As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are lifting protections against SARS-CoV-2 even while infections remain high and are in some instances increasing. This situation is not sustainable. Lifting the protections without proper mitigations facilitates transmission with dire consequences: more deaths, long Covid and social, economic and political disruptions. Again … Continued
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Stephane Bilodeau, Kaitlin Sundling, Geraldine A. Hamilton, Yaneer Bar-Yam After 6-20 million deaths and many more disabled, building trust in effective action is needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic Nearly three years into the ongoing pandemic and despite the availability of numerous effective measures to reduce COVID harms — social distancing, mask wearing, mass vaccination … Continued
When you think about COVID-19 symptoms, you likely picture someone with respiratory symptoms and a fever. But COVID can affect many parts of your body—including blood vessels, the brain, and the heart—and can even lead to organ damage, heart attacks, and strokes. Here we focus on one of the most common symptoms: a COVID headache. … Continued
Will the Pandemic Ever End? By now, we all have become used to the familiar wave-like resurgence of COVID-19: cases go up until the population starts taking protective actions voluntarily, governments set up restrictions, and/or the most easily transmitting population starts to saturate. Collective action is relatively easy at the top of a wave; people … Continued
We are now over two years into the COVID–19 pandemic. As we map our way forward, antigen tests (also known as RATs, or Rapid Antigen Tests) have been one of our most powerful tools for slowing the spread of this virus and keeping our loved ones safe. Unfortunately, recent data has suggested that antigen tests … Continued
In a chaotic world where a nuclear power entered a war of choice, and multiple mass shootings have grabbed our attention, the ongoing pandemic is receding from the headlines. But try as we might, ignoring the virus in our global game of peek-a-boo isn’t working. In recent months, the Biden administration has crowed about falling … Continued
Interview with Yaneer Bar-Yam Cécile Philippe, Institut économique Molinari 4/12/22 Yaneer Bar-Yam is a physicist specializing in complex systems. He received his PhD from MIT and was an Associate Professor of engineering at Boston University until 1997 where he explained how current synthetic diamonds could be grown. In 1997 he founded the New England Complex … Continued
Since the advent of COVID-19, I have never been so unfree. Since March 2020, I have lost many of my freedoms, not so much because the French state has imposed major restrictions over the past few months, but because I don’t want to catch COVID for a variety of reasons, nor to pass it on … Continued
The commUNITY map serves as a global directory of COVID-conscious groups and teams. Its purpose is to connect our movement, help us find each other, enhance collaboration, and maximize our impact. We invite you to join and use the commUNITY map. Click on the “Add” button below to add your group. Login anytime in the … Continued