COVID-19 long-haulers; migration drops; origins of the opioid crisis

WSJ: COVID-19 long-haulers enter online support groups: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-patients-with-long-term-symptoms-turn-to-online-support-groups-11603145043 .

WSJ: Doctor COVID-19 long-haulers enter online support groups: https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-doctors-have-long-term-covid-now-theyre-pushing-for-better-care-11603144474 .

Coronavirus and conjunctivitis: https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/pink-eye-covid-symptom.html . It appears the connection here is tenuous. There is not a large sample size, nor is there a controlled study.

WSJ: Preliminary Moderna vaccine results anticipated in November: https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderna-ceo-expects-covid-19-vaccine-interim-results-in-november-11603164001 .

Abbott’s rapid test does well in San Francisco study: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/10/418761/rapid-covid-19-test-shows-promise-community-test-setting .

WSJ: Financial considerations led California hospitals to turn down COVID-19 transfers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-california-hospitals-refused-covid-19-transfers-for-financial-reasons-state-emails-show-11603108814 .

Trump tries yelling at the coronavirus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fauci-campaign-biden/2020/10/19/30b2fe58-1226-11eb-82af-864652063d61_story.html . WSJ: More on Trump outburst, adjustments to last debate: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-criticizes-dr-fauci-during-call-with-campaign-staffers-11603128384 . Clearly concerned people on the call leaked this information. That’s typically not a sign of campaign health.

WSJ: Europeans enforce COVID-19 restrictions: https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-covid-19-roars-back-in-europe-governments-get-tougher-on-rule-breakers-11603111859 .

CDC: Public transportation use requires masks: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/10/20/cdc-face-masks-should-be-required-on-public-transportation-with-covid-19-coronavirus/#7a7246e1973c .

Origins of the opioid crisis: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpdj3/welcome-to-tasmania-australia-that-spawned-americas-opioid-crisis-epidemic .

WSJ: Global round-up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-updates-10-19-2020-11603095862 .

US round-up: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/19/924972322/coronavirus-cases-rise-to-highest-level-since-late-july . More on Wisconsin, US: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/wisconsin-judge-reimposes-covid-restrictions-as-us-nursing-homes-sound-alarm-idUSKBN2742LG .

WSJ: NYC business group promotes public health initiative: https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-group-urges-changes-to-new-york-citys-health-system-11603105205 .

WSJ: Queens hot spots improve: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-may-soon-lift-restrictions-on-some-covid-19-hot-spots-11603133738 .

New Jersey: We now violate our own guidelines: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/10/njs-coronavirus-quarantine-list-should-include-nj-when-the-update-comes-out-tuesday-now-what.html .

WSJ: New Jersey sees new COVID-19 spike: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jerseys-covid-19-cases-rise-with-more-indoor-gatherings-11603139606 .

Rural COVID-19 rates jump: https://dailyyonder.com/rural-infection-rate-exceeds-metropolitan-rate-by-60/2020/10/16/ .

More than 6 million miss their September rent or mortgage payment: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/17/covid-19-stimulus-6-million-miss-rent-mortgage-payments-september/3694327001/ .

WSJ: More colleges requiring flu shots: https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-colleges-require-flu-shots-of-students-and-employees-11603116161 .

WSJ: Schools reopen even as COVID-19 surges: https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-schools-are-reopening-as-covid-19-cases-rise-nationwide-11603114570 . This landscape portends rougher times in advance of the holidays.

WSJ: Schools become hacking targets: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-smell-blood-as-schools-grapple-with-virtual-instruction-11603099802 .

WSJ: Monetizing the Zoom Boom: https://www.wsj.com/articles/zoom-eyes-ways-to-earn-from-its-pandemic-fueled-mass-appeal-11603137505 .

WSJ: US rescue assisted UAE recognition of Israel: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-secret-u-s-rescue-in-yemen-played-a-role-in-mideast-peace-deal-11603099801 .

Fiscal policy: print money: https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/the-next-big-shift-in-economics-takes-shape-under-covid-shadow . The obvious consequence of printing money is that its supply increases, decreasing its value. The Keynesian view (print money in times of hardship and repay in times of plenty) makes more sense. We are clearly in a time of hardship now. The key issue is to target the aid effectively. We are failing that test.

WSJ: Fed continues stimulus advocacy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-fed-official-says-policy-response-could-speed-faster-recovery-11603122262 .

WSJ: Latest on stimulus negotiations: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-mnuchin-narrow-differences-on-stimulus-package-her-spokesman-says-11603140134 .

WSJ: US shipping capacity booked up for holidays: https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-holiday-crunch-starts-early-with-more-packages-than-means-to-deliver-them-11603013401 .

WSJ: European bank dividends: https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-banks-await-green-light-for-cash-dividend-payments-11603099802 .

WSJ: The airline tariff battle should end: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aircraft-trade-war-makes-even-less-sense-in-2020-11603097378 . This is common sense, and long overdue.

WSJ: US-China trade battle continues: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-adds-new-export-restrictions-in-latest-trade-dispute-move-11603110032 .

WSJ: China’s economy recovers from COVID-19: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-economy-is-almost-over-covid-19-11603107776 . But this may not save the global economy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-acceleration-may-not-rescue-world-from-coronavirus-slowdown-11603112080 .

Migration drops sharply during pandemic: https://www.ft.com/content/1cae3b39-f8f6-4efc-99a0-2efe1c9aad8c . This is bad news for many economies, particularly those that rely on migrants to send money home. More: http://www.oecd.org/migration/covid-19-crisis-puts-migration-and-progress-on-integration-at-risk.htm .

WSJ: Universal’s new movie distribution strategy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/universal-tosses-cinemas-a-lifeline-while-testing-new-distribution-model-11603143782 .

WSJ: ConocoPhillips acquires Concho: https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-concho-conocophillips-is-playing-offense-11603130107 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/conocophillips-to-buy-concho-resources-in-9-7-billion-stock-deal-11603107949 .

WSJ: Partisan news: https://www.wsj.com/articles/partisan-sites-posing-as-local-news-expand-ahead-of-election-11603077119 . Some inventions are not progress.

WSJ: More on the early voting surge: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mail-balloting-is-fueling-historic-early-voting-in-the-2020-election-11602591220 . We near 30 million early votes.