Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
Coronavirus-Related News & Resources
- The Huffington Post asked experts what school might look like this fall.
- The New York Times explained what you need to know about kids and COVID tests.
- Lifehacker gave tips on getting your kids to talk about their (virtual) school day.
In Other News…
- Real Simple listed the best foods for every skin condition.
- At Above the Law, a mom wrote about getting her law degree while raising three kids.
- NPR gave tips on making tough decisions.
- Scary Mommy shared relationship advice from a co-author of the book The 80/80 Marriage: A New Model for a Happier, Stronger Relationship.
- The Washington Post featured Science Moms, a $10 million campaign to educate and empower mothers to do something about climate change. (It was launched by a group of climate scientist moms.)
- Wirecutter rounded up the best kids’ headphones.
- Rolling Stone looked at how “Pastel QAnon” is infiltrating the natural parenting community.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from Points in Case, with “What to Do When You Catch Your Child ‘Playing Epidemiologist.'”
Also, do be sure to check out the news update over at Corporette!
On Corporette Recently…
- We talked about the best short makeup routines.
- We had an open thread about foods we thought were “fancy” when we were kids.
- We recommended ways to organize under the sink.
Did we miss anything? Add ’em here, or send them to news@corporettemoms.com. Thank you!
Anonymous says
That HuffPo article is awfully optimistic. There is no way that most teens and adults will be vaccinated by September. Recruiting is just beginning for the Moderna vaccine trial in ages 12-15. If it takes a month or two to recruit the participants, then another month to get them vaccinated, then two months for follow-up, the soonest we could possibly see emergency authorization of the vaccine for ages 12-15 would be early summer. Then unless manufacturing and distribution are scaled up exponentially, there’s no way all adults and teens would actually get two doses of the vaccine in time to build immunity before school opens.
I’m in VA, which just moved adults with underlying health conditions, overweight/obese people, and people aged 65-74 from group 1c to 1b. It’s like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. There are still just as many people to vaccinate in the same order. The only difference is that a few non-front-line “essential” workers are now behind all the people listed above, when previously they had higher or equal priority. I would be surprised if we even get halfway through 1b by fall. And why does a mildly overweight middle-aged person who can WFH get a vaccine before my kid who will have to go to school?
Anonymous says
I disagree, most experts expect the vaccines to be approved for ages 12+ by summer and school children will almost certainly have priority over healthy young adults. It’s a pretty universal view that after you mitigate death by vaccinating the elderly and high-risk, that teachers and children should have priority so schools can open. I agree there’s no way we’re vaccinating kids 0-11 by the fall though, since trials in those age groups haven’t even begun, so I think school for those age groups will be much the same as it is now with masks and distancing. Hopefully fewer quarantines and staff absences if the majority of teachers are able to get vaccinated.
The rollout has been certainly failed to meet expectations so far, but the US is currently initiating vaccination in almost 1 million people per day. We don’t have to ramp up significantly to have the majority of the population vaccinated by September 1. And it will ramp up. There will almost certainly be 1-2 more vaccine manufacturers coming online in the spring. It was always going to be an immense challenge that was slow in the beginning. We’re only just barely one month in. Breathe. :)
Anonymous says
Also remember that vaccines are not the only way we reach herd immunity and bring case numbers down to the point where the virus can be better controlled with testing and tracing! Sadly, most projections have at least ~40% of the US infected by late spring. Those people get added to the vaccinated people when you’re trying to estimate what percent of the country has immunity. I would be shocked if numbers aren’t much lower by summer, even if we haven’t vaccinated half the country (I think we will though).