Early last month, Texas governor Greg Abbott announced he would end the state’s mask mandate and allow most businesses to function at 100 percent capacity.
The response from the corporate media and the Left was predictable. California governor Gavin Newsom declared the move “absolutely reckless.” Beto O’Rourke called the GOP a “cult of death.” Joe Biden called the move “Neanderthal thinking.” Keith Olbermann insisted, “Texas has decided to join the side of the virus” and suggested Texans shouldn’t be allowed to take the covid vaccine.
Other states have followed in Texas’s wake, and Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia are now all states where covid restrictions range from weak to nonexistent.
Need to curb silent transmission to rein in COVID
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Asymptomatic people responsible for more than half of all cases, finds U.S. body
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Asymptomatic people responsible for more than half of all cases, finds U.S. body
People with no symptoms transmit more than half of all cases of the novel coronavirus (because they are mobile), according to a recent model developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This essentially means that having a grip on silent transmission from persons without symptoms is very important for controlling the pandemic.
The question of asymptomatic transmission post-vaccination is now being explored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Last month, Anthony Fauci, U.S. President’s chief medical advisor and director of NIAID, announced a new trial, PreventCOVIDU, which will study if vaccines prevent disease transmission post-vaccination.
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The US and UK are relaxing restrictions as their vaccinations continue to ramp up.
But scientists worry the countries are developing a false sense of security.
More contagious variants and vaccine skepticism could still pose a barrier to herd immunity.
Countries that have vaccinated more than a third of their populations are now taking huge leaps toward normal life.
The UK plans to remove all social distancing restrictions by June 21 now that nearly half its population has received shots. On April 30, the nation will experiment with its first nightclub opening in more than a year: A Liverpool warehouse is set to host 3,000 club-goers who test negative for the virus.
TROY, N.Y. â Four transformative leaders will be honored as part of the upcoming 2021 commencement proceedings at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sir Paul Nurse, John L. Anderson, and the Honorable Ash Carter.
âEach of our commencement honorands has led by example, taking on prominent roles in addressing grand challenges,â RPI President Shirley Ann Jackson said.
âThey embody the spirit of world-changing leadership and innovation that Rensselaer fosters in its students, especially in the resilient and inspiring Class of 2021, Jackson explained.
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Fauci currently serves as chief medical adviser to the President of the United States, as well as the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, a position he has held since 1984.