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Vaccine Requirements Spread in U.S., Sowing Concern on Overreach
Bloomberg 5 hrs ago
Covid-19 vaccination requirements are fast becoming facts of life in the U.S., spreading business by business even as politicians and privacy advocates rail against them.
Brown, Notre Dame and Rutgers are among universities warning students and staff they’ll need shots in order to return to campus this fall. Some sports teams are demanding proof of vaccination or a negative test from fans as arenas reopen. Want to see your favorite band play indoors in California? At bigger venues, the same rules apply. A Houston hospital chain recently ordered its 26,000 employees to get vaccinated.
More ethnically diverse bone marrow donors needed to save lives
10 Apr 2021
Too monochrome: The world’s pool of bone marrow donations are kept in cold storage vaults such as this one in Dresden, Germany. (Robert Michael/Picture Alliance)
A lack of ethnic diversity among donors, coupled with cultural myths, have led to a paucity of bone marrow donors, resulting in hundreds of avoidable deaths caused by leukaemia and other blood-related diseases.
According to Jane Ward, the deputy director of the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR), the lack of sufficient education to counter cultural beliefs, especially among black South Africans, contributes to donor resistance. A common myth is that regenerative stem cells are somehow body parts and cannot be parted with.
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San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam entertains Malika Kikkeri (center) and her mother Usha Kikkeri (left) before they receive the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic for Special Olympics athletes, coaches and family members at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The 49ers partnered with the County of Santa Clara Health System and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to provide vaccines to Special Olympics athletes and their families. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Spring has sprung, and there is a sense of relief in the air. After one year of lockdowns and social distancing, more than 171 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S. and about 19.4 percent of the population is fully vaccinated.