Urban versus rural: analysis by Nate Silver: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-senates-rural-skew-makes-it-very-hard-for-democrats-to-win-the-supreme-court/ . While this tells you a lot about the Senate, it’s included here because of its urban versus rural definition. It’s a novel definition and neatly splits the country into quarters based on population density. (Nate Silver spoke at the 2011 CCA annual meeting in Las Vegas.)
Women three times as likely as men to report mental health issues from pandemic: https://www.thelily.com/women-worldwide-are-nearly-3-times-more-likely-than-men-to-report-mental-health-impact-from-covid-19/ .
Online COVID-19 support groups help patients fight isolation: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/26/us/coronavirus-survivor-support-groups-wellness-trnd/index.html .
WSJ: COVID-19 plasma super-donors sought: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wanted-in-covid-19-fight-super-donors-of-convalescent-plasma-11601211600 .
Study: Most with COVID-19 develop symptoms: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/most-people-covid19-develop-symptoms-study-212247301.html . The study is being questioned. Not all asymptomatic cases are identified, perhaps due to inadequate testing. Antibody studies are a possible answer to this objection.
More on study indicating about 9% of US adult population has COVID-19 antibodies: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/09/25/herd-immunity-study-us-infection-rate-too-low-prevent-covid-spread-lancet/3518749001/ . Here is the study, published in The Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32009-2/fulltext .
More evidence that the G614 mutation of COVID-19 is the dominant form: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/23/houston-coronavirus-mutations .
80% of US physicians have done a virtual patient consultation in the last 3 months (July 2020): https://decisionresourcesgroup.com/news/taking-the-pulse-2020-physician-survey/ .
Sam’s Club rolls out telemedicine subscription service: https://corporate.samsclub.com/newsroom/2020/09/22/sams-club-teams-up-with-98point6-to-offer-exclusive-subscription-plan-options-with-the-98point6-mobile-app .
WSJ: COVID-19 complicates workplace equality issues: https://www.wsj.com/articles/times-up-ceo-tina-tchen-fights-for-workplace-equality-covid-19-makes-that-job-harder-11601215611 .
WSJ: COVID pod teachers find higher pay: https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-find-higher-pay-and-growing-options-in-covid-pods-11601204400 . This presumably compares cash compensation and ignores benefits. That might work for a teacher who can obtain health coverage through their spouse, or who chooses to self-insure for health care. Teachers do receive lower pay in comparison to others with similar education: https://www.epi.org/press/teachers-are-paid-almost-20-less-than-similar-workers-when-including-benefits-teachers-still-face-a-10-2-total-compensation-penalty/ .
Children must wait for COVID-19 vaccine: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/09/24/covid-vaccine-kids-arent-part-trials-so-wont-vaccinated-soon/5866448002/ .
One-third of parents won’t get flu shots for their children this year: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/28/health/no-flu-shots-children-covid-19-wellness/index.html . Apparently there are plenty of folks who choose not to follow basic public health advice.
WSJ: The original anti-vaxxer: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-doctor-who-fooled-the-world-review-vax-populi-11601238052 . The risk this idiot has created for the world becomes clearer with each passing year.
COVID-19 data failing to detail gender differences: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/25/not-accounting-for-sex-differences-in-covid-research-can-be-deadly .
5 best habits to extend your life by 10 years: https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/a-30-year-harvard-study-just-revealed-the-easiest-way-to-extend-your-life-by-a-decade .
WSJ: Global round-up: US states loosen dining restrictions as cases rise: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-09-27-2020-11601187482 . How many times can DeSantis make the same deadly mistake?
UK’s COVID-19 management mistakes reminiscent of US: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/27/britain-failure-covid-surge-disaster-test-trace-virus .
More on US businesses folding while new businesses form at rapid pace: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/27/covid-small-business-startups-coronavirus .
WSJ: Interest in captive insurers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/captive-insurance-seen-as-covid-era-remedy-to-rising-premiums-11601208001 . Corporations typically have deeper pockets than individuals, so self-insurance can make more sense here. Risk assumption is a common reaction to financial stress.
WSJ: Supermarkets stockpile inventory: https://www.wsj.com/articles/grocers-stockpile-build-pandemic-pallets-ahead-of-winter-11601199000 .
WSJ: Brazil: COVID-19 imperils Amazon tribe: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-spreads-deep-into-the-amazon-imperiling-an-ancient-tribe-11601222400 .
WSJ: Europe: Ship matters: https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-invites-a-trade-battle-in-its-fight-against-shipping-pollution-11601204401 . The environment versus carbon emissions.
WSJ: China’s exporters turn to domestic market: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-export-machine-looks-inward-as-global-risks-rise-11601215200 .
WSJ: US limits chip exports to China: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sets-export-controls-on-chinas-top-chip-maker-11601118353 . As the world’s leading chip manufacturer is now TSMC in Taiwan, this US move may backfire: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-5nm-4nm-3nm-process-node-introduces-3dfabric-technology . Meanwhile, Intel has delayed by one year its production of 7nm chips: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-announces-delay-to-7nm-processors-now-one-year-behind-expectations .
WSJ: TikTok awaits download ban ruling: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-makes-its-case-for-last-minute-reprieve-from-u-s-download-ban-11601225594 . Update: Judge blocks download ban: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-makes-its-case-for-last-minute-reprieve-from-u-s-download-ban-11601225594 .
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ . This is the first time since 2003 that Rolling Stone redid this annual list from scratch. A written discussion accompanies each album. If you want to cut to the chase, click on the “50-1” button on the upper right and scroll down that page.