The idea that surface contamination is a major factor in coronavirus transmission had been fading long before the CDC officially said: It largely taint so.
So, how did we get here?
At the Atlantic, Derek Thompson talks a bit about how some scientists had vested professional interest in the surface transmission area. So much so that they were engaging in gaslighting on the issue. Yes, gaslighting.
Zeynep Tufekci has the details, in a long read.
But, as with Fauci's Platonic noble lies, "we" really shouldn't be surprised. Scientists are human and pretending otherwise is the first step of engaging in scientism.
The NYT says we need to stop overworrying about COVID variants, at least as long as we're already vaccinated.
A pair of medical ethics professors says Johnson and Johnson vaccines never should have been paused.
As several states have dropped mask mandates and others consider it, Oregon may extend its version.
Lisa Gray highlights the work of a Houston woman who has helped over 500 people get vaccine appointments.
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