Hospital capacity, animal transmission, and Biden's COVID plan

Host Dr. Elizabeth Allemann shares an announcement by Boone County Hospital about their decision to consider making changes to their policies around elective surgeries, visitors, and staffing. They will likely need to increase their COVID unit capacity by early next week if the trends continue. We also take a look at global and national news, including a coronavirus outbreak in Denmark's mink confinements and the President-elect's COVID plans.

Show Notes

Further reading/resources: 

• Covid Infections in Animals Prompt Scientific Concern (New York Times)
• BHC Med Staff COVID Alert: November 6
• Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective (New York Times)
• The Biden-Harris plan to beat COVID-19
  • Vivek Murthy Wikipedia Page
  • David A. Kessler Wikipedia Page
  • Marcella Nunez-Smith Wikipedia Page

What is Community Pulse?

Community Pulse is a special report on the unfolding coronavirus situation in mid-Missouri featuring local family physician Elizabeth Allemann, M.D. and public health advocate Ginny Chadwick. Catch it live every Monday and Wednesday at 9am on KOPN 89.5 FM or streaming at kopn.org.