various efficacy numbers appearing from different people in different venues. It's fair to say that the rollout of the clinical data has not gone smoothly, and that it's done
4-Year-Old Boy Recovering From Rare Illness After Family Contracted COVID-19
A little boy is recovering at his home in Lee, Massachusetts from a frightening COVID-19 surprise his parents never expected.
A viral mystery: Can one infection prevent another?
Covid-19 is revealing the bizarre nature of viral infection. Researchers are studying if having one virus might protect you from another one.
What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | MIT Technology Review
The CDC ordered software that was meant to manage the vaccine rollout. Instead, it has been plagued by problems and abandoned by most states.
Oakland International Airport Unveils COVID-19 Test Vending Machines
J&J and Novavax Data
Trump's failures with first Wuhan evacuees "increased the risk of infection transmission to American public," federal watchdog concludes
‘I’m not looking to be vindicated,’ Deborah Birx says in televised interview
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Sterilizing Immunity: Goals and Progress
Although first-generation COVID-19 vaccines have an efficacy of over 90%, the results do not reflect complete or sterilizing immunity. Does it matter?
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Timeline: Phase Overview
Learn more about the groups in each phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution timeline.
Biden adviser predicts slow start to ‘100 million vaccines in 100 days’ goal
When it comes to Biden’s goal to get 100 million vaccines into arms in 100 days, it could be a slow start, advisers tell STAT.
COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin For First Responders In Massachusetts
About 45,000 first responders in Massachusetts are set to get COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday.
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Nurse to Teachers: Suck It Up!
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The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives’ Theory About Gentrification
The “gentrification-industrial complex” isn’t who anti-growth progressives think it is.
The Lab-Leak Hypothesis
For decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …?
Variants and Vaccines
Well, here I am with the first "In the Pipeline" post of 2021, and damn itall, I'm right back to the stuff I was writing about last time. I still expect this year to be the time when we beat back the coronavirus pandemic, and (as a minor side effect for me) to be the year when I can spend more time
Coughing, sneezing, vomiting: Visibly ill people aren't being kept off planes
The COVID-19 death of an airline passenger, and pilots' and flight attendants' complaints about other incidents, illustrate deficiencies in the systems meant to stop people from bringing the coronavirus on flights.