Jessica Pickett
Economics of health + development. Bridging evidence to policy across disciplines & regions. Incorrigible bookworm.
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Trump’s Vaccine Rush vs. the FDA: Inside Stephen Hahn’s “Existential Crisis”
Since almost the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the president has openly lobbied for a vaccine to claim as a political victory. Increasingly, eyewitnesses say, doctors, researchers, and the embattled head of the Food and Drug Administration have...
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IAVI, Merck, and Serum Institute of India Join Forces to Develop Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 and Ensure Prompt and Equitable Global Access
Partners aim to provide potent neutralizing...
The sources and correlates of exposure to vaccine-related (mis)information online
To assess the quantity and type of vaccine-related information Americans consume online and its relationship to social media use and attitudes toward …
Silicon Valley megadonors are unleashing a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump
Facebook billionaire Dustin Moskovitz has put over $20 million into a little-known Democratic super PAC that is spending big.
Latin America’s embrace of unproven COVID treatment hinders drug trials
Unchecked ivermectin use in region is making it difficult to test anti-parasite drug’s effectiveness against the coronavirus.
Expert partnership to explore and establish Human Challenge studies of COVID-19 in the UK
£33.6 million government investment will back the studies in partnership with Imperial College London, hVIVO and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Jessica Pickett
UK announces details of human challenge trials to assess the minimal infectious dose of SARS-CoV-2.
Nothing about liability, insurance against any resulting disability, or participants perceptions of associated risks, though.
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The Town That Went Feral
When a group of libertarians set about scrapping their local government, chaos descended. And then the bears moved in.
In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed
Several counties that expected absentee ballots last week are now scrambling to print them themselves or find a last-minute contingency plan, underscoring the stress that mail voting has put on the nation’s election process amid the pandemic.
Midwest Direct CEO addresses concerns over mail-in ballots
Democrats on Wednesday called on the Ohio Secretary of State's Office to intervene in what they called unreasonable delays in delivering ballots.
Making the $12 Billion Go Further: Four Things the World Bank Can Do in Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
To maximise the impact of this badly needed investment to combat COVID and, most importantly, to avoid any perverse and potentially catastrophic implications of World Bank financing undermining current global efforts led by Gavi and CEPI, we propose...
Early approval of a COVID-19 vaccine could stymie the hunt for better ones
Ethical dilemmas will abound for efficacy trials that continue after one vaccine proves itself
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus
In this Viewpoint, 2 Harvard economists estimate the cumulative financial costs of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US to date from lost domestic output and health reduction at more than $16 trillion, as a way to put the lesser costs of public health...
Do cross-reactive antibodies cause neuropathology in COVID-19?
Neurological symptoms are increasingly being observed in patients with COVID-19; this Comment article considers whether cross-reactive antibodies might contribute to the pathology associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
First, a Vaccine Approval. Then ‘Chaos and Confusion.’
Come spring, Americans may have their choice of several so-so coronavirus vaccines — with no way of knowing which one is best.
Towards a More Inclusive Urbanism | The American Conservative
Urbanist discourse tends to presuppose a level of affluence and capacity that is not present in most cities and towns.