Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Different Takes: Is Delta On Its Way Out?; Examining Hybrid Immunity
NBC News: Covid Cases Are Dropping In The U.S. Is The Delta Wave Over?
The delta variant of Covid-19 appears to be loosening its firm chokehold on the United States. Since Sept. 1, daily new cases have dropped by 50 percent. Hospitalizations and deaths, which lag behind new infections, are also decreasing. (Dr. Jalal Baig, 10/27)
The New York Times: Covid Vaccine Policy Should Consider ‘Hybrid Immunity’
As a physician in a Covid-19 care unit, I celebrate the vaccines as one of medicine’s greatest triumphs. They provide extraordinary protection against severe disease and death, and are the world’s best option for returning to a more normal life. As a scientist and lead investigator for a study on Covid-19 immunity, I have also come to appreciate the significance of so-called natural immunity acquired by those who have had Covid-19, and the power of “hybrid immunity” — the protection gained when such people also get vaccinated. (Charlotte Thalin, 10/28)
