Covid-19
Columbus Public Health lays off disease investigations teams after federal cuts - The Columbus Dispatch
5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come first - The Conversation
Top Trump FDA official Brenner hits pause on Novavax Covid-19 vaccine decision - Politico
COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year - CIDRAP
COVID-19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal - CIDRAP
Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study - The Lancet
A Clearer Picture of Covid’s Lasting Effects on the Body - The New York Times
Five years on: The countries that never locked down for Covid-19 - BBC
Opinion | We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives - The New York Times
Coronavirus
COVID-19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal - CIDRAP
Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study - The Lancet
Washington misuses COVID funds, then plays victim - MyNorthwest.com
Ex-NIH director and truck driver explore how to bridge divisions deepened by the pandemic - PBS
COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic - NPR
A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1 - The Conversation
5 years later: A look back at the COVID-19 pandemic and how healthcare has changed - Fierce Healthcare
President Zardari tests positive for coronavirus: physician - Dawn
Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold - SciTechDaily
A coronavirus assembly inhibitor that targets the viral membrane protein - Nature
Coronavirus Vaccine
Fauci allies, Covid vaccine officials get ax at NIH - Politico
Study estimates current Moderna vaccine 53% effective against COVID hospitalization - CIDRAP
Researchers Discover mRNA Vaccines Leave Lasting Mark on the Immune System - SciTechDaily
Novavax’s Covid vaccine delayed in FDA review - The Business Journals
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance - Yahoo
FDA misses deadline for decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, source says - Colorado Springs Gazette
Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold - SciTechDaily
No Rise in T2D Risk After Mild COVID-19 in Vaccinated Adults - Medscape
US drug regulator delays Novavax COVID vaccine approval - Medical Xpress
Better Beaten-Down Stock to Buy: Pfizer Vs. Moderna - AOL.com
Pandemic
Maryland education faces $418M ‘catastrophic’ loss in pandemic-era relief funds - WTOP
Ex-NIH director and truck driver explore how to bridge divisions deepened by the pandemic - PBS
COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic - NPR
Layoff announcements surge to the most since the pandemic as Musk's DOGE slices federal labor force - CNBC
Opinion | Long After the Pandemic, Medicaid’s Crisis Persists - WSJ
Will the COVID pandemic ever end? What Americans say in new poll - Miami Herald
Will Pandemic Agreement Be Thwarted By A Handful Of Words? - Health Policy Watch
NJ decides where its final allotment of pandemic aid is going - NJ Spotlight News
Michigan schools could have $42M in pandemic aid taken away by feds - Detroit Free Press
Outbreak
Norovirus outbreak hits more than 240 people on luxury cruise ship - CNN
More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship - The New York Times
Norovirus Outbreak Infects More than 200 Passengers and Crew on 29-Day Caribbean Cruise - People.com
As Texas measles outbreak grows, some Republican leaders remain silent on vaccination - Dallas News
Tornado outbreak kills 7, injures dozens in Mississippi Valley as states of emergency declared - FOX Weather
Severe weather: Much of U.S. on high alert as 'dangerous' system spins up tornadoes, flood risk - NBC News
Team coverage of severe weather outbreak - WKYT
Today in History: The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 - Chicago Tribune