Rural communities are pushing back against vaccine-scheduling bots they say are giving out-of-towners an upper hand
Vaccine-scheduling bots intended to make registration easier on seniors are facing backlash. A clinic in rural Massachusetts was canceled after 350 shots were reserved by out-of-towners. As of Feb. 26, more than 70 million people received COVID-19 vaccine shots in the US, the CDC said. On February 19, health officials in Franklin County, Massachusetts, learned […]
Why genomic pioneer Lee Hood hopes the covid-19 pandemic will make precision medicine based on personalized patient data a reality
Davis believes the key to understanding why covid affects people in such varied ways is to identify the differences between the immune systems of those who successfully fight the disease and those who succumb. Those differences could range from the simple, such as whether someone has been exposed to other coronaviruses in the past, to […]
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Hydrogen has always been an intriguing possible replacement for fossil fuels. It burns cleanly, emitting no carbon dioxide; it’s energy dense, so it’s a good way to store power from on-and-off renewable sources; and you can make liquid synthetic fuels that are drop-in replacements for gasoline or diesel. But most hydrogen up to now has […]
Don’t deny yourself a vaccine because of guilt or shame around a high BMI. If you’re eligible, go for it.
Having obesity, or a BMI over 30, makes you eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in some states. But BMI’s faults as a metric of health, weight stigma, and other factors are holding some back. The system is imperfect, but you didn’t make it. Getting the shot if you’re able benefits us all. The other day, […]
Young adults living with hidden illnesses told Insider how they were shamed for receiving COVID-19 vaccines
Young people with hidden disabilities told Insider that they had been shamed for getting a vaccine. They faced intrusive questions and harassment for receiving a COVID-19 shot so soon. Invisible illness groups are urging people to trust that those getting a shot are entitled to it. After Joshua Wickham-Young posted on Twitter that he had […]
Pfizer commits to doubling vaccine supply in response to President Biden’s call for a quicker rollout
Pfizer committed to double its vaccine supply to the US government by summer, Reuters reported. 12.7% of Americans have received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, BBG data shows. “We’re now on track to have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July,” Biden said. On Friday, President Joe Biden […]
A celebrity doctor is facing backlash for vaccinating his shoe-designer husband, who doesn’t yet qualify to receive the COVID-19 shot
Dr. Jake Deutsche gave his shoe-designer husband a COVID-19 vaccine at their home last week. Brian Atwood, who doesn’t appear to qualify for a shot, posted the vaccination on social media. The New York Department of Health told Insider on Monday that it will investigate the matter. A celebrity doctor is facing criticism for giving […]
Israel study reports 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases among people who receive 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine
Study found people who get the Pfizer vaccine are 94% less likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19. Israeli researchers found that fully vaccinated people are 92% less likely to develop severe cases. The study compared 600,000 vaccinated people to same size group of unvaccinated people, Reuters wrote. People who get the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine are far […]
