Meanwhile, the federal public health emergency ended last month, and across the country the pandemic has moved to back of mind. This disparity points to a continued public health failure to take full advantage of these tools and to communicate the evolving risks in this phase of the pandemic. Finally, public health leaders need to improve communications — both to combat misinformation and to make the public more aware of available resources. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still provides a map of COVID risk for counties nationwide. Peter Chin-Hong is a professor of medicine and an infectious disease doctor specializing in immunocompromised patients at UC San Francisco.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 06, 2023 07:15 UTC