COVID PM: As the week comes to a halt, a great idea for a beautiful weekend
Into a beautiful April weekend we head, all — let’s wrap up, and wrap our heads around, the week in COVID news...
➤ TRUCKIN’ TIME: It will already be a splendid day to get out to a park tomorrow. Claudia Villela & Ricardo Peixoto will give you all the more incentive.
➤ J&J DRAIN? Quantities of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine are expected to drop off a cliff next week.
➤ FALSE NEGATIVE: Why do some who test negative for COVID-19 end up suffering ‘long covid’ nonetheless?
More on those headlines...
More reason for some weekend park time
PANDEMIC LIFE: As part of Tandy Beal’s new Keep On Truckin’ program, every weekend through mid-June a highly accomplished professional artist will entertain audiences for free in a neighborhood park near you. So how do you follow along — including tomorrow? Wallace Baine has the details for you here.
J&J vaccine supply to plummet next week
VACCINE WATCH: Although California’s allocations of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are expected to remain relatively steady through next week, the state — along with the rest of the nation — will see availability crater for the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. More here about why and what that means.
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They tested negative for COVID — so why this?
COVID TODAY: Long after their initial coronavirus infections, patients with a malady known as “long covid” continue to struggle with varied symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal problems, muscle and joint pain, and neurological issues. More on doctors believe is causing “long covid.”
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More from here & elsewhere
➤ San Francisco opens vaccines to those 16 and over in certain ZIP codes (SF Gate)
➤ CDC aware of 4 US states reporting adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson vaccine (CNN)
➤ Pfizer asks FDA to allow Covid-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old (CNN)
➤ Coney Island attractions reopen after losing 529 days to the coronavirus pandemic (USA Today)
➤ Can Vaccines Stop Variants? Here’s What We Know So Far (NPR)
➤ What we should keep post-pandemic (NBC News)
➤ North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review (ABC News)
➤ What to know about expected but rare ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases (ABC News)
Sign up for our next event
In the next free event in Lookout’s COVID 2021 series, we explore how local tourism, amusement, museum and other reopenings are shaping up — and what that means for you, your family and the region’s economy.
➤ WHEN: Wednesday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
➤ WHO: We will talk to Visit Santa Cruz County Communications Director Christina Glynn, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk communications chief Kris Reyes, Coast Redwoods Hospitality CEO Bijal Patel and Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History Executive Director Robb Woulfe.
➤ REGISTER: Sign up now for this free Zoom event
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Mark Conley
Deputy Managing Editor