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It Will Save Your Life and End This Damn Pandemic
The Covid-19 vaccines are extremely safe and effective, but many people are still hesitant to take one. Here’s how to persuade them.
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Viola, 75, receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Los Angeles on February 10.
Dr. Oni Blackstock finished seeing patients one day in late December, and then she became the patient for a few minutes: She rolled up her sleeve and got her first Covid-19 shot. But as she chatted with the nurses both at work that day and while filling out paperwork for the vaccine she encountered the same line from several of them: “I’d like to wait and see.” While some of the nurses were clamoring to receive their own vaccines, others were wary.
February 25, 2021
In September, a Chicago resident called their gym with alarming news: They’d recently come to an indoor workout class despite feeling sick and then later tested positive for the coronavirus.
The gym quickly shut its doors, but it was too late. Fifty-five of the 81 people who attended high-intensity classes at the facility between Aug. 24 and Sept. 1 would eventually test positive. A similar case tied to three gyms in Honolulu over the summer resulted in 22 total infections.
Citing both cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday urged gym users to wear masks during intense workouts – even when socially distant – and asked gyms to improve ventilation and push for outdoor activities when possible.