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Why the mutated coronavirus variants are so worrisome
Jason Gale, Bloomberg
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Discarded syringes in a biohazard waste container at the Lux Med oncology hospital in Warszawa, Poland, on Feb. 25, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Lukasz Sokol.
Viruses mutate all the time, including the coronavirus that s caused the global covid-19 pandemic. Although most of the changes are innocuous, several mutants have sparked alarm, and three variants that emerged in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil have caused particular concern. Studies suggest they are more contagious, and some evidence points to one of them being more deadly, and another driving reinfections. Vaccine developers are working on new versions after early data from South Africa indicated AstraZeneca s inoculation was less effective against the variant circulating there.
Oakland teacher points finger at rich white parents in reopening debate
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Oakland teacher and Secretary of the Oakland Education Association Bethany Meyer tweeted the above message on Feb. 17, 2021. It was later deleted.Twitter screen capture
An Oakland special education teacher who also serves as the secretary of the Oakland Education Association added fire to the growing school reopening debate with a pointed Tweet criticizing parent concern that distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their children s mental health.
Bethany Meyer tweeted on Feb. 17, All the rich white parents suddenly concerned about mental health can take a seat. Most of them are causing their kids anxiety by pressuring them to complete asynchronous work and feeding into their sense of entitlement. Sorry/not sorry.
Pfizer to ship 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week to U.S. by mid-March, says executive Pfizer Inc expects to deliver more than 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine per week to the United States by the middle of March, more than doubling its shipments from early February, a top Pfizer executive said in prepared testimony ahead of a Tuesday congressional hearing.