Scientists scramble to see why, in rare cases, even the vaccinated can get COVID-19
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Based on Axios live Coronavirus Variant Tracker. Data: CDC/Axios Research/GISAID; Graphic: Will Chase/Axios; Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios
America is in a race to vaccinate people before the country is overwhelmed by variants that are spurring a fourth wave of COVID-19.
Why it matters: Spring is here, and when cases were dropping, hope was rising for a more normal summer. But experts warn this will only happen if people keep social distancing, wearing masks and getting vaccinated as soon as they can.
State of play: Growing evidence shows the three authorized vaccines currently offer protection against the variants, Larry Luchsinger, assistant member of the nonprofit New York Blood Center, tells Axios.
Designer Masks: Courtesy of Brand ; Buttigieg: Bruce Glikas/WireImage. Cross: Courtesy of Tiffany Cross/MSNBC
With the CDC recommending combining a cloth mask with a medical mask for maximum COVID-19 protection, designers from L.A. to Italy, including Tom Ford, Louis Vuitton and Trina Turk, are offering fashionable options.
Face coverings continue to top the list of must-have accessories for 2021, especially with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Feb. 10 recommendation to combine a cloth mask with a medical mask for maximum COVID-19 protection.
MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross, Kerry Washington, inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are among the names who have worn double masks recently. Washington tweeted on Feb. 3, “I’ve been rocking the two masks (and a face shield!) while directing @insecurehbo. And it’s the WAY TO GO! #twomasksisbetterthanone.”
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