Alanna Shaikh+

Shutting Down

Dear Readers,

The Vibe Shift

Right now - what we’re seeing is a vibe shift.

I have COVID, what do I do?

COVID mostly doesn’t kill people any more, but long COVID is a miserable beast.

yeah, it's a new wave

and not the good pop music kind

I am never getting on a cruise ship again

AKA why industry regulation matters

Long COVID as a mass disabling event

Lately I am seeing references to long COVID as a mass disabling event. It’s been described in those terms since midway last year, but the usage is picking up in frequency. A recent report by Canada’s chief science advisor used the term, which has been picked up by

Paxlovid, TED, and recency bias

I'm at TED 2023 in Vancouver as I write this.

Living in a Pandemic World

If you’ve seen my TED talk, or you read this newsletter, you know that I’m quite certain that COVID isn’t our last pandemic.

ChatGPT explains Marburg Virus

I asked ChatGPT to write an explainer about Marburg Virus in the style of Alanna Shaikh.

I'm worried about bird flu

No one in global health expected the COVID-19 pandemic. We expected a massive pandemic. Everyone knew that was coming. But we didn’t expect a coronavirus. We expected influenza.

Avian Influenza

This is not a COVID essay, not directly.

On being surrounded by death

Lately I feel surrounded by death.

What I worry about now

I'm in Cairo right now, on a work trip.

New Year’s Resolutions - COVID style

I’m going to do better at keeping my mask on.

What does "Immunity Debt" mean anyway?

Immunity debt is a new phrase based on an old idea.

2023: The Year in Advance

five predictions

COVID is the opposite of hustle culture

always on the grind + COVID = (more) disaster

The great unmasking: school

My kids’ school went mask-optional two weeks ago.

COVID Resources, Late November 2022

if you test positive, get Paxlovid

Turkey is coming

So, Thanksgiving.

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