Public Health Experts Call On CDC To Change Its Mask Guidance
The agency argues that vaccinated people are safe without masks. But the guidance leaves room for plenty of unvaccinated people to mingle dangerously, and many argue that this is fueling…
CDC urges vaccinated people in high-transmission areas to resume wearing masks indoors as delta variant spreads
The recommendation will change guidance by the agency in May saying that vaccinated individuals did not have to wear masks indoors or out because of protection afforded by vaccines.
The Delta Variant Is On The Move: The Pandemic Isn’t Over, It’s Shifting
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith says people shouldn’t gamble with Covid-19 or their lives, reminding communities that vaccination remains the best protection as the pandemic continues.
How the Delta Variant Affects Whether You Should Wear a Mask or Not
As the latest version of the new coronavirus gains ground around the world, the WHO is advising that everyone go back to wearing masks
Cuba’s Vaccine Triumph: Interview – Kawsachun News
Kawsachun News spoke exclusively to the Ambassador of Cuba in Bolivia, Danilo Sánchez Vázquez, about the COVID-19 vaccines his country
A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?
Scientists were alarmed by blood clots possibly linked to the J&J vaccine. Some women wondered if there shouldn’t be more concern about oral contraceptives.
The downside of ditching masks: the return of colds, flu – The Boston Globe
Since the state’s mask mandate was lifted, face coverings have started to come off — and stay off. But according to infectious diseases doctors, the return of facial freedom might…
Are your neighbors vaccinated? Michigan map shows rates by census tracts | Bridge Michigan
A look at 2,700 neighborhoods reveals wide discrepancies by race, income level, education — but perhaps not political affiliation. The map comes as vaccination rates slow in Michigan. {read}
CDC director warns delta variant could soon become dominant coronavirus strain in US
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, said the delta variant “is far more contagious than any variant we have seen throughout this…
I’m Not Scared to Reenter Society. I’m Just Not Sure I Want To.
Quarantine has given us all time and solitude to think—a risk for any individual, and a threat to any status quo. People have gotten to have the experience—some of them…