According to local health officials, the week ending on Dec. 12 was the single worst week of the pandemic so far in Alameda County, with more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported and over 1,000 cases reported on each of the last two days. Additionally, the number of residents hospitalized with COVID-19 and in ICUs are five times higher than one month ago and increasing daily. By every measure, the state of the pandemic in Alameda County is the worst it has ever been, said Dr. Nicholas Moss, Alameda County health officer. Over the last 10 months, we have learned a lot about how we can protect ourselves and each other from this deadly virus. Now is the time to use every tool we have to ensure the work we ve done and the months away from our loved ones will have been worth it.
Stanford Algorithm Fails to Deliver Appropriate Healthcare
Stanford used an algorithm to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine and it prioritized senior faculty over front-line workers.
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Stanford University used an algorithm to decide who would get the first 5000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine and it did not go well, prioritizing senior faculty instead of front-line, low-paid healthcare workers.
Artificial intelligence and machine-learning algorithms are increasingly being used across the healthcare system, including in psychiatry. Indeed, apps that conduct extensive surveillance of users’ texts and GPS tracking are being given to people with mental health diagnoses, despite no published evidence that the algorithms they generate provide any accurate information or any improved outcomes.
Updated Dec. 22, 2020 2:02 pm ET
Hospitals pushing ahead with Covid-19 vaccinations are facing calls for more transparency into how they decide who gets the earliest shots, as manufacturers race to distribute limited early supply of vaccine.
The sector is among the first to confront tensions, as they launch immunization campaigns across their workforce. In many cases, plans were hastily completed in the days before federal regulators approved the first Covid-19 vaccine.
Overall, initial rollout of the vaccine has been rocky in some spots, with hospital systems in New York and California changing course after beginning to immunize workers. Mount Sinai Health System in New York said it halted vaccinations at some clinics mistakenly included in its first wave. Three employees at the clinics received vaccines. Stanford Health Care reworked its priority list after protests Friday by doctors in specialty training who said they had been unfairly overlooked.
Bay Area gears up to quicken pace of coronavirus vaccinations as Moderna shipments arrive
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Seton Medical Center nurse Veronica Avena gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to housekeeping staff member Mark Gilbert on Monday at the Daly City hospital.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Seton Medical Center pharmacist Andrew U readies a vile of the Pfizer vaccine.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. John Lai, left, and Dr. David Vaughan converse in a room with other staff members as they wait to receive a coronavirus vaccine at Seton Medical Center on Monday, December 21, 2020, in Daly City, Calif.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
COVID vaccines are here, but big questions remain about immunity, mandates [The Orange County Register]
Dec. 20 Whoops of celebration, crackling applause and tears of joy erupted as the first health care workers were jabbed with the coronavirus vaccine last week, kicking off the largest mass vaccination campaign in history.
After their second dose, will they have to roll up their sleeves again in six months or a year? Will you?
In this unprecedented, worldwide, real-time experiment, the answers to many questions remain shrouded in mystery. But scientists have been scrutinizing the novel coronavirus for nearly a year, and their understanding of its wily ways grows every day.