Pandemic highlights for the week
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Grassroots volunteer efforts are” emerging “throughout the U.S. to help older grownups browse the complicated web sites for making COVID- 19vaccine appointments, reports freelance science writerMarla Broadfootfor Scientific American( 3/3/21 ). Organized efforts are helping people in California, Kentucky and Maryland, a few of which are bilingual in Spanish and in English, the story states Some have a presence on social networks, for which the story supplies links.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Transmittable Diseases, says that the U.S. will continue to adhere to a” two-dose technique,” which large-scale human studies of the two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines find to be highly efficient in protecting people from severe cases of COVID -19, reports Dan Diamond at The Washington Post 3/1/21). A handful of fairly small research studies, a few of which have not been reviewed by outside specialists for flaws, suggest that a person dosage of these vaccines may be protective enough individuals who recover from COVID-19 The UK has adopted a one-dose strategy to reach more individuals rapidly with a minimized level of security. Fauci states he comprehends the UK choice, however it ” wouldn’t make sense in America,” he believes, according to Diamond’s story. And Fauci alerted that moving to a single-dose of either of the two-dose vaccines ” could leave individuals less safeguarded, allow variations to spread out and possibly boost skepticism among Americans currently reluctant to get the shots,” Diamond composes.
A 2/27/21 post by Your Regional Epidemiologist’s Katelyn Jetelina, at University of Texas Health Science Center, counters false information that apparently went viral on what does and does not alter for you after COVID-19 vaccination (2/27/21).
For more nuance on this post-vaccination topic, inspect out Rachel Gutman’s 2/25/21 piece at The Atlantic, which generally says you can loosen up a little, however play it safe and don’t rush back to dining establishments, bars and large events. The story specifies that epidemiologist Saskia Popescu of George Mason University encourages individuals to keep track of the number of brand-new everyday cases per 100,000 individuals in their location and the local positivity rate (rate at which individuals test positive for the infection), amongst other statistics.
Here’s an extremely available, updated guide to deal with masks, by Tara Parker-Pope at The New York City Times (2/24/21). It is set out as a slide show with quick captions.
I like this available, interesting video showing the idea of herd immunity and how it could play out in the COVID-19 pandemic, by Oregon Public Radio (2/24/21). Thanks to a reader for recommending this piece.
You may take pleasure in “ Okay, let me just share my screen … Ah, nope. That is not good,” by Austin Adams for McSweeney’s (3/4/21).
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