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The CDC’s order prohibiting evictions in fall – winter 2020 likely prevented thousands of COVID-19 infections per million metropolitan residents, showed a study co-led by Michael Z. Levy, PhD. Dr. Levy discussed this evidence for lawyers defending the moratorium in courts across the country.
Susan Ellenberg, PhD, sorted out recent news about COVID-19 vaccines, and how the public can evaluate various facts.
It will be hard to say when the COVID-19 pandemic is “over” in the United States, says Michael Z. Levy, PhD. “These things don’t necessarily end cleanly,” he said in an interview.
“That first month was really hard,” commented Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD, about the COVID-19 lockdown. Her infant daughter’s day care was closed, and her five-year-old was at home, not at school.
A new study found that living in a majority-Black neighborhood in Philadelphia is linked to increased maternal health issues. Mary Regina Boland, MA, MPhil, PhD, commented.
Susan Ellenberg, PhD, said that by the time most participants were vaccinated, there was less COVID-19 going around — possibly making the vaccines seem a bit more effective than they were.
Susan Ellenberg, PhD, commented on the purpose of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) national early warning system: It collects reports that allow government scientists and others to rapidly detect unusual patterns that later can be analyzed.
Susan Ellenberg, PhD, discussed the risks of blood clots connected with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and weighed whether it was necessary to suspend use.
Jeffrey Morris, PhD, told NBC10 that while he believes people should stay vigilant with mask-wearing and other precautions, he thinks that vaccines and warmer weather will prevent a large surge in cases.
“When you have the whole world working on something at the same time … the evidence evolves fast,” Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM, commented about COVID-19 care. “Every time I take care of a COVID patient … I have to sit down and go, ‘OK, what are we doing now?’”
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