June 25, 2021 ~ New York Times ~ Zeynep Tufekci Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is Troubling. There were curious characteristics about the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1977-78, which emerged from northeastern Asia and killed an estimated...
Did the Coronavirus Come From a Lab?
June 22, 2021 ~ New York Times ~By Spencer Bokat-Lindell Did the Coronavirus Come From a Lab? A year and a half later, we still don’t know for certain: How did the Covid-19 pandemic begin? From the outbreak’s early days, most scientists assumed that the virus,...
In the Wake of India’s Covid Crisis, a ‘Black Fungus’ Epidemic Follows
June 20, 2021 ~ New York Times ~ Emily Schmall In the Wake of India’s Covid Crisis, a ‘Black Fungus’ Epidemic Follows The deadly disease has sickened former coronavirus patients across the country. Doctors believe that hospitals desperate to keep Covid patients alive...
Can the C.D.C. Be Fixed?
June 16, 2021 ~ New York Times ~ Jeneen Interlandi Can the C.D.C. Be Fixed? Covid-19 has shown the glaring weaknesses of the world’s premier public health agency — and just how much work it would take to reform it. In November, an independent team of academics and...
We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones?
June 6, 2021 ~ New York Times ~ by Carl Zimmer We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones? Scientists are asking a lot of questions about Covid-19 booster shots, but they don’t yet have many answers. Here’s what they know so far. As the...
How the World Ran Out of Everything
New York Times, June 1, 2021 How the World Ran Out of Everything Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories. Read the Full Article
Early analysis suggests that another mRNA vaccine is safe, but its effectiveness isn’t yet known.
Early analysis suggests that another mRNA vaccine is safe, but its effectiveness isn’t yet known. New York Times, May 28, 2021 by Carl Zimmer The German company CureVac said on Friday that its Covid-19 vaccine had passed its first interim analysis, but that it was not...
Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence
New York Times, May 27, 2021, Carl Zimmer, et al. Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence Many scientists welcomed President Biden’s call for a more rigorous investigation of a virus lab in Wuhan, China, though they said the...
Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics
https://www.covidstrategies.org/faith-freedom-fear-rural-americas-covid-vaccine-skeptics/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-white-republican.html Originally published by: New York Times Author: Jan Hoffman Date: 4/30/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Prevention,Vaccines
Federal Agencies call for a pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine use after rare blood clot issues
https://www.covidstrategies.org/federal-agencies-call-for-a-pause-in-johnson-johnson-vaccine-use-after-rare-blood-clot-issues-2/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/13/us/biden-news-today#federal-agencies-call-for-a-pause-in-johnson-johnson-vaccine-use-after-rare-blood-clot-issues Originally published by: New York Times Author: Noah Weiland Date: 4/13/2021 Categories: Integrative...
Chinese official acknowledges low effectiveness of Covid vaccines.
https://www.covidstrategies.org/chinese-official-acknowledges-low-effectiveness-of-covid-vaccines-2/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/world/china-covid-vaccine.html#after-story-ad-1 Originally published by: New York Times Author: Austin Ramzy Date: 4/11/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Prevention,Vaccines
Blood Clots Linked to AZ Vaccine Stem From Rare Antibody Reaction
https://www.covidstrategies.org/blood-clots-linked-to-az-vaccine-stem-from-rare-antibody-reaction/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/health/vaccine-blood-clots-astra-zeneca.html Originally published by: New York Times Author: Denise Grady Date: 4/9/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Prevention,Vaccines
Online Scammers Have a New Offer for You: Vaccine Cards
https://www.covidstrategies.org/online-scammers-have-a-new-offer-for-you-vaccine-cards/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/technology/vaccine-card-scam.html Originally published by: New York Times Author: Sheera Frenkel Date: 4/8/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Prevention,Vaccines
Rich countries signed away opportunities to vaccinate the world. A pending U.S. patent decision may offer a last chance.
https://www.covidstrategies.org/rich-countries-signed-away-opportunities-to-vaccinate-the-world-a-pending-u-s-patent-decision-may-offer-a-last-chance/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/21/world/covid-19-coronavirus/rich-countries-signed-away-opportunities-to-vaccinate-the-world-a-pending-us-patent-decision-may-offer-a-last-chance Originally published by: New York Times Author: Selam Gebrekidan Date: 3/21/2021...