The Rockefeller Foundation reports that America faces a hunger and nutrition crisis unlike any this country has seen in generations, a situation exacerbated by the pandemic, and calls for fundamental change in the system. A PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute survey shows how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the economy, the way we work and the health system. A New Yorker article discusses the pandemic’s serious impact on primary care. Kaiser Health News reports on how obesity may make a Covid-19 vaccine ineffective. An AARP article looks at vitamin deficiency and its consequences in COVID-19 This interactive map below, developed by professors at Georgia Tech, explores the odds that coronavirus will be present at an event anywhere in the U.S., depending on the event’s size and the county in which it’s located. The map calculates the likelihood of whether each gathering would include someone who is currently infectious .Case reports of hospitalized patients suggest that COVID-19 prominently affects the cardiovascular system, but the overall impact remains unknown according to this JAMA article.Sports fans may find this article on the pandemic’s effect on sports by the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group of interest. |
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