Political Perspectives

Corona Leaders in Washington region pledge to increase speed of coronavirus vaccine rollout https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-dc-virginia-maryland/2020/12/30/b1b7f5ce-4aae-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html?tid=ss_tw U.K. authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/coronavirus-vaccine-britain-oxford-astrazeneca/2020/12/30/1150e85a-4a74-11eb-97b6-4eb9f72ff46b_story.html?tid=ss_tw Why Africa's COVID-19 Outbreak Hasn't Been as Bad as Everyone Feared https://time.com/5919241/africa-covid-19-outbreak/ Ten Lessons From COVID-19 Research Published In Health Affairs| Health Affairs Blog https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hblog20201229.864249#.X-zvQdRfn0I.twitter Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/opinion/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html?smid=tw-share Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered ...

Corona Opinion | Coronavirus vaccinations are off to a very slow start. That should set off alarms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/29/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-slow-testing/?tid=ss_tw Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy.html?smid=tw-share COVID-19 has devastated the U.S. prison and jail population https://ti.me/2JostjI How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/health/herd-immunity-covid-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-variant-colorado-us/2020/12/29/8e6379fc-4a01-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/29/covid-vaccine-priority-group-elderly/?tid=ss_tw Is...

Corona More than 63,000 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the U.S. this month. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/december-deadliest-us-coronavirus_n_5fe87fa0c5b64e44210423de?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Countries Are Too Rich — and Too Poor https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/world/africa/covid-19-vaccines-south-africa.html?smid=tw-share Air travel hits pandemic record amid surging infections and hospitalizations https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/air-travel-hits-pandemic-record-amid-surging-infections-and-hospitalizations/2020/12/28/c9d27114-494d-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html?tid=ss_tw Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/health/covid-psychosis-mental.html?smid=tw-share Politics Biden accuses Trump appointees of obstructing transition on national security issues https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-trump-obstruction/2020/12/28/d4dd6e7e-4925-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_sto...

Corona Vaccine opponents outline online campaigns to sow distrust in coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/23/anti-vaxx-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw What Seniors Can Expect When COVID Vaccines Begin to Roll Out https://tinyurl.com/khn122420seniorscovid Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants spreading through U.K. and South Africa, experts believe https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-mutations-vaccines-effectiveness/2020/12/24/bcf3ea76-45ed-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html?tid=ss_tw The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/cdc-covid/2020/12/25/c2b418ae-4206-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw Fauci’s Christmas Eve: Turning 80 and fighting the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/fauci-christmas-birthday-interview-covid/2020/12/22/b55ffb2e-3afd-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw Legal Challenges To All...