Long-term heart risks from COVID: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-risks-heart-problems-remain-elevated-year-rcna15608 . Note that the long-term risks from COVID continue to pile up. The pandemic, and its endemic aftermath, will generate long-term health issues for the global population.
Menstrual disorders after mRNA vaccinations investigated by EU: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/11/eu-investigates-reports-of-menstrual-disorders-after-mrna-covid-shots.html . The EU indicates not casual link has been established. First impression does not produce a logical link either.
The correlation between hospitalization and lack of COVID vaccination: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-02-10/covid-hospitalizations-higher-among-unvaccinated .
WSJ: China’s Zero COVID policy remains a threat to supply chains: https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicrons-threat-to-global-economy-increasingly-runs-through-china-11644764401 . However, like many other aspects of the pandemic, the context of Zero COVID has changed over time. I continue to support the multi-faceted public health approach to COVID. As the article alludes to, the real problem in China is not the Zero COVID policy. It is that China has administered inferior vaccines to their 1.4 billion people.
Hong Kong remains isolated as COVID surges: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-02-13/hong-kong-leader-says-fifth-covid-wave-has-overwhelmed-citys-capacity . It is no surprise that China’s authoritarian regime has kept Hong Kong cut off from the outside world. The pandemic is an excellent excuse to cut off outside influences.
Kiwis frustrated by anti-vax protestors: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/14/selfish-stupid-covid-protesters-get-short-shrift-in-wellington . New Zealand, as an island nation, confronts a different pandemic situation than does the US’s land neighbor, Canada.