How COVID-19 is affecting society

Beebo Brink · Oct 1, 2021

We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast.

www.theatlantic.com

Isabeau · Oct 1, 2021

Beebo Brink said:
We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast.

www.theatlantic.com

Better ideas might come from communities for whom “normal” was something to survive, not revert to. Many Puerto Ricans, for example, face multiple daily crises including violence, poverty, power outages, and storms, Mónica Feliú-Mójer, of the nonprofit Ciencia Puerto Rico, told me. “They’re always preparing,” she said, “and they’ve built support networks and mutual-aid systems to take care of each other.”

Also, when you are used to living somewhere with a social support system, it’s normal to do things like book an appointment, follow guidelines, have “faith” in community leaders, etc. I mean, we also have our weirdos, but going to a clinic, or calling local services isn’t strange. Rich or poor, from whatever background, we’re just more used to it. We still have those who fall through the cracks, but not nearly as many.

Romana · Oct 1, 2021

I don't remember Biden declaring victory over COVID.
TFG did, several times, but I don't recall Biden doing so.

Arkady Arkright · Oct 2, 2021

Innula Zenovka said:
Quite rightly, to my mind, he was given a whole life sentence (no possibility of parole, which is reserved for the most serious crimes and is very rarely used).

I agree absolutely.

Innula Zenovka said:
Sarah Everard: Gross misconduct probe into Couzens WhatsApp group

Sarah Everard's killer is believed to have been in a chat with officers sharing "discriminatory" content.

www.bbc.co.uk

The suspect officers outside the Metropolitan Police have been 'Suspended', whereas the ones in the Met have merely been put on 'Restricted Duties' - says a lot about the Met's attitude to potential wrongdoing by its officers...

Innula Zenovka · Oct 2, 2021

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The governors of Florida and Texas, who have both opposed vaccine mandates and lauded antibody treatments, criticised the federal government’s policy shift and ordered extra supplies of Sotrovimab directly to address an expected shortage. “There was this misguided leadership saying, you know, monoclonal antibodies are great and vaccines are not so great. And that really tilted things in the wrong direction,” said Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Institute for Translational Institute. “Many people who are anti-vax are thinking they can just go and get the antibodies if they get sick. But it doesn’t work that way.”

Beebo Brink · Oct 2, 2021

This poor little girl -- despite her mother's assertions that she was perfectly healthy and not at risk -- was obviously overweight, which put her in a higher-risk category. Which makes it all the more outrageous that she was selected to expose herself over and over again to potential covid cases.

10-year-old Virginia girl who died of COVID had been assigned to walk sick students to school nurse's office, mom says

Innula Zenovka · Oct 3, 2021

Outcry in Brazil over photos of people scavenging through animal carcasses

Pictures of destitute Brazilians searching scraps for food lay bare scale of economic and social crisis

www.theguardian.com

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Romana · Oct 4, 2021

How COVID is affecting society, Halloween edition :

Innula Zenovka · Oct 4, 2021

California deploys national guard to hospitals overwhelmed by Covid

Rural north and Central Valley have case rates three or four times higher than the rest of the state, exposing stark disparities

www.theguardian.com

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Katheryne Helendale · Oct 4, 2021

Innula Zenovka said:
California deploys national guard to hospitals overwhelmed by Covid

Rural north and Central Valley have case rates three or four times higher than the rest of the state, exposing stark disparities

www.theguardian.com

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As a Central Valley denizen, I can vouch for this. These two regions are heavily Trump country, though the larger cities have some blue in them. Vaccine rates here are frightfully low, with most people here saying that they'd rather die than get the jab, just to own the libs. The hospital ICUs are full of unvaccinated people, and hospital beds in general are hard to come by. The ER is full of ICU overflow. And, still, people here refuse to mask up or even take the virus seriously.

It's a sad state of affairs here.

Kamilah Hauptmann · Oct 5, 2021

Genius!

Romana · Oct 5, 2021

Katheryne Helendale said:
As a Central Valley denizen, I can vouch for this. These two regions are heavily Trump country, though the larger cities have some blue in them. Vaccine rates here are frightfully low, with most people here saying that they'd rather die than get the jab, just to own the libs. The hospital ICUs are full of unvaccinated people, and hospital beds in general are hard to come by. The ER is full of ICU overflow. And, still, people here refuse to mask up or even take the virus seriously.

It's a sad state of affairs here.

The people who'd rather die than get the jab should have to sign papers to that effect and not clog up the hospitals. They should refuse hospital care. If course this does not apply to the luckless family members they've dragged along for the ride. Especially kids.
But we'll see if they remain so arrogant when it hits them in the wallet.

More companies consider health insurance upcharges for unvaccinated

Some companies have offered cash to workers who get the vaccine, but as the cost of treating COVID-19 cases skyrockets, businesses are hiking insurance premiums, a penalty for employees who choose to remain unvaccinated.

www.thedenverchannel.com

danielravennest · Oct 5, 2021

Romana said:
But we'll see if they remain so arrogant when it hits them in the wallet.

More companies consider health insurance upcharges for unvaccinated

Some companies have offered cash to workers who get the vaccine, but as the cost of treating COVID-19 cases skyrockets, businesses are hiking insurance premiums, a penalty for employees who choose to remain unvaccinated.

www.thedenverchannel.com

I mentioned early in the pandemic that businesses would be driven to mandate vaccination by their health insurers raising rates otherwise. Surcharges for unvaccinated has the same effect.

Places that mandate vaccination or lose your job have seen rates above 90%, and as high as 99%. Employer mandates work.

Romana · Oct 5, 2021

Anti -vax /anti-mask sentiment hits Halloween :

Anti-Vaxxer Mocks Measles With Her Halloween Costume, Gets Shut Down By A Comment From A Medical Professional

A proud anti-vaxxer fired a shot at a woman who mocked her entire movement, but people think she's the one who needs to get the shots. Social Issues

www.boredpanda.com

Kamilah Hauptmann · Oct 6, 2021

So it turns out almost all of Alberta's far right Members of Legislature have had their shots but never mentioned them in fear of alienating their anti-vax constituents. LEADERSHIP, BABY.