Even if you feel just fine, you’re likely to be well protected — After receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, many people may experience minor adverse effects such as fatigue or headaches, which generally last around 24 to 48 hours. These reactions can be a sign that the immune system is working and responding to the vaccine. But what does this say about (or to)…

Around the world, many don’t have access to a vaccine. That’s scandalous. — My heart sank when I heard Romeo “Romy” Agtarap died of Covid-19. He had recently retired from nursing after two decades in the emergency room. But when Covid-19 surged into New York City last spring he joined us again on the frontlines. In April 2020, the virus that brought Romy…

Delegitimizing the Covid vaccines isn’t just about spreading the perception that they’re not effective — This is an odd moment in the history of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the one hand, developing countries around the world are clamoring for Covid vaccines, access to which has so far been dominated largely by wealthy countries. At the same time, there’s a burgeoning anti-vaccination campaign in those wealthy…

Here in Georgia, it was Sunday — This Sunday, something historic happened here in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, where I live, something so quiet and unremarked upon that I’d have had no idea it occurred at all had I not checked myself this morning: We had zero Covid-19 cases. Now, we are not New York City, which had…

Now that kids as young as 12 can get a vaccine, here’s a look at how parents across the country are responding — When the FDA authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15, millions of parents across the country breathed a sigh of relief. At last, their teens could have the opportunity to live somewhat normal lives with the protection a vaccine offered them. “For some teens, the vaccine may be…

Dating apps are working to promote public health — Cabin fever is kicking in. It turns out that staying home and being alone is harder than we thought. Dallas’ own Match Group announced a public health partnership with the Biden White House to help promote Covid-19 vaccination across its portfolio of dating apps. The White House Press Briefing is…

We got it wrong with cholera, measles, tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2 — How an infectious disease spreads from one person to another is a question so vital that if we get it wrong, we will fail to control its spread and may even make it worse than it has to be. During the 19th century in London, people believed that miasma (‘bad…

“Wait your turn” is not epidemiologically sound — The Biden administration’s (carefully worded) support for a WTO IP waiver on vaccines may not be the full-throated support the issue warrants, but it was still a complete reversal of decades of subservience to Big Pharma, and the industry is waging all-out war. The arguments against allowing poor countries to…

Vaccination may protect men from this sexual health complication — Medical researchers from the Department of Urology at the University Of Miami Miller School of Medicine have uncovered compelling motivation for men to get vaccinated against Covid-19. A new study shows long-term damage to the penis long after Covid-19 infections. The Urology department pilot study sought to analyze penile tissue…