Tag: 2021

The News and Observer reports that there is much to learn about the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, recognizing why it is more contagious and how symptoms can differ. “People who are now getting COVID-19 are largely younger and younger people,” said David Wohl, MD, a professor...

The record pace at which COVID-19 vaccines were developed led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to grant them emergency use authorization. That action saved many lives from a disease that has killed more than 600,000 thousand Americans and 4 million around the world. “As you know, tens of millions...

Will CDC’s Recommendation For Masks in Schools Lead to a Renewed Mandate in Central NC Classrooms? – July 27, 2021 The CDC now recommends everyone in school buildings wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, as the more contagious delta variant spreads. Most school districts in central North Carolina said they are...

CDC Updates Guidance, Recommends Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors in Certain Areas To prevent further spread of the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with “substantial” and “high”...

With the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients across the state reaching its highest level in months, the proportions of those in hospitals are skewing younger, a CBS17.com data analysis found. The findings appear to further illustrate the connection between high vaccination rates and low hospitalization rates — and vice versa...

This year’s Whitehead Lecturer will be Ana Felix, MD, MBBCh, assistant professor of general medicine and clinical epidemiology. The Whitehead Lecture has been an annual event since 1980. The lecturer is nominated and voted on by UNC SOM students, and chosen by UNC SOM Student Government representatives. Learn more in...

COVID Vaccine Live Updates: Here’s What to Know in North Carolina On July 24 The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina has nearly doubled since early July and is at its highest since mid-May. State health officials said about 94% of new cases are people who are not vaccinated....

With COVID-19 cases rising, will mask mandates return to North Carolina? A CBS-17 news report says Los Angeles and several California cities have gone back to mandatory mask wearing. Lawmakers in Arkansas and Missouri are also talking about reimposing the restriction. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of...

Cindy Gay, MD, and David Wohl, MD, are featured in a new video about the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccine efficacy and mRNA vaccine safety. Dr. Gay is an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases and leads vaccine clinical trials at UNC for the Moderna and Novavax vaccines.  Dr....

Regardless of their rationales, unvaccinated people serve as kindling for the delta fire. David Wohl, MD, professor of infectious diseases, wrote an op-ed titled, “As cases rise, the US is throwing the unvaccinated a lifeline. Take it.” Read his article here.