Hacker News with Generative AI: COVID-19

U.S. reports cases of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
COVID-19, Health, China, United States
6 points by bookofjoe 33 days ago | 0 comments
Please Fund More Science (2020) (samaltman.com)
Experts on the COVID-19 pandemic seem to think there are three ways out—that is, for life, health, and the economy to return roughly to normal.
Science, Funding, COVID-19, Pandemic
72 points by ssuds 34 days ago | 68 comments
U.S. reports cases of new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (cbsnews.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
COVID-19, Health, China, United States, Variants
12 points by tomrod 35 days ago | 0 comments
The Other Covid Reckoning (astralcodexten.com)
Five years later, we can’t stop talking about COVID.
COVID-19, Public Health, Social Impact, Pandemic
7 points by feross 37 days ago | 0 comments
Therapeutic video game shows promise for post-Covid cognitive recovery (psypost.org)
A therapeutic intervention using the AKL-T01 video game was found to improve cognitive processing speed and task-switching performance in individuals with persistent cognitive deficits following COVID-19 infection.
Gaming, Health, Cognitive Science, COVID-19
5 points by isaacfrond 38 days ago | 0 comments
FDA to limit access to Covid-19 shots (arstechnica.com)
Under the control of anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is unilaterally terminating universal access to seasonal COVID-19 vaccines; instead, only people who are age 65 years and older and people with underlying conditions that put them at risk of severe COVID-19 will have access to seasonal boosters moving forward.
COVID-19, Public Health, Vaccines, Politics, Health
15 points by AdmiralAsshat 38 days ago | 3 comments
US to limit Covid boosters to over-65s or those at high risk (yahoo.com)
The United States will restrict routine Covid-19 boosters to people over 65 or those at higher risk of serious illness, while requiring new placebo-controlled trials to justify vaccination in healthy individuals under that age, senior officials said Tuesday.
Health, COVID-19, Public Health, Policy, Vaccination
8 points by sundaeofshock 38 days ago | 0 comments
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or high risk of serious illness (statnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 years of age and older and others who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill if they are infected, and will require manufacturers to conduct clinical trials to show whether the vaccines are of benefit to healthy younger adults and children.
Health, COVID-19, Public Health, Regulation, Vaccines
13 points by perihelions 38 days ago | 3 comments
Yearly Covid shots will no longer be approved for healthy adults and children (pbs.org)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
Public Health, COVID-19, Policy, Vaccination
23 points by geox 38 days ago | 5 comments
Remote workers more likely to start their own business (theregister.com)
Companies with higher levels of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic saw more of their employees launch startups, economists have found.
Remote Work, Entrepreneurship, COVID-19, Startups, Economics
55 points by rntn 45 days ago | 87 comments
Covid-19 vaccines associated with a reduction in ovarian reserve in rats (nlm.nih.gov)
This study aimed to elucidate the effects of messenger RNA (mRNA) and inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on ovarian histology and reserve in rats.
COVID-19, Vaccines, Science, Medical Research, Animal Studies
7 points by b800h 47 days ago | 5 comments
Moderna's Super-Vaccine for Flu and Covid Works–Now Politics Could Sink It (gizmodo.com)
Moderna’s mRNA-based flu and covid-19 vaccine could provide the best of both worlds—if it’s actually ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Moderna, Vaccines, Flu, COVID-19, Politics
25 points by gcoleman 47 days ago | 4 comments
Immunogenicity and Safety of Influenza and Covid-19 Multicomponent Vaccine (jamanetwork.com)
Immunology, Vaccines, COVID-19, Influenza, Public Health
11 points by bikenaga 47 days ago | 1 comments
Social networks found ineffective at mobilizing vaccination uptake (medicalxpress.com)
The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless, according to Cornell research published in the journal Health Economics. "Social Connections and COVID-19 Vaccination" showed that vaccine preferences, based on the COVID experience in the United States, proved quite insensitive to persuasion, even through friendship networks.
Social Media, Public Health, Vaccination, Research, COVID-19
6 points by PaulHoule 56 days ago | 0 comments
The Miscalculations of Covid School Closures (newyorker.com)
Millions of American children were denied regular in-person instruction for more than a year after the virus emerged. What did we get right—and wrong?
Education, COVID-19, Public Policy, Social Impact
13 points by pseudolus 57 days ago | 19 comments
American dads are spending more time with their kids since Covid (nytimes.com)
Parenting, Family, COVID-19, Social Change
5 points by williamsmj 57 days ago | 0 comments
Seasonal Covid shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin (arstechnica.com)
Under President Trump, the Food and Drug Administration may no longer approve seasonal COVID-19 vaccines updated for the virus variants circulating that year, according to recent statements by Trump administration officials.
Health, Politics, COVID-19, Vaccination
19 points by throw0101b 59 days ago | 0 comments
Seasonal Covid shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin (arstechnica.com)
Under President Trump, the Food and Drug Administration may no longer approve seasonal COVID-19 vaccines updated for the virus variants circulating that year, according to recent statements by Trump administration officials.
Politics, Health, COVID-19, Vaccines
18 points by bikenaga 60 days ago | 1 comments
The disease-fighting promise of mRNA (phys.org)
In recent years, mRNA technology enabled the rapid development of vaccines to fight COVID-19, saving millions of lives.
mRNA Vaccines, COVID-19, Medicine, Science, Biotechnology
11 points by PaulHoule 66 days ago | 0 comments
Digital piracy in times of Covid-19 (springer.com)
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the consumption patterns of cultural goods.
Digital Piracy, COVID-19, Consumption Patterns, Cultural Goods
19 points by hn_acker 67 days ago | 0 comments
Lab leak – True origins of Covid-19 (whitehouse.gov)
COVID-19, Science, Government, Public Health
16 points by binarno_sp 69 days ago | 33 comments
White House replaces covid.gov website with 'lab leak' theory (techcrunch.com)
The government-run website covid.gov used to host information about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment. Now, under President Trump’s purview, the page redirects to a White House website espousing the unproven theory that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.
Politics, COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories, Government Websites
19 points by ljf 70 days ago | 13 comments
'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government Covid sites (npr.org)
The White House has taken down some government websites providing COVID-19 information and replaced them with a new boldly styled page dedicated to the controversial theory that the pandemic was caused by the virus leaking from a Chinese government laboratory.
COVID-19, Government, Conspiracy Theories, Science
14 points by anigbrowl 70 days ago | 2 comments
White House replaces covid.gov website with 'lab leak' theory (techcrunch.com)
The government-run website covid.gov used to host information about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment. Now, under President Trump’s purview, the page redirects to a White House website espousing the unproven theory that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.
Politics, Government, COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories
18 points by gpi 70 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Turns Covid.gov into a Lab Leak Theory Fan Page (gizmodo.com)
The White House has changed covid.gov into a website for promoting the so-called lab leak theory for the origins of covid-19.
Politics, COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories, Government Websites
30 points by rntn 70 days ago | 0 comments
"Lab leak" marketing page replaces federal hub for Covid resources (arstechnica.com)
After obliterating the federal office on long COVID and clawing back billions in COVID funding from state health departments, the Trump administration has now entirely erased the online hub for federal COVID-19 resources.
Politics, Public Health, COVID-19, Government
15 points by pmags 70 days ago | 0 comments
Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19 – The White House (whitehouse.gov)
“The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak theory — was prompted by Dr. Fauci to push the preferred narrative that COVID-19 originated in nature.
COVID-19, Science, Politics, Conspiracy Theories
18 points by janmo 70 days ago | 6 comments
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks (cbsnews.com)
All of the full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program are now off the job, multiple officials tell CBS News, gutting the agency's ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships.
Public Health, Cruise Industry, Government, COVID-19
10 points by croes 78 days ago | 0 comments
Ontario schools begin suspending students who aren't fully vaccinated (cbc.ca)
Ontario, Education, Vaccination, COVID-19, Public Health
20 points by amichail 79 days ago | 0 comments
RFK, Jr. Laying Off Entire Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/Aids Policy (forbes.com)
The U.S. is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic with more and more long COVID cases emerging. Bird flu is a growing threat. Measles outbreaks have been occurring. Antibiotic-resistant organisms continue to spread in healthcare settings. So what do you do next if you are in charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is supposed to protect the health of humans in the U.S.? How about lay off the entire staff of the U.S.
Public Health, US Politics, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases
32 points by pmags 90 days ago | 1 comments