CNET: “On March 13, 2020, US President Donald Trump issued a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, two days after the World Health Organization announced the outbreak could be characterized as a pandemic. At that time, fewer than 2,000 Americans had tested positive for the virus. Today, there have been 79 million cases reported in this… Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Category Archives: Medicine
What I Found When I Looked for the Helpers
The Atlantic: “Even in the midst of death and divisiveness, people are working to fix different pieces of American life the pandemic broke. Pandemic coverage has continually described America’s rancor and division, political ineptitude and buck passing, fury at leaders and fellow citizens for restricting too much or not enough, for insisting on masks or… Continue Reading
Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show
Inside Daily Brief: “Even mild COVID-19 infections are associated with loss of brain volume, cognitive impairment, and subtle tissue damage, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed brain scans of 401 individuals between the ages of 51 and 81, the majority of whom had only had mild COVID-19 cases months… Continue Reading
You’ll probably need a second Covid booster shot – here’s when experts say it could happen
CNBC: “Pandemic restrictions may be easing across the country, amid declining Covid cases — but experts say the virus is going to stick around for a long time. That likely means you’ll need another Covid booster shot sometime in the future. The big question is: When? There have been mixed reports on the matter. The… Continue Reading
Surgeon general calls on Big Tech to turn over Covid-19 misinformation data
The New York Times: “President Biden’s surgeon general on Thursday used his first formal advisory to the United States to deliver a broadside against tech and social media companies, which he accused of not doing enough to stop the spread of dangerous health misinformation — especially about Covid-19. The official, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared such… Continue Reading
White House National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
“Today, the U.S. government is releasing the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan [96 pages] – which will enable America to move forward safely, sustaining and building on the progress we’ve made over the past 13 months. This plan lays out the roadmap to help us fight COVID-19 in the future as we begin to get back to our… Continue Reading
Americans increasingly want to move on from COVID-19
Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index: “With new COVID-19 cases plummeting as the Omicron variant continues to recede, Americans report lower risk perceptions of the virus and are increasingly returning to their normal, pre-COVID life. In response, many believe the country should move towards reopening.The poll also finds that while nearly eight in ten (78%) believe we are… Continue Reading
How many people died believing vaccine misinformation?
Washington Post Opinion: “…In a just-published nationwide survey of 18,782 people across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Covid States Project asked about four vaccine misinformation claims, asking respondents whether they were “true” or “false” or if a respondent was “not sure.” Five percent said they thought that vaccines contained microchips; 7… Continue Reading
Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines
“Americans’ confidence in groups and institutions has turned downward compared with just a year ago. Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to… Continue Reading
From Anti-vax Intentions to Vaccination: Panel and Experimental Evidence from Nine Countries
From Anti-vax Intentions to Vaccination: Panel and Experimental Evidence from Nine Countries. Vincenzo Galasso, Vincent Pons, Paola Profeta, Michael Becher, Sylvain Brouard, and Martial Foucault. NBER Working Paper No. 29741. February 2022. “Millions of people refuse COVID-19 vaccination. Using original data from two surveys in nine OECD countries, we analyze the determinants of anti-vax intentions… Continue Reading
Is Our Pandemic the Ghost of the 1889 Russian Flu? and COVID-19 Booster Effectiveness Wanes After Four Months
The Tyee – “The ‘dreaded disease’ that claimed 1.5 million looks a lot like COVID-19, including the long-term threat posed by ‘viral promiscuity.’… About one in a 100 people infected by the contagion either died from pneumonia or experienced severe illness affecting the brain, lungs or stomach. The breadth and persistence of the outbreak reintroduced… Continue Reading
Why You Can’t See The Most Important Omicron Hot Spots In The U.S. On A Map
FiveThirtyEight: “When the delta variant swept through the Southern U.S. in summer 2021, the hot spots were easy enough to see. Huge swaths of red in Florida, Louisiana and Alabama swelled on COVID-19 tracker maps, like stop lights warning travelers to avoid the region. The culprit also seemed straightforward: Low vaccination rates in conservative communities.… Continue Reading
