How to digitize a COVID-19 vaccine card
Tech Republic – “A lost vaccine card can be a headache for recently inoculated people. Creating a digital backup and saving it as a PDF could be a worthwhile move. Here’s how to do it…”
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How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body
Vice/Motherboard – “Decades before ‘Zoom fatigue’ broke our spirits, the so-called computer revolution brought with it a world of pain previously unknown to humankind…Decades before “Zoom fatigue” broke our spirits, the so-called computer revolution brought with it a world of pain previously unknown to humankind. There was really no precedent in our history of media …
First comprehensive review of the global response to COVID-19
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (WHO): “Since September 2020, the Independent Panel has systematically, rigorously and comprehensively examined why COVID-19 became a global health and socio-economic crisis. In May 2021, the Independent Panel presented its findings and recommendations for action to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure that any future infectious disease …
A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations
Mathieu, E., Ritchie, H., Ortiz-Ospina, E. et al. A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations. Nat Hum Behav (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01122-8 [Note – Free full text available] “An effective rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19 offers the most promising prospect of bringing the pandemic to an end. We present the Our World in Data COVID-19 vaccination dataset, a …
The Lex-Atlas: Covid-19 (LAC19) project
Via Lyonette Louis-Jacques – “The Lex-Atlas: Covid-19 (LAC19) project provides a scholarly report and analysis of national legal responses to Covid-19 around the world. There are nearly 200 jurists participating in the LAC19 network and who have contributed to writing national country reports. The Oxford Compendium of National Legal Responses to Covid-19 launched on …
Nearly 9 out of 10 employers in the US & UK will require or encourage vaccination for employees
The Rockefeller Foundation: Arizona State University Survey of Employers Shows Companies Doubling Down on Covid-19 Testing and Support Vaccinations to Achieve a Post-Pandemic Workplace – “A comprehensive business survey, conducted by Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that nearly 9 out of 10 employers in the United …
Finding a vaccine just got very very easy
“NEW: Finding a vaccine just got very very easy. Know someone who wants to find a vaccine? Text your zip code to 438829 (getvax). And see what happens… — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) April 30, 2021. 12News.com “The White House COVID-19 Response Team has launched a new texting service for those interested in getting the COVID-19 …
Only 3 in 10 parents want to vaccinate their teens against COVID-19
Fast Company – “The Kaiser Family Foundation’s April vaccine monitor data shows that vaccine uptake is hitting a plateau. The biggest concern may be among young people. The KFF monitor shows that a quarter of those aged 18 to 29 are waiting to see how the vaccine works in the greater population before they seek …
Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress
CRS Report – Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress. May 5, 2021: “The federal government supports scientific and technological advancement directly by funding and performing research and development, and indirectly by creating and maintaining policies that encourage private sector efforts. Additionally, the federal government regulates many aspects of S&T activities. This report briefly …
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons
The Marshall Project: “…By May 4, at least 396,693 people in prison had tested positive for the illness, an increase of less than 1 percent from the week before. Our understanding of the full toll of the pandemic on incarcerated people is limited by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ policy of removing cases and deaths …
US supports vaccine patent waiver proposal at World Trade Organization
CNN: “The Biden administration, in a major decision Wednesday, said it would support easing patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines after intense internal debate and strong pushback from American drugmakers, potentially expanding the global supply and narrowing the vaccination gap between rich and poor nations. The move is preliminary and will not guarantee the global patent …
The Statistical Secrets of Covid-19 Vaccines
Wired – “…The key here, though, is that Absolute Risk Reduction does change according to how at-risk the groups of people were in the first place. And this pandemic has widely varying risks across populations, and those change over time. (For example, viral variants change how infectious Covid can be, and young people’s risk of …
