SCIENCE OVER POLITICS: Learn the facts about COVID-19, vaccinations, vaccination hesitancy, logic behind wearing masks, social distancing, etc., etc.
On January 21, 2021, the West LA LAPD Division and the Community-Police Advisory Board (“C-PAB”) hosted renowned expert Epidemiologist, Anne W. Rimoin Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor UCLA Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health to discuss the science of COVID-19 and the available vaccines.
Why should we listen to Dr. Rimoin? Well, her background is as follows:
Anne W. Rimoin PhD M.P.H. is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist whose research focuses on emerging infectious diseases. Particularly those that are crossing species from animals to humans in the populations. She is a Professor of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and in the Infectious Disease Division of the Geffen Shcool of Medicine.
She is the Director of the Center for Global and Immigrant Health and is an internationally recognized expert on emerging infections, global health, surveillance systems, and vaccination. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, WIRED, Discover, Scientific American, Popular Science, Forbes, National Geographic, Nature and Science. She also appears frequently on television and radio discussing major issues surrounding disease emergence and has recently been a leading voice on the COVID-19 pandemic in national news for CNN, MSNBC and Fox Business News.
Dr. Rimoin is the principal investigator on the study of asymptomatic infection on immunity in health workers and first responders (including LAFD and LAPD), and will soon be working with teachers and essential workers. She is also working on a study on vaccine hesitancy and how people feel aabout the vaccine and understand the kind of messaging that needs to get out there so people can understand.
Dr. Rimoin addressed frequently asked question regarding the development of the vaccines, mutations and variants, vaccine hesitancy, the vaccine shortages, the new mRNA technology by which the vaccines were developed, the expected potency time of the vaccines. She also explained the logic behind wearing masks, social distancing.
The community is urged to watch this important video.
The next Community-Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) is scheduled on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 2 PM. The community is welcome to participate. Please email Robert Ringler for details to add you to the next meeting.
Additional information
THE WASHINGTON POST: “Europe’s growning mask ask: Ditch the cloth ones for medical-grade coverings”
TODAY: “Dr. Fauci: Double masking against mutant coronavirus ‘just makes common sense’”
SELF: “7 Small Things You Can Do to Help Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Variants”