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2020-07-20A monument to the suffering
A comic strip about Covid-19 -
2020-12-09Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
Tweet by Health Canada confirming that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved. -
2020-08-2112 Texas Nursing Homes Approved to Restart Family Visits
This is a Twitter post linking to an article about some Texas nursing homes opening to family visits. Isolation from family and friends has been a serious issue for seniors living in long term care facilities. There is a balance that must be struck between the prevention of both the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations and reduction of isolation that can lead to severe mental and physical decline in older adults. With my grandfather in a similar situation and his health declining rapidly, this article really hit home how protection from COVID-19 may likely result in increased deaths of seniors suffering from isolation. -
2020-03-29Poll: Vast Support for Widespread Shutdowns to Protect Mass. Public Health, press release
Eighty percent of Massachusetts residents support Gov. Baker's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 96 percent supporting school closures, 94 percent approving the halt of restaurant dining-in, 93 percent supporting the shuttering of bars, and 92 percent agreeing that nonessential businesses should be closed to the public, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll. -
2020-03-19Trump says potential COVID-19 treatment drugs won’t have to be approved by FDA
The Suffolk Journal, Suffolk University's student run newspaper, reports on federal politics during the pandemic. -
2020-03-15Machines that read CoVid-19 tests are still waiting for FDA approval, despite use in other countries
Government struggles to respond