There is growing genetic evidence of increased male susceptibility to COVID-19: https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/newsroom/press-releases/ancestry%C2%AE-covid-19-study-points-gene-associated-male-susceptibility-covid-19 and http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/the-hidden-reason-why-men-are-more-likely-to-die-of-covid-19/ .
News for July 15, 2020:
More concerns about the quality and transparency of federal government health data: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-cdc-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Insider_Today&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20%20:%20Government%20data%20is%20getting%20worse.%20That%27s%20a%20catastrophe.&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Today . The politicization of data must stop, and transparency must be increased.
WSJ: US/global round-up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-updates-07-15-2020-11594798680 .
WSJ: Video: How the pandemic has unfolded in the US (6 minutes): https://www.wsj.com/video/how-coronavirus-spread-across-the-us/AE28508C-C7DF-406E-814F-69C8FAAD1A86.html .
WSJ: Rat-racing with a mask: https://www.wsj.com/articles/subway-riders-clash-over-safety-measures-amid-pandemic-11594762701 .
WSJ: Smart re-opening: https://www.wsj.com/articles/walking-the-coronavirus-containment-tightrope-how-countries-balance-saving-lives-and-the-economy-11594728000 .
WSJ: Are we listening? Israel’s virus surge blamed on re-opening schools too early: https://www.wsj.com/articles/israelis-fear-schools-reopened-too-soon-as-covid-19-cases-climb-11594760001 .
WSJ: Listening, part 2: Macron mandates masks: https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-to-require-masks-in-indoor-public-spaces-11594743647 .
WSJ: Socializing raises R0: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-coronavirus-infection-rate-is-rising-among-younger-people-11594767458 . No surprise here.
WSJ: The swamp: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-gear-broker-used-political-ties-to-sell-goods-to-states-data-show-11594807200 .
WSJ: The second wave: Banks reserve for defaults: https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-not-a-normal-recession-banks-ready-for-wave-of-coronavirus-defaults-11594746008 .
WSJ: Fed official warns of double dip: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-june-consumer-prices-rose-sharply-as-reopenings-prompted-more-buying-11594731052 . Still looks like a W-shaped recovery.
WSJ: Price inflation is back: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-june-consumer-prices-rose-sharply-as-reopenings-prompted-more-buying-11594731052 . Not a surprise, but how far will it go?
WSJ: Gender and aging: https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-and-men-age-differentlyin-more-ways-than-just-longevity-11594774800 . Men lose B cells, an important part of the immune system.
A summary of COVID-19’s potential targets in the body: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/health/coronavirus-entire-body-effects-columbia/index.html . More: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html .
Oklahoma governor tests positive: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/15/891432575/oklahoma-governor-tests-positive-for-covid-19 (link replaced 7/29/21).
Fauci as scapegoat: https://theprint.in/opinion/as-his-approval-ratings-wane-trump-has-found-a-new-scapegoat-in-dr-anthony-fauci/462927/ (link replaced 7/29/21). Peter Navarro is an economist who apparently lacks any scientific training: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Navarro . This appears to be part of a much larger pattern: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/white-house-officials-sent-document-pentagon-criticizing-vindman-after-impeachment-n1233613 (link replaced 7/29/21).
An interactive tool on taxes, spending, and income redistribution: EPI has apparently taken down this tool, called “Explorer” (update as of 2/11/21).
A Need2Know re-tweet double-header: (1) @simoncholland: Vacation is nice because you can hear the ocean while you look at your phone; (2) On the controversy over online classes and foreign students:
In-person classes: It doesn’t get any more boring than us
Online classes: Hold my beer…