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During the first surge of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, David F. M. Brown â chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital â moved out of his home for more than three months in fear of transmitting the virus to his family. âAt that time, my daughter â who was in our Covid pod â was pregnant, and I was convinced that I was going to get infected, and I didnât want to infect her or my wife,â Brown said. Though moving out âseemed like the right thing to do,â Brown said his isolation came with personal challenges. âI didnât move back in until sometime in June â that was kind of a tough time for me to stay upbeat,â Brown said. âI remember that weekend moving out of the house and feeling kind of down and then there was that 15 weeks of isolation.â ....
One year into a raging viral pandemic that has claimed over 525,000 American lives, Harvardâs affiliated hospitals have been equipped with arguably one of the most significant medical accomplishments of the 21st century: the Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. Receiving the vaccine supply is just the first step, however, and Harvardâs hospitals have run into another challenge getting shots into arms: overcoming pervasive inequities that have left individuals of color with less access to and trust in the health care system. Even among the hospitalsâ own staff, communication difficulties and mistrust have led to unequal rates of vaccination. ....
Back to Healio We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio According to the CDC, influenza activity this season has been “unusually low,” with rates of hospitalization as of late January that were similar to 2011-2012 the least severe season in the past decade. According to experts, preventive measures to control COVID-19 transmission are the reason why. Paul D. Biddinger, MD, director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, said flu almost went away and almost overnight after COVID-19 mitigation measures were put in place last year. ....