Hacker News with Generative AI: COVID-19

A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities (theconversation.com)
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. cities are still adjusting to a new normal, with more people working remotely and less economic activity in city centers.
Economics, Urban Planning, COVID-19
38 points by rntn 1 day ago | 93 comments
So many Americans died from Covid, it's boosting Social Security (fortune.com)
New research finds Social Security will pay out $205 billion less in future benefits owing to COVID-related premature deaths.
Social Security, COVID-19, Economics, Demographics
26 points by askl 1 day ago | 2 comments
Bill to ban mRNA vaccines passes out of House committee (dailyinterlake.com)
A bill that would ban the use of mRNA vaccines, including for Covid-19, is on its way to the House floor after passing out of committee in a party-line vote Wednesday.
Politics, Health, Vaccines, COVID-19
10 points by belter 4 days ago | 1 comments
Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says (apnews.com)
The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a Thursday memo written by the state’s top health official and obtained by The Associated Press.
Public Health, Louisiana, COVID-19, Vaccination
72 points by petethomas 7 days ago | 42 comments
Long Covid impacted more than 1M children: CDC study suggests (abcnews.go.com)
More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID as of 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests.
Health, Children, COVID-19, Research, Public Health
63 points by luu 14 days ago | 26 comments
New neuroscience research shows Covid-19 leaves mark on young adult brains (psypost.org)
A new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity has found that young adults who have recovered from COVID-19 show distinct patterns of brain activity during cognitive tasks, even if they perform normally on those tasks.
Neuroscience, COVID-19, Health, Research, Brain
9 points by amichail 14 days ago | 1 comments
Search PPP Loans by Zip Code (ppploanmap.com)
Ever wondered where all that PPP loan money ended up? Now you can see it—mapped out, visualized, and easy to explore.
Government Programs, Data Visualization, Business, Finance, COVID-19
127 points by zarie 15 days ago | 73 comments
One product created a multi-million dollar brand (bbc.com)
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill House Home's Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux.
Fashion, Business, COVID-19
4 points by mooreds 27 days ago | 1 comments
CIA now favors lab leak theory to explain Covid's origins (nytimes.com)
The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from an accidental leak at a research lab there.
COVID-19, Science, Government, China
632 points by doctaj 27 days ago | 798 comments
Trump orders federal workers back to office full-time (dailymaverick.co.za)
President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week, signing an executive order in front of cheering supporters at Washington's Capital One Arena on Monday.
Politics, Government, Workforce, COVID-19
11 points by tevrede 30 days ago | 0 comments
Shove your office mandates, people still prefer working from home (theregister.com)
Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.
Remote Work, Work Culture, Labor Market, Workplace Trends, COVID-19
62 points by rntn 37 days ago | 80 comments
Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021) (oecdecoscope.blog)
Following a period when homelessness rose in many countries, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments across the OECD area to provide unprecedented public support – including to the homeless.
Homelessness, Finland, Public Policy, COVID-19
288 points by zdw 42 days ago | 629 comments
Four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' (2021) (news.stanford.edu)
Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford researchers have a warning for you: Those video calls are likely tiring you out.
Zoom, COVID-19, Video Conferencing, Fatigue, Psychology
34 points by yamrzou 46 days ago | 54 comments
The "Pfizer Boob Job": A Case of Unexplained Gigantomastia (nlm.nih.gov)
True parenchymal breast changes following COVID-19 vaccination are exceedingly rare. Equally rare are incidences of pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH)-associated gigantomastia. The patient in this case report presented with both occurrences and experienced massive breast enlargement 1 week postadministration of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which worsened after her second dose.
Health, COVID-19, Vaccines, Medical Cases, Science
3 points by m463 48 days ago | 2 comments
Savoy Style vs. Hollywood Style: A Fight to the Death (Hopefully?) (2011) (wordpress.com)
As a professional dance instructor in the time of COVID-19, my income for at least five months of the year has been erased. If you read this article and find it useful or thought provoking, please consider a donation. You will be *literally* helping support an artist, and have my sincerest gratitude.
Dance, COVID-19, Arts, Income, Support Artists
36 points by Tomte 49 days ago | 31 comments
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy call remote work a 'Covid-era privilege.' (cnbc.com)
Remote Work, Business, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy
15 points by belter 50 days ago | 25 comments
WHO implores China to share Covid origins data, five years on (theguardian.com)
The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.
Public Health, China, COVID-19, Science, International Relations
18 points by c420 53 days ago | 5 comments
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting Covid, flu and mpox shots (npr.org)
A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreach and community events.
Public Health, Politics, COVID-19, Louisiana
17 points by bikenaga 63 days ago | 6 comments
Covid study that promoted hydroxychloroquine retracted after 4-year saga (nature.com)
A study that stoked enthusiasm for the now-disproven idea that a cheap malaria drug can treat COVID-19 has been retracted — more than four-and-a-half years after it was published1.
Science, Medicine, COVID-19, Retraction
15 points by nradov 65 days ago | 2 comments
Doc resigns after his employer charges $11k for a $8 Covid test (2020) (pluralistic.net)
Zachary Sussman is a pathologist who oversaw covid tests at 4 standalone ERs for Physicians Premier, but he resigned in horror after he got a $8 covid test at one of the company's locations and then they billed his insurer $10,984.16 for it.
Healthcare, Medical Billing, Ethics, COVID-19
23 points by pabs3 66 days ago | 3 comments
Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts (arstechnica.com)
Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over.
Teenagers, Drug Use, Public Health, COVID-19, Social Trends
371 points by pseudolus 66 days ago | 596 comments
From 'Great Resignation' to 'Great Detachment': How U.S. job market has slowed (nbcnews.com)
For many workers, the euphoria of “the Great Resignation” — a period following Covid-19 reopenings that brought a massive reshuffling of jobs and substantial wage gains — has given way to a new, far more uncertain environment.
Labor Market, Economy, COVID-19, Resignation, Employment
44 points by makerdiety 75 days ago | 14 comments
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind Covid (nature.com)
Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented evidence that her lab has not worked with close relatives of SARS-CoV-2.
COVID-19, Science, Wuhan, China, Virology
44 points by rntn 76 days ago | 77 comments
U.S. House Subcommittee releases comprehensive Covid-19 pandemic review [pdf] (house.gov)
COVID-19, Public Health, Government, Reports, US Politics
8 points by Kerbiter 78 days ago | 6 comments
Committee on Oversight: After Action Review of the Covid-19 Pandemic (house.gov)
Government, COVID-19, Public Health, Policy
8 points by typeofhuman 81 days ago | 0 comments
House Covid Committee Final Covid-19 Most Likely Emerged from Wuhan Lab [pdf] (house.gov)
COVID-19, Wuhan Lab, Government Report, Science
11 points by ibaikov 81 days ago | 4 comments
Covid House Subcommittee Final Report (house.gov)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concluded its two-year investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic and released a final report titled “After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward.”
COVID-19, Government, Public Health, Pandemic
11 points by RyanShook 81 days ago | 1 comments
Zoo experiment finds 1 in 5 animals test positive for Covid (sciencealert.com)
A new paper provides a stark reminder that the virus responsible for COVID-19 is still spreading, with 9 animals out of 47 testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a zoo in Brazil.
Animals, COVID-19, Science, Brazil
7 points by geox 82 days ago | 2 comments
Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency (bbc.com)
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a leading Covid lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to be the next director of a key US public health agency.
Politics, Public Health, COVID-19, US Politics
9 points by nsoonhui 86 days ago | 1 comments
Where did Covid-19 originate? Lab's genetic analysis points to animal market (cbc.ca)
A team of scientists, including one in Saskatoon, say they have strong evidence that the COVID-19 virus jumped from infected animals to humans, rather than originating from a laboratory leak. 
COVID-19, Origin, Science, Research
15 points by ivewonyoung 92 days ago | 7 comments