Global Atlanta
Moderators and panelists at the World Affairs Council and Global Atlanta s joint event on th COVID-19 Crisis in India.
CARE India has made a dent in combating the country’s current COVID-19 spike, opening oxygen-equipped makeshift hospitals to triage patients with less severe cases and reducing the load on main government facilities.
But even if positive trends hold, with case numbers in megacities like
Mumbai and
Delhi flattening off after case totals surpassed 400,000 nationwide, funding needs for the Atlanta-based nonprofit’s India arm could be even more significant in the coming weeks as its outreach ramps up in rural areas and as the pandemic spreads southward.
UNMC dean discussing COVID response during next week’s Science Café Post Views: 179
HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
TITLE: “Speed of Science vs. Speed of Antiscience: Pandemic Information Speed Trials”
TOPIC: Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will provide an overview of COVID-19 nationally and globally and compare the responses of countries that celebrate near-zero cases and deaths and those that don’t. He will highlight the speed of science as the bright side of this pandemic and discuss the role of misleading facts and conspiracy theories in hindering the necessary communication and public health efforts to control COVID-19 in the U.S.
THE ISSUE
Connecticut passed a law last month eliminating a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. As The Associated Press reported, it became the sixth state to end religious exemptions from required childhood vaccinations. Opponents of the new law claimed âthe legislation unfairly infringes on their religious liberties and parental rights,â the AP reported. But proponents say the religious exemption was championed by anti-vaccination forces and posed a threat to public health. Citing the National Conference of State Legislatures, the AP reported that the other states without religious exemptions for vaccines are California, New York, West Virginia, Mississippi and Maine. At issue are childhood vaccinations, including those for measles, mumps and rubella â not COVID-19 shots.
THE ISSUE
Connecticut passed a law last month eliminating a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. As The Associated Press reported, it became the sixth state to end religious exemptions from required childhood vaccinations. Opponents of the new law claimed âthe legislation unfairly infringes on their religious liberties and parental rights,â the AP reported. But proponents say the religious exemption was championed by anti-vaccination forces and posed a threat to public health. Citing the National Conference of State Legislatures, the AP reported that the other states without religious exemptions for vaccines are California, New York, West Virginia, Mississippi and Maine. At issue are childhood vaccinations, including those for measles, mumps and rubella â not COVID-19 shots.
The claim: Death rate among COVID-19 vaccinated people is significantly higher compared to unvaccinated population
New data this week has found fully vaccinated adults 65 or older are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than their same-aged peers – and 64% less likely if they have only received one dose of the mRNA vaccine.
These findings are the first large-scale, real-world results confirming Pfizer and Moderna s clinical trial data (and early reports from Israel), said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the study.
But vaccination, while highly effective, doesn t fully prevent coronavirus in some people. In the last few weeks, states across the U.S. have reported cases of COVID-19 infection among fully vaccinated people, also known as vaccine breakthrough infections.