NIH’s Anthony Fauci Shares Candid Assessment On Where We Are In The Pandemic And Observations On The State Of US Society In two recent interviews in midNovember with Ted Koppel at ABC News and with Michael Barboro at the New York Times, the National Institute of Health’s Anthony Fauci shared his candid views about the pandemic and the public health role he has played as a frequent spokesperson in the media.
unvaccinated persons have left many Americans wondering how the pandemic will unfold from this point forward. Both Barbaro and Koppel asked questions about these topics. Status of the Pandemic There are both positive and negative signs to use in interpreting the status of the pandemic, according to Fauci. Among the positive features are the decline in cases in the latest surge, the
The recent decline in cases, the continuing circulation of misinformation about all aspects of COVID, the serious attacks and threats against public health officials, and the large number of remaining
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Interim Report From Corona Commission Identifies Several Shortcomings In Sweden’s Response To COVID-19 Did Sweden Underreact and Other Countries Overreact ? Interest in the epidemiology of COVID19 in Sweden has been high since the onset of the pandemic because Sweden’s initial strategy in response to the pandemic was more low-key than that of many other Western countries, especially its neighboring Nordic countries.
Corona Commission, “Sweden chose a different path to many other countries, one based on a voluntary approach and personal responsibility rather than more intrusive measures. The majority of other countries, by contrast, made greater use of lockdowns or other intrusive regulatory interventions.”
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