Public Attitudes

ANALYSIS: Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible

Sat, 2021-03-20 08:40 — 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

Sat, 2021-03-20 06:30 — 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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Europe's pause of AstraZeneca prompts doubts in Africa

Fri, 2021-03-19 22:24 — 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 21:55 — 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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Vaccine scarcity is giving way to hesitancy as issues of trust and access emerge, especially in more rural areas

Fri, 2021-03-19 00:03 — 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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Simulations showing the importance of windows to the reopening of schools.

Thu, 2021-03-18 03:04 — 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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Experts: Virus surge in Europe should raise caution flags for the US

Thu, 2021-03-18 00:46 — mike kraft

Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe, dread is setting in with another wave of... AP NEWS

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Experts warn that after weeks of declining coronavirus cases, hot spots are emerging as restrictions relax

Wed, 2021-03-17 22:15 — mike kraft

After weeks of declining cases, echoes of hot spots emerge in Upper Midwest, New York City area Michigan has seen a rise in hospitalizations and positive test results. Minnesota’s numbers are creeping up, as are Maryland’s and New Jersey’s. Many places, including New York City and surrounding counties, are no longer seeing steady declines in cases, despite intensive vaccination efforts. Joel Achenbach, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Fear of needles prevents some people from getting Covid-19 vaccinations. There are ways to overcome the fear

Wed, 2021-03-17 00:39 — mike kraft

Most people aren’t particularly fond of needles.

But to a significant number of people, the fear of needles goes beyond merely inducing anxiety into a more dangerous area, in which the fear prevents them from seeking out needed medical care.

And as the world’s hopes of returning to a post-pandemic normal rest largely on people’s willingness to take a Covid-19 vaccine, experts and health care professionals are assuring those people that there are ways to overcome this fear.

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