AIDS@40: Stories of hope and heroes
The people and the science devoted to stopping HIV Álex Cámara / Getty Images
June 5, 2021, will mark 40 years since Los Angeles physician Dr. Michael Gottlieb and colleagues published the first medical account of what would eventually become known as AIDS. It was a short summary in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s printed weekly newsletter of five cases of pneumonia in gay men, all of whom eventually died. The global story that has unfolded since is an unspeakable tragedy. HIV/AIDS has claimed more than 32.7 million lives, dwarfing the toll of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid vaccines: Why some Americans are choosy about their jab bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A mass Covid-19 vaccination site set to open on Saturday is shown on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, inside the Lumen Field Events Center in Seattle. The site will be the largest civilian-led vaccination site in the country. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Is it really time to roll back gathering restrictions? Some experts are optimistic about WA moving to Phase 3 Mar 12, 2021
In a little more than a week, all of Washington will move to phase 3 of a statewide Covid reopening plan. That means restaurants, gyms, and other indoor facilities will be able to operate at 50% capacity.
But given the current infection rate and emergence of new Covid-19 variants, is now really the time to open up even more?
Gov. Inslee announces travel restrictions on arrivals from UK, South Africa December 21, 2020 at 3:48 pm
Gov. Inslee along with Trevor Bedford, an Associate Professor
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch, on Monday. (TVW)
Gov. Inslee on Monday issued a 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving from the U.K., South Africa, and any other countries found to have a new variant of COVID-19. This strain is not known to be more deadly so far, but it is more transmissible.
Inslee said there is no estimate on how long the order for travelers will last. The quarantine is more than a recommendation, it is a legal requirement, the governor said.
Black volunteers give COVID-19 vaccine trials a shot in the arm By Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times
Published: December 20, 2020, 11:49am
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When Timothy Scott got the call to participate in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial, he didn’t hesitate.
“I was like, ‘Let’s go. Put me in.’ We have to bring this disease to an end,” Scott said.
When coronavirus hit, it shook Scott, 46, to his core. The Des Moines, Wash., father of five said the virus “put a fear in me that I never experienced in my life.” He immediately threw himself into learning as much as he could about the virus and how it was transmitted. Later, he began to look into participating in vaccine trials and AstraZeneca was the first one to respond.