This week on the podcast, I have an EXTRA extra special guest:
Dr. Charity Dean, California health official + lead character in Michael Lewis's "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story."
She is the co-founder of The Public Health Company
@drcharitydean
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Dr. Charity Dean, California health official + lead character in Michael Lewis's "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story."
She is the co-founder of The Public Health Company
@drcharitydean
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cha…
Look at the groups that are Vaxxed up or not.
I wonder how many of these folks Mom's would tell them they should be ashamed of themselves
I wonder how many of these folks Mom's would tell them they should be ashamed of themselves
Some of the Un-Vaxx'd, seeing the spike in infection and death, have been to embrace the facts. Yes, its too few, but its a start
cnbc.com/2021/07/30/us-…
cnbc.com/2021/07/30/us-…
"No single factor explains the stall-out, but foremost among the culprits are partisan polarization and political opportunism."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Thanks to the partisan silliness, voluntary vaccinations have failed to reach 70-80% levels. So it is now time for mandates.
https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1421416052773330946
“People today face two choices: they can either get vaccinated or you can get Covid.”
-Charity Dean
ritholtz.com/2021/07/mib-ch…
-Charity Dean
ritholtz.com/2021/07/mib-ch…
This was my first in person MiB in 16 months
Why wait 3 months?
https://twitter.com/bizboyle/status/1421183076743401482
Florida is new national COVID-19 epicenter w/20% of new cases. 21,683 daily cases = record 1-day total
"Gov. DeSantis resisted mandatory mask mandates, vaccine requirements + has limited local officials’ ability to impose measures to stop the spread."
orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os…
"Gov. DeSantis resisted mandatory mask mandates, vaccine requirements + has limited local officials’ ability to impose measures to stop the spread."
orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os…
It is past time for Vaccine Passports.
You don't have to get one, but most of corporate America won't let you use its planes, stores, offices, restaurants, venues without one.
You are free to stay home, but not free to risk/infect/harm/kill others
You don't have to get one, but most of corporate America won't let you use its planes, stores, offices, restaurants, venues without one.
You are free to stay home, but not free to risk/infect/harm/kill others
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1421955703107903491
"We were down to 12,000 infections a day; we are now back to over 80,000/day... [primarily where] vaccine coverage remains too low: In Florida, other states in the South, like Missouri, and Arkansas"
-Dr. Chris Beyrer, prof of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
-Dr. Chris Beyrer, prof of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Some good news: An uptick in the vaccination rate in states where cases are up: Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana + Florida have seen steady increases.
Delta variant is much more contagious than other forms of the virus, + may cause more severe disease.
nytimes.com/live/2021/08/0…
Delta variant is much more contagious than other forms of the virus, + may cause more severe disease.
nytimes.com/live/2021/08/0…
BAML: Florida is a Delta case study, with >1 in 5 new COVID cases
Evidence of a change in behavior: Vaccine rates have outpaced that of the US, similar to other states with severe outbreaks, visits to retail / recreation locations have fallen faster in FL than rest of USA.
Evidence of a change in behavior: Vaccine rates have outpaced that of the US, similar to other states with severe outbreaks, visits to retail / recreation locations have fallen faster in FL than rest of USA.
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