How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Romana]

He sounds like a real prize. /s

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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

COVID Patient at Center of Ivermectin Debate at Chicago-Area Hospital Dies

A coronavirus patient at the center of a debate after she requested to be treated with a controversial drug used in veterinary medicine called ivermectin has passed away, officials said.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

COVID Patient at Center of Ivermectin Debate at Chicago-Area Hospital Dies

A coronavirus patient at the center of a debate after she requested to be treated with a controversial drug used in veterinary medicine called ivermectin has passed away, officials said.

www.nbcchicago.com

It's really hard for me to muster up any sympathy for people like this.

 

[Essence Lumin]

This particular covid peak is finally heading downward. It would be nice if that trend continues.

U.S. Covid cases finally start to dip from latest peak, but delta variant still on the rise in some states

Covid case counts in the U.S. are showing signs of easing off their latest highs but remain elevated as the country heads into the fall season.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Romana]

COVID Patient at Center of Ivermectin Debate at Chicago-Area Hospital Dies

A coronavirus patient at the center of a debate after she requested to be treated with a controversial drug used in veterinary medicine called ivermectin has passed away, officials said.

www.nbcchicago.com

Next up, they'll sue the hospital. Lin Wood probably has the legal papers already drafted.
It'll go the way of his other suits (down in flames) but he'll get plenty of publicity and money from it.

 

[Arkady Arkright]

DUP councillor who shared anti-vax messages online dies after contracting Covid

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Vladimir Putin says dozens in Kremlin inner circle have Covid

Russian president, 68, self-isolating after announcing outbreak among members of his entourage

www.theguardian.com

Evernote link

Informative article from back in March:

Opinion: The Kremlin is terrified that Putin will catch Covid-19

Dr Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) comments on Vladimir Putin's succession problem in the context of the coronavirus.

www.ucl.ac.uk

Formally, article 92 of the Russian constitution states that, in case the president is unable to fulfil their duties, the prime minister becomes acting president. However, politics in Russia does not operate according to the black letter of formal political institutions. Of far more importance are informal dynamics and the balance of power between rival elite groups. One reason that Putin has stayed in power for so long is his apparent ability to keep the peace between these warring factions.

That Putin has not groomed a clear individual, or group of individuals, to take over leadership of the country might make him feel safer when in power, but it puts the system and the country at risk if he were taken out of the picture without warning. In other words, concern for security in the present puts the structural stability of the regime at risk in the long-term – a key weakness of personalist rule.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Five ways we think office work will change

How people think the coronavirus pandemic has affected the future of office work in five charts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Noodles]

I just went by the McDonalds for an Iced Coffee and movies they had signs up stating the lobby was closed again. I know it had been open for a long while, not sure how long it's been closed again. I generally avoid that McDonalds because the lines are always horrible but this was an "off time" because I am out of coffee in the office.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Rural Covid-Death Rate Twice as High as Urban One | The Daily Yonder

Rural residents are currently dying from Covid-19 at twice the rate of metropolitan residents, according to a Daily Yonder analysis. And the rate of new

dailyyonder.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Free]

Shit.

 

[Essence Lumin]

Alabama Pickers, couple known for reselling and vaccine opposition, both dead of COVID

“I’ve got my own passport. It’s called the ‘Bill of Rights,’” Dusty Graham said a video. “This will be all behind us in a couple of years.”

www.al.com

A married Alabama couple known for their reselling videos on YouTube under the name “Alabama Pickers” have both died of COVID.


Dusty and Tristan Graham lived in Huntsville, where they would often post videos about various tips and tricks to reselling vintage items like clothes and home decor. They sold on eBay under the username, bama4348.

The items they have for sale on Ebay include this "Vtg 1980's I'M DEAD Elvis Presley Bumper Sticker Window Decal" The page says, "The seller is away until Sep 26, 2021. If you buy this item, expect a delay in shipping. ". It might be longer.

 

[Free]

 

[Free]

Fucking 'roidbrain.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Idaho has implemented universal Do Not Resuscitate order for all hospitals.

“Universal DNR Order: Adult patients hospitalized during a public health emergency, when crisis standards of care have been declared, should receive aggressive interventions; however, they should receive NO attempts at resuscitation (compressions, shocks or intubation if not yet intubated) in the event of cardiac arrest. The likelihood of survival after a cardiac arrest is extremely low for adult patients. As well, resuscitation poses significant risk to healthcare workers due to aerosolization of body fluids and uses large quantities of scarce resources such as staff time, personal protective equipment, and lifesaving medications, with minimal opportunity for benefit.”

 

[Archer]

At this point, a "karma" emoji would be very useful here.