by Judith Curry

Latest roundup of interesting articles.  I’m running out of steam on this topic, here are some random articles I’ve flagged over the last few weeks.

New study in Spain addes evidence against herd immunity [link]

Very good article: Key ingredients of good science in times of complex crises? Pluralism, analytical rigor + an appreciation decisions must be made under uncertainty. [link]

A guide to R:  The pandemic’s misunderstood metric [link]

Hypothesis: Restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine Contribute to the COVID-19 Cases Surge [link]

How mask filter fleece is made [link]

7 year coronavirus trail from bat cave via Whan lab [link]

Experts are indicating that a new coronavirus mutation spreads faster but doesn’t make people sicker, and perhaps may, over time, be less severe. [link]

This is good:  How masks went from don’t wear to must have [link]

Two weeks after Russia’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine was administered to a group of volunteers, there have been no negative side-effects. Hopes are now high that mass immunization could be possible within a few months. [link]

Here is another new study (N=518) showing the Zelenko protocol (HCQ + AZ + Zinc) dramatically reduces hospitalization rates of Covid-19 patients. (p<0.001) https://preprints.org/manuscript/202007.0025/v1

HCQ for prophylaxis in India over 342,000 healthcare workers. Out of 66649 close contacts of covid+ve patients, apparently just 0.2% actually got the disease. [link]

Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts [link]

Sunlight inactivates the airborne virus that causes Covid  [link]

The tricky math of herd immunity for COVID-19 [link]

New data on the Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in 186 kids. [link]

Evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was already circulating in Northern Italy in December 2019, based on the analysis of wastewater. [link]

How the world missed COVID-19’s silent spread [link]

Rheumatologists’ view on the use of HCQ [link]

The risk of rushing the vaccine development [link]

COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: systematic review of the current evidence [link]

via Climate Etc.

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July 6, 2020 at 07:45PM