U.S. supports lifting patent protections for vaccines; once-grim CDC projections now quite hopeful for summer; Live COVID-19 updates John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Walensky: Could see virus decline by end of July
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Hospitalizations and deaths should decline sharply by July if the nationwide vaccination program remains strong and community mitigation efforts are followed, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
Still, ignoring mitigation efforts such as masks and social distancing in some situations could lead to substantial increases in severe COVID-19 outcomes, even with improved vaccination coverage, the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
U.S. supports lifting patent protections for vaccines; once-grim CDC projections now quite hopeful for summer; Live COVID-19 updates John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Walensky: Could see virus decline by end of July
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Hospitalizations and deaths should decline sharply by July if the nationwide vaccination program remains strong and community mitigation efforts are followed, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
Still, ignoring mitigation efforts such as masks and social distancing in some situations could lead to substantial increases in severe COVID-19 outcomes, even with improved vaccination coverage, the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
9/11 jeopardized first responders’ health. Nearly 20 years later, COVID-19 brought new risks.
For those who risked their life during and after the 2001 attacks, the threat of COVID-19 was magnified by vulnerabilities and the echo of trauma.
Christopher J. Eberhart and Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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12:45 am UTC May. 6, 2021
For those who risked their life during and after the 2001 attacks, the threat of COVID-19 was magnified by vulnerabilities and the echo of trauma.
Christopher J. Eberhart and Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
Published
12:45 am UTC May. 6, 2021
John Feal led scores of trips to Congress with 9/11 responders and comedian Jon Stewart to fight for health treatment and benefits for those who rushed toward danger on Sept. 11, 2001, and continue to suffer health effects.