Public Attitudes

ANALYSIS: Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible

Fri, 2021-03-19 20:40 — mike kraft

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2

As COVID-19 vaccination rates pick up around the world, people have reasonably begun to ask: how much longer will this pandemic last? It’s an issue surrounded with uncertainties. But the once-popular idea that enough people will eventually gain immunity to SARS-CoV-2 to block most transmission — a ‘herd-immunity threshold’ — is starting to look unlikely.

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Surging COVID-19 cases in Europe, Brazil are a warning for US

Fri, 2021-03-19 18:30 — mike kraft

Surging COVID-19 cases in Europe, Brazil signal warning for US Substantial surges in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Europe and Brazil offer a worrying preview of what the United States faces in the coming weeks and months as the plummeting number of cases here begins to level off. Reid Wilson TheHill

Substantial surges in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Europe and Brazil offer a worrying preview of what the United States faces in the coming weeks and months as the plummeting number of cases here begins to level off.

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ANALYIS: Misinterpretations of Covid come from boths ides of the political aisle

Fri, 2021-03-19 12:58 — mike kraft

Americans on the right half of the political spectrum have tended to underplay the risk of Covid-19. They have been less willing to wear masks or avoid indoor gatherings and have been more hesitant to get vaccinated.

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Europe's pause of AstraZeneca prompts doubts in Africa

Fri, 2021-03-19 10:24 — mike kraft

Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far beyond their shores, potentially... AP NEWS

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More than 40 % of US health care workers have not been vaccinated and many still resist --new poll

Fri, 2021-03-19 09:55 — mike kraft

More than 4 in 10 health-care workers have not been vaccinated, Post-KFF poll finds The lingering obstacles to vaccinating health-care workers foreshadows the challenge the United States will face as it attempts to get the vast majority of the population vaccinated. Washington Post

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U.S. States Expand Covid Vaccine Eligibility in a ‘Race Against Time’

Fri, 2021-03-19 09:44 — mike kraft

CHICAGO — Officials in at least 17 states have committed in recent days to opening coronavirus vaccine appointments to all adults in March or April, part of a fast-moving expansion as states race to meet President Biden’s goal of universal eligibility by May 1.

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Vaccine scarcity is giving way to hesitancy as issues of trust and access emerge, especially in more rural areas

Thu, 2021-03-18 12:03 — mike kraft

Alaska’s top doctor awoke last Tuesday not knowing her state would throw open access to coronavirus vaccines that afternoon, making everyone 16 and older eligible for immunization.

Two messages that morning made clear to the chief medical officer, Anne Zink, that it was time to act. The first was a warning from a nurse on a statewide call that appointments for a large weekend clinic were going unclaimed. The second was a question from the governor, Republican Mike Dunleavy, who had seen the latest immunization data and phoned Zink to ask, “Why are we slowing down?”

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Caution warnings of an upsurge as 15 states see an increase in Covid-19 cases

Thu, 2021-03-18 10:54 — mike kraft

Experts urge caution as 15 states see uptick in COVID-19 infections Delaware, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon and West Virginia -- have seen their case averages increase by at least 25% in the last week. Dr. Tara Smith, a professor of epidemiology at the Kent State University College of Public Health, told ABC News that her "biggest concern" is a virus resurgence: "I don't expect to see something as bad as we just recovered from, but if we're not careful, cases can rise again if we let our guard down too soon." YahooNews

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Simulations showing the importance of windows to the reopening of schools.

Wed, 2021-03-17 15:04 — mike kraft

Why Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools A simulation of airflow in a real New York City classroom shows how simple ventilation and filtration can reduce the probability of coronavirus exposure. nytimes

The C.D.C. is urging communities to reopen schools as quickly as possible, but parents and teachers have raised questions about the quality of ventilation available in public school classrooms to protect against the coronavirus.

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