BuzzFeedNews: Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Team Can’t Get The Data It Needs From The White House – “We do not have access to official government data, internal data sets,” said David Kessler, one of the cochairs of Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Washington Post: A vial, a vaccine and hopes for slowing a pandemic — how a shot… Continue Reading
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution will be a “logistical nightmare”
CBS News: “The long wait for a vaccine that could eventually spell the end of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be on the horizon. Last week, Pfizer said its vaccine in a trial has been 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, while Moderna on Monday announced similarly encouraging results. The companies could get emergency federal approval within… Continue Reading
How the Swiss Cheese Model Can Help Us Beat Covid-19
APK Metro: “In hopeful information this week, Pfizer and its companion, BioNTech, launched interim outcomes from an ongoing trial of their candidate coronavirus vaccine. The examine concerned 43,538 volunteers who have been randomly assigned both the vaccine or a placebo. The charges of an infection have been small for each teams, however those that acquired… Continue Reading
COVID-19: Poynter Resources
“Poynter’s mission is to champion the duty of a free press to inform, educate and hold the powerful accountable. As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, journalists, fact-checkers, educators and students around the world look to Poynter for best practices in covering the most significant story of this generation. Thanks to donations and grants, Poynter is able… Continue Reading
States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history
AP: “With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history — a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritize who’s first in line and ensure that people who get the initial shot return for the necessary second… Continue Reading
What Places Are Hardest Hit by the Coronavirus? It Depends on the Measure
The New York Times – “The coronavirus is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Hospitals are filled to perilous levels. More than 120,000 new cases are being identified every day. And ever higher and more miserable records — of states’ cases, of positive testing rates, of hospitalizations — are being set, day… Continue Reading
Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus
Washington Post – “The novel coronavirus is changing how we live our lives, and our readers have questions. The Washington Post has catalogued and organized 13,202 questions about the pandemic and provided a guide to help you find the answers. Many of the questions fall into common themes, and this guide provides links to reporting… Continue Reading
Coronavirus won’t disappear, even with a vaccine
Axios – “Pfizer yesterday took a giant step toward a COVID-19 vaccine, reporting that its vaccine candidate was effective in over 90% of uninfected clinical trial patients. Reality check: It’s a giant and welcome development, but the pandemic will be with us long after vaccine distribution begins. The Pfizer vaccine is not a silver bullet.… Continue Reading
New on LLRX for October 2020
Why there’s so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election – As stated in this article by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University – the Constitution does not create rules or an institutional structure for resolving a modern, disputed presidential election. It provides a fail-safe mechanism for only one situation,… Continue Reading
In hunt for virus source W.H.O. let China take charge
The New York Times: “…Nine months and more than 1.1 million deaths later, there is still no transparent, independent investigation into the source of the virus. Notoriously allergic to outside scrutiny, China has impeded the effort, while leaders of the World Health Organization, if privately frustrated, have largely ceded control, even as the Trump administration… Continue Reading
Vaccine Safety in the United States: Overview and Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines
CRS report via LC – Vaccine Safety in the United States: Overview and Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines, November 4, 2020: “Widespread immunization efforts have been linked to increased life expectancy and reduced illness. U.S. vaccination programs, headed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),… Continue Reading
Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data
CRS report via LC – Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data, November 2, 2020: “Public health surveillance, or ongoing data collection, is an essential part of public health practice. Particularly during a pandemic, timely data are important to understanding the epidemiology of a disease in order to craft policy and guide response decision… Continue Reading
