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M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, commented on evidence-based tips to help teens reduce distraction when driving.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has caused an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the United States, raising questions about the efficacy of vaccines. But scientists such as Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, PhD, DVM, MSPH, say they are safe, they work, and, for now, it is better not to mix them.
Jeffrey Morris, PhD, unpacks just how inaccurate data misled the public: A widely shared paper—later retracted—incorrectly claimed that the Covid-19 vaccines produced almost as many deaths as lived saved.
Pennsylvania isn’t tracking all Covid-19 cases in vaccinated residents, but other states’ data show a clear, relevant trend, says Jeffrey Morris, PhD: “The vaccines are really working, and the unvaccinated are vulnerable.”
To maintain public safety and trust in vaccines, we need an agile, internationally harmonized surveillance system, argue Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE, and colleagues.
A new Israeli study may carry implications for those who refuse vaccines. Jeffrey Morris, PhD, commented.
As Pennsylvania nears a Covid-19 vaccination benchmark, Jeffrey Morris, PhD, says county-level variations won’t be a big problem: While we may see some local brush fires, we won’t have a forest fire burning out of control.
Some people do misinterpret events reported in the public Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), says Susan Ellenberg, PhD. “But without public access, I think it's worse. Because then you just have people imagining what's there,” she commented.
Where vaccination rates are highest, we see fewer Covid-19 cases. But if virus activity increases in winter, areas with low vaccination rates will be at higher risk, commented Jing Huang, PhD.
Michael Z. Levy, PhD, commented on the potential public health consequences of a federal judge’s ruling (later staid, temporarily, by the US Justice Deptl) to end the CDC’s national eviction moratorium.
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