Do Rapid Covid Tests Still Work?
They can result in false negatives, but they remain a valuable tool in stopping the spread of Covid-19. Here’s how to use them most effectively.
Contesting The Ultimate Lockdown: Non-Vax Covid Prophylactic Home Remedies (Plus Bharat’s Nasal Vaccine) | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Will Durant (attributed to Aristotle) Policy on Covid in the…
The Post-Covid Global Economy: Could Negative Supply Shocks Disrupt Other Fragile Systems? | naked capitalism
Yves here. I am preserving the title of this post by William White from the Institute of New Economic Thinking website, even though “post-Covid” will justifiably trigger some readers. However,…
The Latest Anti-Covid Nasal Spray Vaccine Science | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. As readers know, I stan for Covid nasal sprays, whether as prophylactics or vaccines (see here and here, plus many mentions in Links and Water…
Quantifying The Macroeconomic Impact of Covid-19-Related School Closures on Human Capital | naked capitalism
By Christine de La Maisonneuve, Economist, Balázs Égert, Senior Economist Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Dave Turner, Head, Macroeconomic Analysis Division Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Originally published…
Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months…
F.D.A. Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters
In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.
How Covid’s Bitter Divisions Tarnished a Liberal Icon
Jacinda Ardern explained her decision to step down as New Zealand’s prime minister on Thursday with a plea for understanding and rare political directness — the same attributes that helped…
Golden Globes: Several celebrities announce Covid days after awards
“This is not unexpected,” Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and chief innovation officer at Boston Children’s Hospital told ABC. “You have indoor gatherings during a time when a lot of…