Scientists call on CDC to better protect workers from COVID-19
Prominent scientists called on the Biden administration to move faster in providing protections to high-risk workers in healthcare, food processing, and prisons from COVID-19. Though the CDC acknowledged that the virus can spread through airborne particles, it hasn’t yet updated its guidelines after these findings on how to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Changes that could help slow the spread of the virus are the use of N95 masks and better ventilation. Current CDC guidelines are out of date and don’t reflect new research and knowledge that the scientific community discovered about the spread of COVID-19.
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President Biden suggests vaccines will be available to all Americans by end of July
This week, President Biden stated that every American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one by the end of July. This statement was more optimistic than his previous comments on vaccine availability. Biden stated that he didn’t want to overpromise, but that Christmas in 2021 would be very different from last year. Vaccine distribution has been challenging even when vaccines have been available.
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