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Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) is “deeply concerned” about possible links between PFAS and COVID-19.
A public health expert urged people not to jump to conclusions about any links between COVID-19 and PFAS “forever chemicals” even though federal authorities are looking into whether newly available vaccines for the deadly virus are made less effective by the toxic chemicals in the bloodstream.
Dr. Robert Laumbach, a professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, said there’s no proven link between the virus and the chemicals despite studies that show the efficacy of some other vaccines is reduced by the presence of blood-borne PFAS. Scientists say almost everyone has the chemicals in their blood because of the widespread and persistent presence of the chemicals in water and soil.
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safe and effective in major tests. Yet it s not just the vaccine that should be celebrated. Beginning in March when the outbreak ramped up in the U.S., infectious disease experts had a strong grip on how the pathogen would spread and
This public health expertise should be acknowledged, not least because these experts (not Twitter hacks or presumptuous armchair scientists) will continue to have a critical role in the coming months and beyond. For example, those who know viruses best have urged the public to continue vigilant masking and social distancing, because the virus is still rampant in many of our communities. This guidance is particularly important today, when widespread scientific disinformation can often go, well, viral.
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Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli speaks at Governor Phil Murphy s daily coronavirus press briefing in June.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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But what data are state health officials basing this on?
The only data set the state has released about the sources of infections has been focused on outbreaks defined as two or more cases that can be linked to a common exposure. It shows that sports were the top source of known outbreaks going back to March. In October, the most recent month for which data is publicly available, 33% of the 51 traced outbreaks were connected to sports. But gatherings and parties only account for 6% that’s three outbreaks.