Host Dr. Elizabeth Allemann says farewell to the show, and indicates that Matthew Holloway on Facebook is a good source for tracking rates of infection.
https://www.facebook.com/holloweezy

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html

https://ourworldindata.org/blog/page/2

Looking over the arc of the pandemic, Dr. Allemann emphasizes that it is not over until it is over for everyone. There was amazing progress with rapid genetic sequencing, vaccines were developed in record time, and China did admit fairly quickly that infection was happening. In comparison, the last flu pandemic got called the Spanish Flu because no other country would admit it was happening. Stumbles: the US created its own test rather than using the WHO test; we minimized masks at first; and we had insufficient masks, PPE, tests, and test materials. Surprising: masks were more important than ventilators. Not surprising: public health matters to us all, and nurses are essential. Many underpaid workers are essential. Inequality is dangerous and sometimes fatal. Graces: In the US, the hospital system held.  

The FINAL edition of Community Pulse will air next Wednesday, June 9. As the pandemic seems to be lessening in severity in mid-Missouri, it is time to conclude the show and highlight other things in our community.