Tincture Takeaways

Tincture may be (mostly) on a hiatus, but the coronavirus pandemic calls for special attention. We highlight any COVID-19 perspectives that Tincture published last week, as well as other non-Tincture COVID-19 articles that founder Jordan Shlain and editor Kim Bellard thought you should see.

Jordan’s Takeaways

Was the NY Covid Experience as deadly as the Spanish Flu of 1918? Looks like yes. Comparison of Estimated Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics

ATTENTION TRAVELERS: MIDDLE SEAT Blocking works. Covid-19 Risk Among Airline Passengers: Should the Middle Seat Stay Empty?

71% of available food in the USA is classified as ‘ultra-processed. Ugh. COVID-19 and metabolic syndrome: could diet be the key?

In other words, the worse the pandemic gets, the weirder it will get. Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die

READ UP. Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report

Cognitive Vaccine, please. News Feature: Finding a vaccine for misinformation

Kim’s Takeaways

Some good news. FDA clears saliva test for Covid-19, opening door to wider testing

Have we learned nothing? Untested for Covid-19, Nursing-Home Inspectors Move Through Facilities

Have we learned nothing, Part 2. Masks, surgical gowns, testing supplies on FDA shortage list

It’s worse than we think. The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000

It may look good, but… Wearing a neck gaiter may be worse than no mask at all, researchers find

I’d like to believe it works and is safe, but I don’t. Russia’s New Sputnik Launch Raises Risks in Dash for Vaccine