March 1, 2021
Mon. 03/01 - The Future: Fast Vaccines and Slow Social Media?
How the RNA-based platform used for some of the COVID-19 vaccines is already changing the game for other diseases. Plus, “I got vaccinated” stickers and selfie stations are starting to pop up. And an app that’s bringing back the disposable camera… without the disposable camera.
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Links:
- First vaccine to fully immunize against malaria builds on pandemic-driven RNA tech (Academic Times)
- The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it’s contagious (Washington Post)
- Vaccine centers embrace stickers and selfie stations (The Verge)
- Dispo, David Dobrik's Photo-Sharing App, Is Taking Off (NY Times)
- Pass/Fail class (Harmit S. Malik, Twitter)
- "Coming in late with a C minus" (Johan Miranda, Twitter)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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