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The U.S. has clearly turned the page on mask mandates, with many governors – even in blue states – removing mandates in most indoor spaces. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-new-jersey-ce67cdfe4373407645fb

Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 4531/ I know everybody’s sick of playing 3-dimensional Covid chess. Sorry, but the Delta variant forces us back to the chess board. Ergo, this . If

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 252Lots going on – I’ll try to go a bit beyond the headlines. Let’s start with a brief Public Service Announcement, then the Covid situation

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 247Fabulous @UCSF Covid Grand Rounds today: @DrPaulOffit @Penn on vaccines, @annieluet on treatments: https://tinyurl.com/y6swyu9e I’ll start with a few SF & national updates, then summarize

Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 2361/ I don’t know any scientists or clinicians who aren’t thrilled about Biden’s victory https://tinyurl.com/y43cwpln The only way to defeat Covid is by being frank about

Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 2241/ When I walk or drive around SF, I see evidence of why Covid cases & deaths are the lowest of any big city in the

I've flown a few times based on my perception of low – but non-zero – risk. This new report of a big outbreak on a 7-hour Irish flight https://tinyurl.com/y4fs2y7f doesn't

Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 2181/ Excellent @washingtonpost piece today on Operation Warp Speed, & its (likely) success in moving us from discovery of a new virus to having one or

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 211Now 7 months into the U.S. pandemic and 3 weeks from the election, everybody is exhausted and overwhelmed. Everyone's new question seems to be, “are

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 205It’s hard to believe that we first learned of Trump’s Covid diagnosis exactly one week ago https://tinyurl.com/yxq2vbv3 . Here are a bunch of hot takes on

Impressions of today's Walter Reed presser:a) Conley's mea culpa: “I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude of the team. Didn’t want to give any information that would steer the

The more I think about it, the more concerned I am about 25th Amendment issues & Trump's mental status. We know he was "lethargic" & we know he's been hypoxic