The Weather: As we’ve seen all summer, >99 percent of the population lives in areas with substantial or higher COVID transmission. The two highest map levels here show how very high case levels are, at 100-199 and 200-299 cases per 100,000 respectively. On Variants: Though BA5 still makes up most US cases, it showed a slight decline for […]
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High-quality, well-fitting masks can protect you and others! How does COVID spread? Tiny infectious particles of virus- called aerosols– are produced by an infected person from talking, laughing, singing, or just breathing. They can spread through any room or closed space, such as an office, school, bus, train, store, or theater. They can stay in
The COVID-19 virus is not stagnant, instead the virus has undergone various variants since its initial spotting back in late 2019. From widely known strains like Omicron and Delta to more recent lesser known strains like BA2.5, the virus has continued to evolve and change as the pandemic continues. Below, there is a chart that
Strategies to reduce COVID-19 infection and spread Background: How to Live While COVID-19 is Spreading The CDC is responsible for protecting the public’s health, yet it has largely abandoned collective and systemic measures to protect people from COVID-19. Instead, since May 2021, the CDC has gone against the foundations of public health that are based
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Droplets and Aerosols When someone coughs or sneezes, some big drops of mucus leave their mouth. These large drops, or ‘droplets’, can carry the virus. Large drops can go far before falling to the floor. They can travel 6 to 12 feet. Six feet is the length of one twin mattress. When someone talks or
As schools face continuing questions about sustainably protecting even the most vulnerable groups from COVID, our newly updated toolkit aims to provide accurate, fact-checked information and up-to-date research summaries to help schools and communities make decisions that will keep ALL members of school communities safe. This toolkit emphasizes ways we can prioritize health and well-being
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Evolutionary epidemiologist Rob Wallace hosts this week’s edition of “COVID This Week”. This week we cover the state of global COVID, the state of U.S. COVID, and for a second week running, the Biden administration’s decision to sunset efforts to control and prevent the COVID pandemic here in the U.S.
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Evolutionary epidemiologist Rob Wallace hosts this week’s edition of “COVID This Week”. This week we cover the state of global COVID, the state of U.S. COVID, and the Biden administration’s decision to sunset national efforts at controlling and preventing COVID.
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Evolutionary epidemiologist Rob Wallace hosts this week’s edition of COVID This Week. This week we cover the state of global COVID, the state of U.S. COVID, and the true numbers in lives lost to the pandemic.
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Evolutionary epidemiologist Rob Wallace hosts this week’s edition of COVID This Week. This week we cover the state of global COVID, the state of U.S. COVID, and and the inter-imperial rivalry that’s helping drive the failure to control the pandemic.
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