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California approves 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

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California approves 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

The loudest criticism came from Jewish and pro-Arab groups who accused each other of trying to silence each other’s histories.

The California State Board of Education on Thursday approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, saying the teaching of discrimination and oppression has never been more important.

After an eight-hour public meeting Thursday, board members voted unanimously, 11-0, to approve the curriculum it hopes will become a model for other states to follow.

Educators and civil rights leaders who spoke at the meeting mourned this week’s killing of eight people, most of them Asian women, in Georgia, as the latest tragic example of racism but also a poignant reminder that education is an essential strategy to combating hate.

“We are reminded daily that racism is not only a legacy of the past but a clear and present danger,” said Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond, who led President Joe Biden’s education transition team. “We must understand this history if we are finally to end it.”

Crafting the curriculum took three years, drawing more than 100,000 public comments as different groups objected to being left out or misrepresented. Public comment that preceded the board’s vote drew about 150 callers, many of whom asked the board to reject the curriculum and echoed the heated debate that took place throughout its drafting.

The loudest criticism came from Jewish and pro-Arab groups who accused each other of trying to silence each other’s histories.

Some callers who identified themselves as Jewish and the descendants of Holocaust survivors said the plan “erased the unique stories of Jews in the Middle East.” Others criticized the curriculum as anti-Arab, saying it white-washed content about Arab Americans and erased earlier content about Palestinians.

The nearly 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which has been years in the making, is meant to teach high school students about the struggles and contributions of “historically marginalized peoples which are often untold in U.S. history courses.”

It centers on the four groups that are the focus of college-level ethnic studies: African Americans, Chicano/Latinos, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Native Americans.

It also includes lesson plans on Jews, Arab Americans, Sikh Americans and Armenian Americans who are not traditionally part of an ethnic studies curriculum “but have important stories to tell about oppression and contributions” to California and the country, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said.

Those groups were added after objecting to an earlier draft that left them out.

California Department of Education officials say this would be the first statewide ethnic studies model curriculum in the nation.

Other states have taken different approaches to teaching ethnic studies. Oregon is developing ethnic studies standards for its social studies curriculum, while Connecticut high schools will be required to offer courses in Black and Latino studies by the fall of 2022.

The course materials in California include 33 lesson plans, which schools are not required to use but can pick from to fit their student communities. More than three-quarters of California’s 6.2 million K-12 students are non-white: 55% Latino, 22% white, 12% Asian or Pacific Islander and 5% African American.

One lesson plan suggests discussing an incident of police brutality as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Another urges students to interview Korean Americans and Black residents who were in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots to study how existing tensions exploded into deadly violence.

Other lessons ask students to study poetry and art by Japanese Americans put in internment camps during World War II to better understand the hostility they faced.

“This is a pivotal moment in our California education history,” said Karen Korematsu, the daughter of late civil rights icon Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American who resisted internment during World War II and took his battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he ultimately lost but devoted his life to fighting for civil rights.

“As my father said, ‘Stand up for what is right.’ Prejudice is ignorance, and the most powerful weapon we have is education,” Korematsu said.

Several education officials called the curriculum “a starting point,” noting that it will be added to and expanded upon and teachers will develop lessons that best suit their classes, as they acknowledged that a curriculum on racial and ethnic issues was bound to be divisive.

“This criticism will continue. I can guarantee you that,” said California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a former lawmaker and academic who created an ethnic studies program at San Diego State University in the 1970s. “We will not find the perfect curriculum, but we have one that is strong.”

Renowned labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta also encouraged adoption, speaking before the vote.

“Si, Se Puede!” said Huerta, citing her famous phrase, “Yes we can!” that President Barack Obama borrowed as his campaign slogan. “We can make it happen. And it’s time.”

Border Patrol in Rio Grande Valley considering releasing illegal crossers into US without court date

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Border Patrol in Rio Grande Valley considering releasing illegal crossers into US without court date

EXCLUSIVE: Fox News has learned from a senior source with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about an unprecedented plan
to cope with the migrant crisis.

A plan is under consideration for Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) to begin releasing illegal border crossers who claim asylum without issuing a Notice to Appear (NTA) – meaning they will depart custody without a court date.

Such a decision would be unprecedented if enacted and would place the responsibility of seeking an asylum hearing on the migrants through Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or legal assistance.

The source says the reasoning for the decision is that the situation has “become so dire that BP [Border Patrol] has no choice but to release people nearly immediately after apprehension because there is no space to hold people even to do necessary NTA paperwork.”

The process of issuing each migrant an NTA can take hours per individual or family. This would not apply to unaccompanied minors.

The RGV, based in Texas, is ground zero for the surge in border crossings and is more than 700% overcapacity.

When migrants are released in the RGV, Border Patrol usually coordinates it with Sister Norma Pimentel and her Catholic Humanitarian Respite Center. Pimentel tells Fox News that she is aware and is “coordinating her response.”

The controversial move allegedly on the table comes as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to open another facility for unaccompanied child migrants in Pecos, Texas, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced Saturday.

The Temporary Influx Care Facility would house at least 500 unaccompanied minors to start, with the capacity to house 2,000 children.

“While ORR has worked to build up its licensed bed capacity to almost 13,500 beds, additional capacity is urgently needed to manage both enhanced COVID-19 mitigation strategies and the increasing numbers of UC referrals from DHS,” an ORR spokesperson said.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Alejandro Mayorkas said last week that border crossings were on track to be the highest in 20 years.

CBP announced it had encountered more than 100,000 migrants at the border in February, while numbers of child migrants in custody have also increased dramatically. The Biden administration has been moving to increase capacity of facilities to house migrants, and building a number of extra facilities — including looking at NASA sites and military bases.

“We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years,” Mayorkas said, although he later added that the situation is “not new” and noted the U.S. has faced “border spikes” before.

On Friday, The Washington Post reported that the Biden administration is considering flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing.

CBP requested the plane support from ICE on Friday after 1,000 migrant families and unaccompanied minors crossed the Rio Grande into South Texas on Friday morning, Homeland Security officials told The Washington Post. Border agents reportedly still had another 1,000 migrants they were unable to process Thursday night.

The backups at CBP are exacerbated by the nearly 4,500 unaccompanied children being held in detention centers and tent sites at the border, many beyond the legal three-day limit.

During the record 2019 border surge under President Trump, ICE flew migrants to other border sectors with the capacity to hold them.

Fox News has reached out to multiple DHS officials before publishing this story.

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Increase in Americans’ desire to pressure Israel, Gallup poll reveals

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Increase in Americans’ desire to pressure Israel, Gallup poll reveals

The majority of those favoring pressure on Israel to resolve the Palestinian conflict are Democrats, while only 17 percent of Republicans and 31 percent of independents support pressure.

Americans continue to favor Israel over the Palestinians, yet their support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) has increased to 30 percent, according to a Gallup annual World Affairs poll published on Friday.

Favorability of Israel remains high, at 75 percent, the poll revealed.

The poll also indicated that since 2018, the percentage of Americans wanting more pressure placed on the Palestinians to resolve their conflict with Israel has dropped from 50 percent to 44 percent, while that of Americans wanting more pressure exerted on the Israel has increased from 27 percent to 34 percent.

Gallup says that this is the highest level of demand for pressuring Israel since 2007. Over the same period, the percentage in favor of the U.S. putting more pressure on both parties, or on neither, has declined from 21 percent to 14 percent.

The poll was conducted from Feb. 3 to 18.

(World Israel News / JNS)

 

 

CNN joins other networks criticizing Biden for denying press access to border operations

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CNN joins other networks criticizing Biden for denying press access to border operations

The ongoing influx of migrants at the U.S. southern border is growing so dire that even left-wing CNN had no choice but to call out the Biden administration for denying them access to what many believe to be a crisis of their own doing.

CNN’s Pamela Brown examined the migrant surge and overwhelmed Border Patrol facilities in a segment over the weekend, telling viewers that “as the situation at the US-Mexico border gets worse, the media is being kept from it.”

TV commentator Tom Borelli noted the network’s apparent shift in tone on Twitter, writing Sunday, “So @JoeBiden border crisis is so bad even CNN is criticizing his effort to hide the crisis from the media.”

The Biden administration came under renewed fire over the weekend for denying access to the media to observe Customs and Border Protection operations at the southern border.

Award-winning photojournalist John Moore took to Twitter to lament the lack of transparency as a surge of migrants trying to enter the country has put a strain on resources.

“I respectfully ask US Customs and Border Protection to stop blocking media access to their border operations,” Moore tweeted Friday. “I have photographed CBP under Bush, Obama and Trump but now – zero access is granted to media. These long lens images taken from the Mexican side.”

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has been repeatedly questioned about media access to Border Patrol facilities.

Psaki was asked earlier in March about reports that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents were “frustrated” they couldn’t answer questions about what’s happening at these facilities or bring reporters inside.

Customs and Border Protection officials told the Washington Examiner that Biden Homeland Security officials had “muzzled” spokespersons and top agents to prevent them from speaking with the press.

“I certainly wouldn’t characterize it that way,” Psaki said. “But if our policy is keeping people quiet, we are not successful, and it is not our policy to prevent people from talking,” she alleged. She pointed reporters to DHS for the logistics of press access.

(Fox News).

Iran caught discussing plan to attack US military base using a boat as a bomb

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Iran caught discussing plan to attack US military base using a boat as a bomb

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recently discussed the possibility of attacking an American military base using a boat carrying explosive charges, according to a report in the Associated Press.

The base in question, the Fort McNair Army base, is located in Washington DC and a mere 10 minutes from the White House.

In January, the National Security Agency (NSA) became aware of the conversation. The plan involves filling a boat with explosives, similar to the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen.

In that attack, Al Qaeda used a small-sized fiberglass boat containing C4 explosives and two suicide bombers to blow up the U.S. Navy destroyer, killing 17 sailors and injuring 37. It was one of the deadliest attacks against an American naval ship in recent history.

The findings by the NSA also revealed threats to kill General Joseph M. Martin, whose residence is on the base, and plans to infiltrate and surveil the base, according to two officials interviewed on condition of anonymity by the Associated Press.

The Revolutionary Guard’s commanders were reportedly dissatisfied with their revenge attacks, specifically on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq, in the aftermath of the killing of General Soleimani. The al-Asad attack did not kill any American soldiers, but did lead to many soldiers suffering concussions.

(Arutz 7 / AP).

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

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Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women’s rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence.

Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of its largest city.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women’s rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. Hundreds of women gathered at demonstrations across Turkey on Saturday to protest the move.

The Council of Europe’s Secretary General, Marija Pej?inovi? Buri?, called the decision “devastating.”

“This move is a huge setback to these efforts and all the more deplorable because it compromises the protection of women in Turkey, across Europe and beyond,” she said.

The Istanbul Convention states that men and women have equal rights and obliges state authorities to take steps to prevent gender-based violence against women, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators.

Some officials from Erdogan’s Islam-oriented party had advocated for a review of the agreement, arguing it is inconsistent with Turkey’s conservative values by encouraging divorce and undermining the traditional family unit.

Critics also claim the treaty promotes homosexuality through the use of categories like gender, sexual orientation and gender identity. They see that as a threat to Turkish families. Hate speech has been on the rise in Turkey, and the country’s interior minister described LGBT people as “perverts” in a tweet. Erdogan has rejected their existence altogether.

Women’s groups and their allies who have been protesting to keep the convention intact immediately called for demonstrations across the country Saturday under the slogan “Withdraw the decision, implement the treaty.” They said their years-long struggle would not be erased in one night.

“We were struggling every day so the Istanbul Convention would be implemented and women would live. We now hear that the Istanbul Convention has been completely repealed,” Dilan Akyuz, 30, who joined other women demonstrating in Istanbul. “We are very angry today. We can no longer bear even one death of a woman. We do not have any tolerance for this.”

Rights groups say violence against and the killing of women is on the rise in Turkey, an assertion the interior minister called a “complete lie” on Saturday.

A total of 77 women have been killed since the start of the year, according to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform. Some 409 women were killed in 2020, with dozens found dead under suspicious circumstances, according to the group.

Numerous women’s rights groups slammed the decision, saying laws protecting women are inadequately enforced. Advocacy group Women’s Coalition Turkey said the withdrawal from a human rights agreement was a first in Turkey. “It is clear that this decision will further encourage the murderers of women, harassers, rapists,” their statement said.

Turkey’s justice minister said the government was committed to combating violence against women.

“We continue to protect our people’s honor, the family and our social fabric with determination,” Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul tweeted.

Erdogan has repeatedly stressed the “holiness” of the family and called on women to have three children. His communications director, Fahrettin Altun, said the government’s motto was ‘Powerful Families, Powerful Society.”

Many women suffer physical or sexual violence at the hands of their husbands or partners, but up-to-date official statistics are unavailable. The Istanbul Convention requires states to collect data.

More than a thousand women and allies gathered in Istanbul, wearing masks and holding banners. There was a heavy police presence in the area, and the demonstration ended without serious skirmishes.

They shouted pro-LGBT slogans and called for Erdogan’s resignation. They cheered as a woman speaking through a megaphone said, “You cannot close up millions of women in their homes. You cannot erase them from the streets and the squares.”

“As women, we now think that the withdrawal is a direct attack on women’s rights and a direct attack on the rights of modern young women, in particular,” Ebru Batur, 21-year-old demonstrator, said. “This of course makes us feel insecure and like our rights are appropriated.”

Turkey was the first country to sign the Council of Europe’s “Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence” at a committee of ministers meeting in Istanbul in 2011. The law came into force in 2014, and Turkey’s Constitution says international agreements have the force of law.

‘A wrong signal for Europe’

Some lawyers claimed Saturday that the treaty is still active, arguing the president cannot withdraw from it without the approval of parliament, which unanimously ratified the Istanbul Convention in 2012.

But Erdogan gained sweeping powers with his re-election in 2018, setting in motion Turkey changing from a parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency.

The justice minister wrote on Twitter that while parliament approves treaties which the executive branch puts into effect, the executive also has the authority to withdraw from them.

Women lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition party said they would not recognize the decree and called it another “coup” on parliament and an usurpation of the rights of 42 million women.

Germany’s Foreign Ministry joined the criticism, saying “withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is a wrong signal for Europe, but especially for the women of Turkey.”

“Only a few weeks ago, President Erdogan introduced an action plan for human rights which also includes the fight against domestic violence and violence against women,” the German ministry said in a statement. “Quitting an important convention of the Council of Europe questions how serious Turkey is when it comes to the goals mentioned in that action plan.”

“It is clear that neither cultural, nor religious or other national traditions can serve as a disguise in order to ignore violence against women,” Germany said.

(World Israel News / AP)

 

Fact-checked! White House Says Biden Fell On ‘Very Windy’ Day. Donald Trump Jr: Technically, It Was A ‘Moderate Breeze’

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Fact-checked! White House Says Biden Fell On ‘Very Windy’ Day. Donald Trump Jr: Technically, It Was A ‘Moderate Breeze’

Donald Trump Jr. fact-checked the White House on Friday after a spokeswoman blamed President Joe Biden’s fall on the stairs of Air Force One on the “wind”.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the weather was “pretty windy” when asked about Biden’s stumble while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on his way to Atlanta. Video online shows Biden, 78, stumbling several times and falling once while walking up the stairs to board the plane before reaching the top, turning, saluting, and boarding.

“It’s pretty windy outside,” Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard the plane. “It’s very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself. He is doing 100 percent fine.”

Trump Jr. then pulled up a general weather report for Joint Base Andrews for Friday, showing that wind speeds were expected to average 14 miles per hour. He also pulled up a guide on wind speeds from the National Weather Service (NWS) showing that wind blowing 13 to 18 miles per hour is classified as a “moderate breeze.”

“Wind moves small branches,” the NWS description says. “Wind raises dust and loose paper from the ground and drives them along.”

 

Biden has faced questions over his health ever since he was a candidate for president. Friday’s fall renewed concerns for the septuagenarian’s health. White House Communications Director Kate Beddingfield popped onto Twitter shortly after Biden’s fall to downplay its significance and reassure the public.

“I know folks have seen that President Biden slipped on his way up the stairs to AF1, but I’m happy to report that he is just fine and did not even require any attention from the medical team who travels with him. Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs,” Beddingfield said.

Trump Jr. compared the media treatment of Biden’s fall to former President Donald Trump grabbing a railing while walking down a ramp.

“I remember the press bashing Trump for touching the rail once,” Donald Trump Jr. said. “Biden falls repeatedly but I’m sure he’s the picture of health. No wonder all our enemies are pouncing simultaneously and mocking him publicly.”

Biden’s fall comes several months after he fractured his foot while allegedly chasing his dog after getting out of the shower. In explaining the incident later, Biden said he tripped over a throw rug.

“What happened was I got out of the shower. I got a dog and anybody who’s been around my house knows — dropped, little pup dropped a ball in front of me. And for me to grab the ball,” Biden said.

“And I’m walking through this little alleyway to get to the bedroom. And I grabbed the ball like this and he ran. And I’m joking, running after him and grab his tail. And what happened was that he slid on a throw rug. And I tripped on the rug he slid on. That’s what happened. Oh man, not a very exciting story.”

(Daily Wire).

Unlimited number of people may now enter Israel

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Unlimited number of people may now enter Israel

Committee approves move to allow unlimited numbers of people to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, cancels requirement for prior approval from Exceptions Committee. Ministers reopen Egypt-Israel crossing.

The ministerial committee tasked with management of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday evening approved via telephone vote an amendment to the current aviation guidelines.

The amendment, made in accordance with a recent Supreme Court ruling, allows the 3,000-arrival per day limit to expire at midnight Sunday morning.

The amendment will go into effect on at midnight on Sunday, March 21, and will last until March 28.

Instead of the government limiting the number of people allowed to arrive in Israel daily, the limit will be set by the capacity of Ben Gurion International Airport, which must now meet the coronavirus testing and social distancing requirements set by the government.

Flights will be allowed without prior approval from the Exceptions Committee, and the limits on flights arriving in Israel as cargo flights and exiting the country as passenger flights will be lifted. In addition, the requirement to measure the body temperatures of those entering the terminal prior to boarding their flights will be canceled, in line with guidelines for the rest of Israel’s economy.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry is concerned that reopening Israel’s skies will allow the entry of dangerous coronavirus variants, raising the infection rate and potentially undoing the gains Israel has made with its extensive vaccination campaign.

Also on Saturday evening, Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) and Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen (Blue and White) agreed that the Taba Crossing between Israel and Egypt will be reopened in the coming days to allow travelers into Sinai, in a fashion similar to the one in place at Ben Gurion Airport.

Those returning from Egypt will be required to test for coronavirus.

(Arutz 7).

Palestinians Near Hebron Dig Tunnel into Israel, Causing ‘Great Concern’

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Palestinians Near Hebron Dig Tunnel into Israel, Causing ‘Great Concern’

“We are making every effort to monitor and report the illegal activity, but with the support of the European Union, the PA continues to proceed,” said Yochai Damari, head of the Mount Hebron Regional Council.

The Palestinian Authority is behind an illegal tunnel that was dug near the Israeli communities of Telem and Adora on in the Mount Hebron area of Judea, Arutz 7 reported this week.

The PA claims that it dug “a water canal that would assist in the agricultural work carried out by Arab residents in the area.”

The area where the tunnel was dug is under Israeli jurisdiction, but the PA has been attempting to take over land in the area through various means, including paving roads, planting seedlings in rocky territory to lay claim to the land, and even building structures within the municipal boundaries of the Telem and Adora communities, the report said.

The office of Defense Minister Benny Gantz office refused to comment on the matter, and the defense ministry referred Arutz Sheva to COGAT, the Civil Administration that manages civil affairs in Judea and Samaria.

“The cases described are known to law enforcement officials. Enforcement activities against them will be carried out in accordance with our authority and procedures, as well as subject to priorities and operational considerations,” COGAT said in a statement.

Security sources stated that enforcement operations have already been carried out to remove 500 trees that were planted illegally as well as to demolish illegal buildings in Tarkumiya, on the north side of the city of Hebron.

A security source told Arutz 7 there was “great concern” about the tunnel, adding that he felt there is no doubt the tunnel is not meant to be a water canal and that its size suggests a different and more nefarious purpose.

For years, Hamas in Gaza has been erecting tunnels – discovered and destroyed by the IDF – in order to infiltrate Israel and commit acts of terror. Last year, the IDF destroyed six Hezbollah tunnels that ran from Lebanon into Israel.

“This is a scandal and a blatant lack of governance,” said Yochai Damari, head of the Mount Hebron Regional Council. “The Palestinians are building, as if there is no law and no justice,  on state territory and Area C that were designated for Israeli construction .”

“We are making every effort to monitor and report the illegal activity, but with the support of the European Union, the PA continues to proceed. It cannot be that the residents of Har Hebron are suffocated and the State of Israel just stands aside.

“I call on the Minister of Defense to use the security forces and the Civil Administration to put an unequivocal end to this issue,” Damari said.

(United with Israel).

Israeli data shows first shot of Pfizer vaccine provides 85% protection against corona

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Israeli data shows first shot of Pfizer vaccine provides 85% protection against corona

A recent study in Israel showed that a single dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, up to 85%.

As the COVID-19 vaccines reach more people, some people have asked: Could we delay the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow more people to be vaccinated more quickly?

By William Petri, University of Virginia, Associated Press

The Sheba Medical Center reported its experience with vaccinating its nearly 10,000 staff members with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination there started Dec. 19, 2020, which coincided with the third wave of COVID-19 in Israel.

The researchers looked to see the rate of reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease after vaccination. By Jan. 24, 2021, 7,214 health care workers there had received a first dose, and 6,037 had received the second dose.

Altogether, there were 170 cases of infection between Dec. 19, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2021. Of those, 89 people, or 52%, were unvaccinated; 78 people, or 46%, tested positive after the first dose; and three, or 2%, tested positive after the second dose.

As the COVID-19 vaccines reach more people across the United States, some people have asked: Could we delay the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow more people to be vaccinated more quickly? And, how safe am I after my first dose?

As an immunologist, I hear this question frequently. The answer is that a single dose is very effective – but I would add that you should still get both doses. The issue is important, however, not only for your personal health but also for the country’s health as leaders figure out how to ensure there’s enough vaccine for everyone who wants one.

This is consistent with a re-analysis of the phase 3 clinical trial data reported in 2020 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In that study, the 52% protection from the first dose included infections that occurred in the first 10 days after vaccination, when one would not expect the vaccine to have had time to generate protective anti-spike antibodies.

Using the data from the published study of the Pfizer vaccine, Public Health England determined that vaccine efficacy was 89% for 15-21 days after dose 1 – and before dose 2 on day 21.

The range was between 52% and 97%. For days 15-28, or up to the first week after the second dose, protection from the first dose was estimated at 91%. The range for this was between 74% and 97%. A second dose would not be expected to confer immunity within that time.

So what do we know? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to get both doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

You should be reassured that even after a single dose of either of those vaccines, you have very high levels of protection after your body has time to build immunity, about a week.

The scheduled second dose of these vaccines makes them even more effective, but at a time where vaccine supplies are limited, there’s a lot to be said about prioritizing the first dose for the most people.

(World Israel News / AP).

 

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