3 Fully Vaccinated People Catch Covid-19 Coronavirus, Says Hawaii DOH – Forbes

Nothing in life is perfect, with the possible exception of avocado toast. While the Covid-19 vaccines may protect you against Covid-19, their protection is not perfect. Even after getting vaccinated , you can still catch the virus. You can still get Covid-19.

Can You Get Covid Twice? What Reinfection Cases Really Mean – Bloomberg

Does getting Covid-19 prevent you from getting it again? How well and for how long people are protected by an immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus will affect transmission of the virus and shape the course of the pandemic. Although some research shows reinfection is rare, especially among younger adults, fast-spreading variants first reported in Brazil and South Africa appear to increase the risk.

Merkel Agrees to Extend Lockdown in German Pandemic Setback – Bloomberg

Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders agreed to extend Germany’s lockdown until April 18 after Covid-19 contagion rates nearly doubled in a month, highlighting Europe’s struggles to contain the pandemic.

Air travelers top 1.5 million for first time in over a year – AP

More than 1.5 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Sunday, the largest number since the pandemic tightened its grip on the United States more than a year ago.

Philippines reports record 7,999 new COVID-19 infections – Reuters

The Philippines on Saturday recorded 7,999 new coronavirus infections, the second straight day that the country posted a record high in daily cases.

Miami Beach, Overwhelmed by Spring Break, Extends Emergency Curfew – NY Times

The city has been criticized for its enforcement of the curfew in South Beach over the weekend, when the police used pepper balls to try to disperse crowds.

CDC Director Warns of Possible Covid-19 ‘Avoidable Surge’ – Bloomberg

Americans must recommit to wearing masks and taking other Covid-19 mitigation measures to avoid a new surge of the virus in the U.S., a top health official said Monday as the White House signaled that shipments of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine could fall just short of an early target.

Covid-19 Flight From Hell: My Run-In With An Infected Passenger – Forbes

What’s more important: being safe or feeling safe? If you think the answer is obvious, think again. Consider air travel, for example. Although flying is, statistically, one of the least deadly modes of transport—safer than cars, trains and boats—the mere thought of getting on a plane makes many people feel unsafe.

Hungary has approved more coronavirus vaccines than any other country as it faces a brutal third wave – Washington Post

Hungarian officials announced Monday that they had issued emergency approval for China’s CanSino Biologics coronavirus vaccine and for Covishield, an Indian-made version of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, bringing the total number of approved coronavirus vaccines in the country to seven.

The countries that nailed it, and what we can learn from them – BBC

What has emerged strongly for me are four key areas which have been most effective in containing the spread of the virus and preventing deaths.
Early and effective action to control borders and monitoring of arrivals Testing, tracking and tracing everyone suspected of being infected Welfare support for those in quarantine to contain the virus Effective leadership and consistent and timely public messaging

Vaccine Headlines

AZD1222 US Phase III trial met primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19 at interim analysis – Astra Zenica

79% vaccine efficacy at preventing symptomatic COVID-19, 100% efficacy against severe or critical disease and hospitalisation, Comparable efficacy result across ethnicity and age, with 80% efficacy in participants aged 65 years and over Favourable reactogenicity and overall safety profile

AstraZeneca, once touted as a pandemic slayer, faces challenges – Washington Post

AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine was supposed to be the shot that dug the world out of the pandemic: a cheap, easy-to-administer dose that would protect not just citizens of wealthy nations but also those in the most vulnerable countries.

Fauci Says Russian Covid Vaccine Looks ‘Quite Effective’ – Bloomberg

Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. expert on infectious diseases, said the data on the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine developed in Russia leads him to believe that it’s “quite effective.”

Clinical Considerations

Symptom clusters in COVID-19: A potential clinical prediction tool from the COVID Symptom Study app – Science

As no one symptom can predict disease severity or the need for dedicated medical support in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we asked whether documenting symptom time series over the first few days informs outcome.

Long covid-19 sufferers were given a new name for the condition. Why it matters. – Washington Post

In a White House briefing last month, Anthony S. Fauci announced the latest addition to the pandemic glossary: “PASC.” This newest term refers to a condition that had widely been called “long covid.” That was a misnomer, Fauci said. What long covid really is, he said, “is post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection,” or PASC for short. And so it has come to be that PASC has replaced long covid to name the chronic, sometimes remitting variant of the covid-19 disease that simply does not seem to go away.