Flu Has Virtually Disappeared From the U.S.

 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Flu Has Virtually Disappeared In the U.S. by Mike Stobbe.  Associated Press/PBS.  February 25, 2021.  

Vaccines Adapted For Variants Will Not Need Lengthy Testing, F.D.A. Says

 Vaccines Adapted For Variants Will Not Need Lengthy Testing, F.D.A. Says by Noah Weiland, Katie Thomas and Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  February 22, 2021.   

Protection Against Severe Disease, Death, and Possibly Spread Of Virus In Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

 Johnson & Johnson's Vaccine Works Well And May Curb Virus Spread by Carl Zimmer, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere.  The New York Times.  February 24, 2021.  

CDC Research Traces Coronavirus Spread In Gyms and Exercise Classes; Precautions Urged

 C.D.C Traces Covid Outbreaks In Gyms, Urging Stricter Precautions by Ron Caryn Rabin.  The New York Times.  February 24, 2021.  

Vaccines Seized In Elberton GA

 A Small Georgia Town Was Trying To Play By The Rules.  The State Seized Its Vaccines Anyway by Kiera Butler.  Mother Jones.  February 18, 2021.  

GA DPH Vaccine Distribution Dashboard

 GA DPH Vaccine Distribution Dashboard.  Georgia Department Of Public Health.  

White House Report: Georgia Among Worst COVID Death Rates In Nation

White House Report:  Georgia Among Worst COVID Death Rates In Nation by Jonathan Raymond. 11Alive.  February 17, 2021.  

Global Immunological Observatory Pilot Project May Check for Many Antibodies At Once; Tip-off To How Many People Have Been Infected By Virus

Scientists Are Trying To Spot New Viruses Before They Cause Pandemics by Veronique Greenwood.  The New York Times.  February 17, 2021.   

Metagenomic Sequencing, A Tool To Find "Unknown Unknowns" In Epidemiology

 Piecing Together The Next Pandemic by Amos Zeeberg.  The New York Times.  February 16, 2021.  

Genomic Surveillance Receiving $200 Million In Tracking Variants and Complementing Testing Efforts

C.D.C Announces $200 Million 'Down Payment' To Track Virus Variants by Carl Zimmer And Noah Weiland.  The New York Times.  February 17, 2021.   

Adapting To Aerosol Transmission In Regulations, Masking, And Ventilation Systems

Scientists Call On C.D.C. To Set Air Standards For Workplaces, Now by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  February 17, 2021.   

Vaccination Rates Track Closely Wealth Gaps

Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Follow The Money In States With The Biggest Wealth Gaps, Analysis Shows by Olivia Goldhill.  February 11, 2021.   

Coronavirus Infections Are Plummeting

 Coronavirus Infections Are Plummeting by Sam Baker and Andrew Witherspoon.  Axios.  February 11, 2021.  

Multiple Supply Chain Difficulties Impede Development Of Domestic Mask Supply

 Can't Find An N95 Mask?  This Company Has 30 Million That It Can't Sell by Andrew Jacobs.  The New York Times.  February 10, 2021.  

CDC: Tighten Up, Or Double Up, On Masks To Reduce Spread Of Coronavirus

 Americans Must Tighten Up, Or Double Up, Their Masks, C.D.C. Says by Ron Caryn Rabin.  The New York Times.  February 10, 2021.  

CDC: For Fully Vaccinated People Quarantining Is Not Necessary Within Three Months Of Their Last Doses In The Absence of Symptoms.

 Fully Vaccinated People Don't Need To Quarantine If Exposed To Covid, CDC Says by Sara G. Miller and Akshay Syal and Erika Edwards.  Yahoo!News.  February 10, 2021.