Dr. Tom Frieden·Jun 8, 20215 Facts About Covid VaccinesBecause it’s normal to have questions — For more than a year, most of the world has been outmatched by Covid. Now we have a powerful tool that’s the only way out of the pandemic: vaccines. Covid vaccines were a true breakthrough, the result of dazzling scientific progress, substantial investment, and some plain old good luck. The…Vaccines3 min readVaccines3 min read
Dr. Tom Frieden·Jun 1, 2021Did Your Covid-19 Vaccine Work if You Didn’t Have Side Effects?Even if you feel just fine, you’re likely to be well protected — After receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, many people may experience minor adverse effects such as fatigue or headaches, which generally last around 24 to 48 hours. These reactions can be a sign that the immune system is working and responding to the vaccine. But what does this say about (or to)…Coronavirus3 min readCoronavirus3 min read
Craig Spencer MD MPH·May 31, 2021Member-onlyWhy Are Healthcare Workers Still Dying of Covid-19?Around the world, many don’t have access to a vaccine. That’s scandalous. — My heart sank when I heard Romeo “Romy” Agtarap died of Covid-19. He had recently retired from nursing after two decades in the emergency room. But when Covid-19 surged into New York City last spring he joined us again on the frontlines. …Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
James Surowiecki·May 27, 2021Member-onlyDisinformation, Misinformation, and the Anti-Vax CampaignDelegitimizing the Covid vaccines isn’t just about spreading the perception that they’re not effective — This is an odd moment in the history of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the one hand, developing countries around the world are clamoring for Covid vaccines, access to which has so far been dominated largely by wealthy countries. At the same time, there’s a burgeoning anti-vaccination campaign in those wealthy…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Will Leitch·May 26, 2021Member-onlyThe Day of Zero Covid-19 CasesHere in Georgia, it was Sunday — This Sunday, something historic happened here in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, where I live, something so quiet and unremarked upon that I’d have had no idea it occurred at all had I not checked myself this morning: We had zero Covid-19 cases. Now, we are not New York City, which had…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Tara Haelle·May 26, 2021Member-onlyI Spoke to 23 Parents Who Are Vaccinating Their Teens Against Covid-19Now that kids as young as 12 can get a vaccine, here’s a look at how parents across the country are responding — When the FDA authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15, millions of parents across the country breathed a sigh of relief. At last, their teens could have the opportunity to live somewhat normal lives with the protection a vaccine offered them. “For some teens, the vaccine may be…Covid-1910 min readCovid-1910 min read
Dr Jeff Livingston·May 24, 2021Member-onlyTinder and the White House Want You to Swipe Right on the Covid-19 VaccineDating apps are working to promote public health — Cabin fever is kicking in. It turns out that staying home and being alone is harder than we thought. Dallas’ own Match Group announced a public health partnership with the Biden White House to help promote Covid-19 vaccination across its portfolio of dating apps. The White House Press Briefing is…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)·May 21, 2021Member-onlyHow Respiratory Viruses Really SpreadWe got it wrong with cholera, measles, tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2 — How an infectious disease spreads from one person to another is a question so vital that if we get it wrong, we will fail to control its spread and may even make it worse than it has to be. During the 19th century in London, people believed that miasma (‘bad…Coronavirus11 min readCoronavirus11 min read
Cory Doctorow·May 21, 2021Member-onlyDebunking the Arguments for Vaccine Apartheid“Wait your turn” is not epidemiologically sound — The Biden administration’s (carefully worded) support for a WTO IP waiver on vaccines may not be the full-throated support the issue warrants, but it was still a complete reversal of decades of subservience to Big Pharma, and the industry is waging all-out war. The arguments against allowing poor countries to…Vaccine Apartheid7 min readVaccine Apartheid7 min read
Dr Jeff Livingston·May 18, 2021Member-onlyResearchers Link Erectile Dysfunction to Penile Damage from Covid-19Vaccination may protect men from this sexual health complication — Medical researchers from the Department of Urology at the University Of Miami Miller School of Medicine have uncovered compelling motivation for men to get vaccinated against Covid-19. A new study shows long-term damage to the penis long after Covid-19 infections. The Urology department pilot study sought to analyze penile tissue…Health4 min readHealth4 min read