Category: Infectious Disease
COVID-19 cases increase across Washington state
Vaccination rates not increasing fast enough to control the virus
Puget Sound health agencies call on all to wear masks when in indoor public spaces
COVID-19 rates are increasing across the region largely due to the spread of the more contagious delta variant.
New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe
They mean the system to report side effects is working
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot
When State Rep. Bill Kidd, from the Kansas City suburbs, revealed that he has been infected by the coronavirus, he wrote: “No, we didn’t get the vaccine . . . We’re Republicans”
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccines generate both antibody and T cell responses – and these responses are much stronger and more consistent than immunity after natural infection.
Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that shouldn’t alarm you
One way to imagine the risk is as a rain of differently sized ball bearings falling from the sky . . .
High heat, low tide likely triggering spike in shellfish-linked infections
The illness, Vibrosis, usually occurs 4 hours to 4 days after eating contaminated shellfish.
Washington reaches 70% vaccination initiation milestone
Across Washington about 4.3 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
Immunity after infection is unpredictable while vaccination leads to reliable protection
Why did it take so long for the West to adopt masks?
Masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, yet masking policies in the West have featured some spectacular policy wrong turns.
Is the new lambda COVID variant more dangerous?
Studies are ongoing, but for now, lambda remains a variant of interest rather than a variant of concern.
As Covid Vaccinations Slow, Parts of the US Remain Far Behind 70% Goal
The nation fell just short of the White House’s goal to give at least a first dose to 70% of adults by July 4.
Germ theory denialism is alive and well – and taking the nuance out of scientific debate
Last year, Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth said he had not washed his hands in ten years. “Germs are not a real thing,” he said.
What the Media Gets Wrong About Red-State Vaccine Hesitancy
Poor White people expressing hesitancy typically have strong religious beliefs, face disproportionate economic and access barriers to vaccination, and have legitimate reasons to mistrust the medical system.
Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime
The covid pandemic shut down his school, his mom lost her job, and they were evicted — landing Na’ryen in virtual learning and sleeping on a couch at his grandmother’s home