COVID-19 vaccine distribution has a fairness problem
Perfection is impossible. But there’s a way to do justice to both science and ethics: Focus vaccines on geographic hot spots and the elderly.
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Perfection is impossible. But there’s a way to do justice to both science and ethics: Focus vaccines on geographic hot spots and the elderly.
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Misinformation, fear and distrust: Why some Ohioans don’t want the coronavirus vaccine, and what’s being done to persuade them Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Dr. Lee Kirksey of the Cleveland Clinic is concerned about hesitancy in the Black community to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine refusal will make it more difficult for the country to reach herd immunity.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio — What happens if there is a COVID-19 vaccine, but not enough people want to take it? Survey data suggests that nearly four out of 10 Americans say they w...
Why more people are starting to wear two masks Martin Finucane Is it time to start wearing two masks? With the pandemic still raging in the United States and the arrival of a rapid-spreading coronavirus variant, some experts have recommended wearing two masks. The idea has been gaining traction. If you looked closely at President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week, you could see some prominent double-maskers. Biden himself has worn two masks. But you can also see people walking down the street who have adopted the practice. In a mid-December commentary in the journal Cell on...
Could 100 days of mask-wearing change the course of the pandemic in the US? TODAY 1/19/2021 © Provided by TODAY President-elect Joe Biden aims to provide some federal guidance when he takes office on Jan. 20. Earlier in December, he said that he would call for 100 days of wearing masks, meaning that he and other officials would ask Americans to wear masks for just over three months. Inside Joe Biden’s plan to tackle the coronavirus during his first 100 days in office Replay Video UP NEXT "It is important that we, in fact, the president and the vice president, we set the pattern by wear...