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Good Vaccine News Good morning. The vaccine news continues to be better than many people realize. Image A nurse prepared a dose of the Moderna vaccine in the Bronx on Saturday.Credit...James Estrin/The New York Times The news about the vaccines continues to be excellent — and the public discussion of it continues to be more negative than the facts warrant. Here’s the key fact: All five deaths. They have also drastically reduced hospitalizations. “They’re all good trial results,” Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University, told me. “It’s great news.” Many...

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Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Experts have been looking forward to seeing results from Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine trials for months. The vaccine is a logistical dream compared to the other two authorized in the US. It’s much easier to store, and it requires only one shot instead of the two required by its competitors. The only outstanding question was how well it actually worked. On Friday, they got their answer — it works pretty well. A newsletter highlighting the COVID-19 research, developments, and stories that matter. Subscribe here! In a 43,783 person trial that...

email article Recently, I was part of a pro-con debate as to how we in medical circles should advise people regarding restrictions after they get vaccinated, and received some backlash that devolved into personal attacks. I believe how professionals handle disagreement in the time of a global crisis illustrates broader challenges we face with tribalism, virtue signaling and politics. Medicine is rapidly becoming a tribal field, and I learned this the hard way. For taking a side in a debate, I was accused of being indifferent to death or ill-motivated. Both are untrue. The attacks includ...

Goldberg: The pandemic's inhuman demands Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times © Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard Fitness coordinator Janet Hollander, center, leads a session of "Balcony Boogie" from outside Willamette Oaks in Eugene for residents sheltering in their apartments during the COVID-19 shutdown. The staff of the senior housing center modified some of the regular routines for residents, staging activities like morning stretches and aerobic opportunities while still observing social distancing protocols to keep the residents active and safe. Journalist Anne Helen ...