COVID-19 VACCINES - Update Week of 9/20/2021

"What pediatricians are prioritizing in Pfizer data about vaccinating kids ages 5 to 11" PBS NewsHour 9/20/2021

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SUMMARY:  Kids now account for more than one in five new COVID cases, and the highly contagious delta variant has put more children in the hospital than at any other point in the pandemic.  While there is no vaccine available yet for children below the age of 12, that may change soon thanks to new data from Pfizer.  Stephanie Sy looks at the prospects of vaccinating children with pediatrician Dr. Rhea Boyd.

Reminder:  The Pfizer vaccine is the ONLY one that kills COVID-19 virus.

 

 

"How COVID-19’s death toll and social impact compares to past U.S. pandemics" PBS NewsHour 9/21/2021

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SUMMARY:  The death toll from the COVID pandemic has put the U.S. at another tragic milestone — more than 675,000 Americans, overall, have died of COVID as of Monday.  That number surpasses the number of lives lost to the 1918 flu.  The U.S. is averaging more than 2,000 daily deaths.  William Brangham takes a wider look at COVID's toll on the country.

 

 

"U.S. plan to share Pfizer shots globally ‘too little and too late,’ ex-CDC director says" PBS NewsHour 9/22/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. was purchasing an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID vaccines to donate to other nations.  The move is what critics and organizations like the WHO have been calling for — a much more robust effort on behalf of rich countries.  Yet some are saying this still isn’t enough.  William Brangham discusses with Tom Frieden, former Head of the CDC.

 

 

"China’s vaccine faces scrutiny as Indonesians die despite shots, U.S. pledges donations" PBS NewsHour 9/22/2021

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SUMMARY:  As the U.S. commits to vaccine distribution, Indonesia has recorded more than 4 million COVID cases.  More than 140,000 people have died.  Initially, Indonesia turned to China for vaccine aid.  But Nick Schifrin explores how the U.S. and its allies are trying to achieve vaccine inroads in China’s backyard.

 

 

"How ‘fits and starts’ of booster science, rollout may affect U.S. vaccination goals" PBS NewsHour 9/23/2021

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SUMMARY:  An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the Pfizer booster shots for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and younger adults with underlying health issues.  For a deeper look at that decision, Amna Nawaz is joined by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo.  She is a physician, epidemiologist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

 

 

"A Brief But Spectacular take on going from crisis to opportunity post-pandemic" PBS NewsHour 9/24/2021

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SUMMARY:  Whether teaching NYU marketing students or co-hosting the podcast “Pivot," Scott Galloway rarely misses an opportunity to share his insight on the effects of big tech.  Tonight, he shares his Brief But Spectacular take on this country's response to the pandemic.  It’s also the subject of his latest book: "Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity."