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This is a Manifund grant page for retroactive funding of COVID-19 research by Elizabeth Van Nostrand (Aceso Under Glass), covering literature reviews on treatments and public health guidance. It is not directly related to AI safety.

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Summary

This Manifund project page documents retroactive funding for Elizabeth Van Nostrand's COVID-19 research published between 2020 and 2022, including literature reviews on long COVID, CDC credibility, nitric oxide, and betadine treatments. The work aimed to help individuals make informed COVID-related decisions aligned with their own values. Funding covered her time and that of a statistician.

Key Points

  • Retroactive grant of $1,484 raised on Manifund for COVID-19 research and literature reviews by Elizabeth Van Nostrand.
  • Work included posts on long COVID, CDC credibility, practical advice threads, and treatment options like nitric oxide and betadine.
  • Research was primarily self-funded or client-funded, with public write-ups largely self-supported.
  • Praised by donors for strong epistemics and practical utility, particularly the Justified Practical Advice and CDC credibility posts.
  • Part of the EA Community Choice initiative, reflecting EA community interest in retroactive public goods funding.

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Covid Work By Elizabeth VN/Aceso Under Glass

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Elizabeth Van Nostrand

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Grant

$1,484raised

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Project summary

From 2020 to 2022 I published a lot of work on covid, including

Long Covid Is Not Necessarily Your Biggest Problem

Credibility of the CDC on SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus: Justified Practical Advice Thread

What can a covid test tell you?

And more recently 

Nitric oxide for covid and other viral infections

Betadine oral rinses for covid and other viral infections

What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?

Provide information to help people decisions about covid in accordance with their own values and utilities. 

Find options that improve trade-offs, such as better treatments.

I achieved this primarily through academic literature reviews, although not exclusively.

How will this funding be used?

Paying for my own time and expenses and that of my statistician (full disclosure: my dad)

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

NA, asking for retroactive funding. 

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

NA, asking for retroactive funding. 

What other funding are you or your project getting?

Several of these posts were based on research paid for by clients. However except for the very early work for LW payment never included writing up for public consumption, and Niacin as a treatment for covid? was >90% self-funded.

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Elizabeth Van Nostrand

about 1 year ago

Final report

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Description of subprojects and results, including major changes from the original proposal

Because this was retroactive funding, results are already posted in the application.

Spending breakdown

100%: Elizabeth Salary

donated $100

Sasha Cooper

over 1 year ago

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