Today’s tip is about talking to people about the “side effects” of the COVID vaccines. The first step is to stop saying “side effects” and instead say “expected effects”. We know that many people will experience fever, soreness, and fatigue after getting vaccinated, and that is ok and expected! If Read more…
A recent CDC study compared COVID death statistics by vaccination status, and this is what they found: From October to November 2021, they recorded: 16, 527 Unvaccinated COVID Deaths 5,493 Fully Vaccinated COVID Deaths (No Booster) 285 Fully Vaccinated + Booster COVID Deaths Source: CDC Study- Page 4 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/pdfs/mm7104e2-H.pdf
Fully vaccinated & boosted: 21 per 100,000 Fully vaccinated, no booster: 145 per 100,000 Unvaccinated: 640 per 100,000 So cases are 30x higher in unvaccinated folks than boosted folks. The third shot is crucial! Source: Massachusetts DPH via WPRI: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/report-unvaccinated-in-mass-have-30x-more-covid-cases-than-boosted-residents/
Our Vaccine Equity & Access Program (VEAP) is continuing to search for Leaders in Malden and Everett, in order to promote the community based clinics being offered there. If you want to help keep your community safe from COVID and are from those areas, this could be a great way Read more…
We were deeply disturbed to read the story in yesterday’s Boston Globe about the Woburn Memorial High School freshman football player who has been the victim of bullying and sexual harassment. Today we would like to share some thoughts on some of the context surrounding this situation, followed by some Read more…
The phrase, introduced by El Mundo Boston CEO Alberto Vasallo III during one of our Vaccine Equity & Access Program (VEAP) sessions, captures so much about the current moment as well as SCI’s mission. At its core, social capital is about the importance of our social networks, and the value Read more…
It is not easy to convey the level of energy and emotion of an in-person event in virtual format, but our 2021 SCI Idealist Award presentation last week delivered a powerful emotional experience. Clearly that was driven by the compelling words from our award recipients and the moving introductions. The Idealist Read more…