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Michigan Technological University’s Health Research Institute hosted its 16th COVID-19 town hall Thursday night, but most of the discussion veered into other topics. It started with an update from epidemiologist Kelly Kamm. The main thrust of her presentation was to continue to get vaccinated, and that means both doses if you are utilizing the Moderna or Pfizer options.
Associate Professor Steve Elmer from the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology was a co-moderator of the event. He touched on recent research regarding COVID-19 risk factors.
The list of environmental topics was diverse, but sometimes tangentially related to COVID itself. Improvements in air quality due to economic shutdowns, food purchasing habits under quarantine, recent efforts from student groups to encourage Michigan Tech to divest from all fossil fuel industries, and Enbridge’s Line Five pipeline were all presented on.
