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ABA Pandemic Update

Sep 28, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses the continued downward trend in COVID cases and what the fancy models predict, provides an update on vaccines for kids, discusses boosters (and mixing and matching vaccines), reviews a new report on surface contamination, and evaluates where we stand on OSHA’s emergency temporary...


Sep 21, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses a slight downturn in COVID cases, Pfizer data from its vaccine trial for kids, the risk of myocarditis from vaccines, booster shots for Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson and some good news on "long COVID."


Sep 14, 2021

ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses coronavirus case rates in kids, drivers for infection and when their vaccine may be available; the value and efficacy of home tests; the pending availability of booster shots; and a quick review of the Biden COVID-19 "action plan."


Sep 9, 2021

Recorded slightly later in the week to account for Labor Day-related reporting delays, ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses the plateau seen in national COVID-19 case counts (and the case decline in several states that saw Delta variant surges), examines the rise in the proportion of cases that are due to children...