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  • Understanding the newest COVID-19 vaccine

    Further reading/resources: 

    • A Guide to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine (factcheck.org)
    • Covid-19 Vaccine — Frequently Asked Questions (New England Journal of Medicine)
    • Missouri expects 50K doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week (Missourian)


    34 min
  • Global Vaccine Development and Distribution

    Further reading/resources:

    • World Bank threatens to suspend vaccine funding to Lebanon (ABC News)
    • High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line (NPR)
    • Will drug companies make bumper profits? (BBC)
    • Airfinity website


       


    31 min
  • Missouri Teacher of the Year recipient discusses prioritizing teachers for vaccines

    Further reading/resources: 

    • CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Recommendations
    • See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your State (New York Times)
    • Here are the states prioritizing educators in COVID-19 vaccine rollouts: Map (ABC News)
    • Missouri State Teacher Association Facebook post of the letter by Teachers of the Year
    • Safe Schools Require Prioritizing the Vaccination of Educators Petition with letter from Missouri National Education Association President
    • Missouri Priority Phases
    • How to Get Vaccinated by State (NPR)
    • Boone County Health Department Homebound Call




    29 min
  • Mid-Missouri Vaccine Information Hubs

    Further reading/resources:

    • Central Missouri Covid-19 Vaccine Information Facebook Group
    • MO State Mass Vaccine Events
    • Map of all Vaccine Providers in MO
    • Boone County Health Department Sign-up information
    • MU Health Care Sign up Form
    • D& H Drug
    • St Louis County Sign up
    • Cape Girardeau Health Department Covid Vaccine Info
    • Audrain County Vaccine Info & Appointment Scheduling
    • Bothwell Covid Vaccine Sign up
    • Cole County Vaccine Info
    • BJC/Washington University Sign up
    • Lake Regional Sign up
    • Walmart
    • Greenways Wellness




    31 min
  • Finding the best performing face mask

    Further reading/resources: 

    • CDC's Mask Guide
    • Badger Seal (Mask Fitter, Mask Sealer, Mask Brace)
    • Strategies to minimize SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classroom settings: Combined impacts of ventilation and mask effective filtration efficiency (medRxiv)
    • Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Exposure (CDC)


    32 min
  • The difficulty in comparing SARS-CoV2 vaccines

    Further reading/resources: 

    • Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines After Emergency Use Authorization or Licensing of Initial Candidate Vaccines (JAMA Network)
    • SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: Much Accomplished, Much to Learn (American College of Cardiology)
    • Handicapping the COVID Vaccine Horse Race (Medscape)
    • New COVID-19 vaccine trials starting in children (MSN)
    • Pfizer says its Covid vaccine trial for kids ages 12 to 15 is fully enrolled (CNBC)
    • South Africa Halts AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout Over Effectiveness Doubts With New Variant (Slate)


    32 min

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Community Pulse is a special report on the unfolding coronavirus situation in mid-Missouri featuring local family physician Elizabeth Allemann, M.D. and public health advocate Ginny Chadwick. Catch it…