PLUS: The Covid-19 headlines you need to know, a distraction, and something to read.
By Eve Sneider | 03.10.22 | Cases surge in Asia, Germany sets a record, and Moderna agrees to build a factory in Kenya. But first, here's this week's big story: |  | The House passed a sweeping spending bill last night that omitted billions in Covid-19 aid. Biden administration officials had said the funds were urgently needed to maintain supplies of essential treatments and support further vaccine development, but Republicans disagreed. Some public health experts have expressed dismay that the pandemic relief money was cut, given the likelihood that new variants will continue to emerge. After all, viruses keep evolving until they run out of hosts to infect, and there are billions of people around the world—and millions in the US—who haven't been vaccinated against Covid-19. Cases continue to decline in the US, and a number of top voices in public health recently put out a report mapping when and how the country can transition out of the pandemic. Their recommendations include vaccinating at least 85 percent of the US population by 2023, improving indoor air quality in public buildings, and allocating additional funding for Covid-19 response and to prepare for future pandemics. | | Though infections and deaths have declined dramatically in some parts of the world, Omicron is fueling a surge of cases in countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands. (New York TImes) Germany had a record number of Covid-19 cases today. The surge comes just as the government agreed to new coronavirus rules, which only maintain basic provisions, like wearing masks on public transit. (Deutsche Welle) Moderna has reached an agreement with Kenya to build a vaccine manufacturing facility in the country that will aim to produce 500 million doses a year, the company recently announced. (CNBC) The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Tuesday that it is increasing hospital and nursing home inspections to prepare for the possible advent of new variants. (Reuters) Researchers in the UK have found that Covid cases are on the rise among older people, despite an overall decrease in infections. Contributing factors likely include increased socializing, declining immunity, and the transmission of a new Omicron strain. (The Guardian) | | Are we living in a simulation? For decades, it's been considered a silly theory, a crackpot hypothesis, an outlandish conversation starter. But what if the idea actually holds water? | | In 2018, an Uber-owned automated vehicle struck and killed a woman in the street—the first pedestrian fatality caused by a self-driving car. The operator who was in the vehicle that night finally tells her story. | | If you're working from home, updating your gear can make a world of difference. Here are our favorites for outfitting your home office. | |
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