Shout Your Abortion: “The Good News – Mifepristone and Misoprostol—aka abortion pills—are safe, effective, and widely available online for about $100. In fact, you can now order pills to have on hand before you’re even pregnant. Abortion-by-mail can significantly reduce the harm done by anti-choice legislation, but only if people know that this option exists. Please be… Continue Reading
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U.S. to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March
White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter: “Today, President Biden will announce new actions to combat COVID-19 as the United States heads into the winter months and with the emergence of a new variant, Omicron. The United States has come… Continue Reading
What you need to know about the omicron variant
Poynter: How much of a threat is it? Why is it so different from the others? Will the vaccines work against it? And answers to other questions. “The new omicron variant is different in more than 30 ways from the virus we have seen in the past. So far, infections from the new variant have… Continue Reading
COVID-19 showed that science has work to do in its fight against misinformation
Fast Company – “With information traveling digitally at the speed of light, here’s how to make sure the experts keep pace….The first task facing the scientific community was how to communicate about the virus itself—what it was, what it wasn’t, how it could be transmitted, and the true risks involved. Comparisons to other viral pathogens… Continue Reading
The Gene-Synthesis Revolution
The New York Times – Researchers can now design and mass-produce genetic material — a technique that helped build the mRNA vaccines. What could it give us next?…In a way, that future has arrived. Gene synthesis is behind two of the biggest “products” of the past year: the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Almost… Continue Reading
Here’s The Deal On The New Pills For Treating COVID
BuzzFeedNews: “Even though there’s now a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for people 5 or older, treatments are still desperately needed for the millions of people who continue to get sick. One major goal has been to have an effective COVID treatment that’s as easy as taking a pill. Now, finally, new oral medications for… Continue Reading
Study – Address don’t sidestep health misinformation to debunk falsehoods
Neiman Labs: “A common way to tackle misinformation, especially health misinformation, is to ignore it. And this is a strategy often employed by authority figures — sidestep the misinformation, don’t give it airtime, and it might just go away. But the results of a new study suggest that this method of combating health misinformation is… Continue Reading
CDC – Everyone Ages 18 and Older Can Get a Booster Shot
You may choose which COVID-19 vaccine you receive as a booster shot. “Some people may prefer the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots. When to get a booster: At least 6 months after… Continue Reading
COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States
Only 59% of Americans are fully vaccinated according to the CDC. “Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries and Administration; Maps, charts, and data provided by CDC, updates daily by 8 pm ET. Represents all vaccine partners including jurisdictional partner clinics, retail pharmacies, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Health Resources and Services… Continue Reading
Here’s what we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
Poynter: “If you don’t read any further, know this: No vaccine is 100% effective against any disease. The COVID shots are no exception. Effectiveness in preventing infection — defined as a positive test result — appears in some studies to wane sharply the more time that goes by after completing the one- or two-shot regimen.… Continue Reading
Employing My Law Librarian Skills on an Uncertain Road
Via LLRX – Employing My Law Librarian Skills on an Uncertain Road – As we all navigate through the era of Covid, it is critical to learn from the myriad other medical challenges that many Americans, as well as our professional colleagues, are facing separate from the pandemic. Taryn L. Rucinski, Supervisory Librarian, U.S. Court… Continue Reading
EEOC Religious Accommodation Request Form
Eric B. Meyer / The Employer Handbook – “Earlier this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provided additional information on religious objections to workplace vaccine requirements to its growing technical assistance manual. Thank you. But, yesterday, one of the EEOC Commissioners emailed me the actual form that the EEOC uses to process religious accommodation… Continue Reading
