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Throughout the pandemic, masks have ranked among the most contentious public health measures in the United States, symbolizing a bitter partisan divide over the role of government and individual liberties.

Now, with a new variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across the globe, masks are again the focus of conflicting views, and fears, about the course of pandemic and the restrictions required to manage it.

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TheHill.com Majority of US adults concerned about delta variant: poll

Tue, 2021-06-29 19:17 — mike kraft

Majority of US adults concerned about delta variant: poll A majority of U.S. Lexi Lonas TheHill

A majority of U.S. adults are concerned about the delta coronavirus variant but have not significantly changed their behavior because of it, according to the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

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The simple text message seems to work best in encourging people to get vaccinated--new study

Tue, 2021-06-29 19:05 — mike kraft

This simple text message can encourage people to get vaccinated, researchers say Researchers with the University of Pennsylvania found that people who received text messages about the annual flu vaccine were more likely to get the shot. Now, some states and jurisdictions are using the same strategy to help boost Covid-19 vaccine coverage. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN

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Three studies offered fresh evidence that widely used vaccines will continue to protect people against the coronavirus for long periods

Tue, 2021-06-29 09:36 — mike kraft

Three scientific studies released on Monday offered fresh evidence that widely used vaccines will continue to protect people against the coronavirus for long periods, possibly for years, and can be adapted to fortify the immune system still further if needed.

Most people immunized with the mRNA vaccines may not need boosters, one study found, so long as the virus and its variants do not evolve much beyond their current forms — which is not guaranteed. Mix-and-match vaccination shows promise, a second study found, and booster shots of one widely used vaccine, if they are required, greatly enhance immunity, according to a third report.

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Study indicates mix-and-match Covid vaccine approach boosts immune response

Tue, 2021-06-29 09:26 — mike kraft

Mixing different types of Covid vaccines can boost immune response, study finds Some European countries have started offering alternatives to AstraZeneca as a second shot after the vaccine was linked to rare blood clots. NBC News

A mixed schedule of vaccines where a shot of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is given four weeks after an AstraZeneca shot will produce better immune responses than giving another dose of AstraZeneca, an Oxford study said on Monday.

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OPINION: A plan for reinvesting in U.S. public health system

Mon, 2021-06-28 19:31 — mike kraft

Confronting a legacy of scarcity in U.S. funding for public health - STAT Decades of underfunding public health have left Americans vulnerable to Covid-19 and future calamities that are just around the corner. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Public health in America is in crisis, a sad fact that the Covid-19 pandemic has made impossible to ignore.

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More than half of public health workers showed signs of at least one mental health condition during the pandemic--CDC study

Mon, 2021-06-28 17:40 — mike kraft

Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress ... Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent ... CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53.0% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week.

What are the implications for public health practice?

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