Host: Bob Baker

Discussion Leader: Charles Salmans

On Thursday, May 20 at 11 a.m., I will lead a Current Affairs discussion on Covid — an update. We’ll address vaccine resistance and what may be required to prevent further mutations that potentially could get around the vaccines, the challenge of vaccinating people in poor, high density populations, whether a vaccine passport should be required, and what lessons have been learned so we are better prepared should another pandemic arise.

Charles

Slides from the discussion: Covid Discussion DMA Current Affairs

 

Updates on the latest Covid infection rates, vaccination rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are available from several sources.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/11/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

Breakdowns for Connecticut, the United States, and Around the World

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/connecticut-covid-cases.html

CDC data on vaccination rates

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

Wall Street Journal — US Covid metrics take a positive turn

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-covid-19-metrics-signal-hopeful-turn-11620423357?mod=searchresults_pos3&page=1

Taking ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Vaccines

The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/biden-covid-vaccine-patents.html?campaign_id=4&emc=edit_dk_20210506&instance_id=30321&nl=dealbook&regi_id=23957096&segment_id=57373&te=1&user_id=42ca5c51e1c82904455ab0db126e5d4c

Can Employers Require Vaccination

Vaccine hesitancy, misinformation is just part of the problem.

“The Magic of RNA: From CRISPR to Coronavirus Vaccines.” presented by Tom Cech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtQkoW8yQ4A