Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Economics and Coronavirus related links 091521


With an uptick in Covid-19 cases, there is growing alarm. 'We've seen almost an entire takeover in the Delta variant,' one state official says

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/10/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZsaP97oRurJlLUZpcFn4vNSzXLqzgln4X4nd79O9Qy7XrzPicQfOKwqo

 

Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html

 

Fox News Is Killing Its Viewers Again: The network’s dishonesty about the dangers of vaccines is putting its audience at risk.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162971/fox-news-vaccine-hesitancy-tucker-carlson-ingraham?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Young children will pay the price if enough US adults don't get vaccinated against Covid-19, expert says

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/14/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html?fbclid=IwAR35I5h9UAp0OXy1IS0lVQN9BGwMWKRMJcd6ZlEZsUqSB2kTDpaTJvHKpy4

 

Hospitalizations rising again as delta variant spreads among the unvaccinated, doctors say

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/13/hospitalizations-rising-again-as-delta-variant-spreads-among-the-unvaccinated-doctors-say-.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0KiBw0gEMQ7ZHWIoTlJ5ocZPNViw9JQB_2mFH8m3diHlI4n1WdPDXL7fs#Echobox=1626208385

 

Bookings for Covid-19 jabs surge as Macron announces new restrictions for the unvaccinated

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210713-covid-19-jab-bookings-surge-in-france-as-macron-announces-new-restrictions-for-the-unvaccinated?fbclid=IwAR0GMzrtHSdZKhBAlWUwvDllEcmEOqTVbCb_2uyp6Vb6Gib6k5Gz2KmbG8E

 

The Seductive Lie of Post-Pandemic Self-Optimization: From The New York Times to Instagram, a recent genre of self-help writing wants you to think the last 16 months were really just an opportunity to become your best self.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162957/pandemic-self-help-exercise-depression-mutual-aid?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Treating the Unvaccinated: Across the U.S., doctors are facing a wave of preventable covid deaths—and trying to convince the hesitant that “it doesn’t have to be this way.”

https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/treating-the-unvaccinated?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_071621&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

Appeals court rules to allow CDC to resume enforcement of cruise restrictions

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/07/18/appeals-court-allows-CDC-resume-enforcing-cruise-restrictions/1751626640680/?fbclid=IwAR1YD-0zBTl72oAHivZjU29B8SV3DnQf-eOLZCd423GrTAnP-U46C6Ub58E

 

Former surgeon general says CDC guidance on masks 'premature' and 'wrong'

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/563560-trump-surgeon-general-says-cdc-guidance-on-masks-premature-and-wrong?fbclid=IwAR35S0gSY7b_1J4uB-dq40nrqEJ841xoTlYLSxcpL1R0eANcSVZjRIXSM2A

 

Facebook Is Designed to Spread Covid Misinformation: The White House wants Facebook to crack down on anti-vax posts, but that would require the social media giant to transform on a fundamental level.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163002/facebook-designed-spread-covid-misinformation?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Let's get more people vaccinated: It all starts with actually approving the vaccine....

https://www.slowboring.com/p/vaccine-fda-approve?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

See How Vaccinations Are Going in Your County and State

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

The F.D.A. on the Vaccine Reviews: ‘We Want to Assure the Public’

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/letters/fda-covid-vaccines.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

India’s true pandemic death toll is likely to be well over 3 million, a new study finds.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/world/asia/india-covid-pandemic-excess-deaths.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

As Virus Resurges, G.O.P. Lawmakers Allow Vaccine Skepticism to Flourish: As the coronavirus’s Delta variant rips through conservative communities, most Republicans remain reluctant to confront vaccine misinformation and skepticism in their midst.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/us/politics/republicans-coronavirus.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

On Fox News, Vaccination Pleas Intensify, but Skepticism Persists: Amid mixed messages on the channel, the hosts Sean Hannity and Steve Doocy encourage viewers to get Covid-19 shots as the Delta variant spreads.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/business/media/fox-news-covid-vaccines.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

Apple delays its return to office as the Delta variant surges.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/technology/apple-return-to-office-delay.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210721&instance_id=35833&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=63984&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

IRREVERSIBLE – Many Effects Of COVID19 Are Permanent

https://vippusa.org/irreversible-many-effects-of-covid19-are-permanent/

 

Public health officials have tools to beat back Covid again. Does anyone want to use them?

https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/22/public-health-officials-have-tools-to-beat-back-covid-again-does-anyone-want-to-use-them/

 

Delta variant accounts for 83% of COVID cases in U.S., CDC director says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-delta-variant-new-cases-cdc/

 

US virus cases nearly triple in 2 weeks amid misinformation

https://apnews.com/article/health-religion-coronavirus-pandemic-michael-brown-dbc0303c3fa13643ca2dc0eb8d806f33

 

Fox Hosts CLASH On Vaccines: "It's Not The Government's Job To Protect Anybody!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqNf5lF-SE

 

‘A tipping point’: Government officials, health groups move to require coronavirus vaccines for workers

New vaccine mandates are being rolled out at VA, in California, New York City, the Mayo Clinic, among other places.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/26/mandatory-vaccinations-urged-health-workers/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0uuk4BkyJ-5bOYjjCQ2KX4VNb6LiORUoYKMrwY7mAUJjxGXlkgd-nqW4k

 

NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-662b50089c314a8083a1aa0be26549bd?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AP&fbclid=IwAR28rcR3rptzRZ8UCbos4wnjtBWs98X5m_rgdkn48uTfrizLkH39H9MxtOs

 

Covid-19 Surge Prompts Schools to Reconsider Face-Mask Rules for Fall: Districts are sticking with plans to return to in-person learning, but some school mask rules are changing

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-surge-prompts-schools-to-reconsider-face-mask-rules-for-fall-11627300800?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2njLsVLh1T1plM6264F4QZwvv90_fSnIHChHZNUjXxeQtDUm_3wnvMc_c

 

Over 50 medical groups call for mandatory vaccinations for health care workers

https://www.axios.com/covid-medical-vaccinations-health-care-workers-d0a7296b-59da-4476-9919-86cfdcb47b21.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3vuEVGEwHZSXRy_YjmnljFGElHphxBAoIrUfw_Bp1xaS33x0QAnRJyjHo

 

How 3 counties reached the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in their states: These counties lead the way in New Mexico, Vermont and Wyoming.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/counties-reached-highest-covid-19-vaccination-rates-states/story?id=78925148&fbclid=IwAR12xdW6ufzra3JiyDLK97R_YoM7gS2yr7TeKLBthanUNciFN3laSJvtGug

 

Please Don’t Rush to Get a Third Covid Shot: The delta variant is dangerous. A third vaccine dose could be helpful for those with weaker immune systems, but giving third doses to healthy people would be wildly counterproductive.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163103/dont-rush-get-third-covid-shot-pfizer?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Masks Are Mandatory Again on Capitol Hill. It’s Not Going Well.  The reimplementation of Covid restrictions in the House chamber has outraged many Republicans—and they’re not shy about letting you know.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163126/mask-mandate-house-byron-donalds-republicans?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

More Covid Mysteries: There’s much to learn about how the virus spreads.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/briefing/coronavirus-delta-mysteries.html

 

Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters pseudoscience

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-misplaced-science-fosters-pseudoscience.html?fbclid=IwAR1rE7cD4kJXuaY-5xw2nfaPBNPosVlkbGqPchQRkniuB77FMkIDoq5B8C0

 

Oligarch of the Month: Richard Branson: The Virgin magnate is battling fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to turn outer space into a playground for the rich.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163081/oligarch-month-richard-branson?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Vaccinated people are ready for normalcy — and angry at the unvaccinated getting in their way

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/31/vaccinated-angry-at-unvaccinated/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1VOwAgR8gSALBoD1GYj8VQVsiK02l9nKTyhfk8OPZCRfguW7rfzm2o0iQ

 

Vaccine Mandates Are as American as Apple Pie: Those who claim that vaccine resistance is an expression of liberty are historically illiterate.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163122/vaccine-mandates-american-apple-pie?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Trap Doors and Dead Ends of Trying to Get Treated for Long Covid: Experts say the long-Covid crisis will mirror the pandemic itself, creating a “tsunami of disability” that will take a disproportionate toll on low-income people of color.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163036/long-covid-treatment-dead-ends?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Media Is Too Clueless and Sensationalistic to Properly Explain Breakthrough Covid: By hyping scary figures and alarming statistics while overlooking crucial context, many news outlets are creating a misleading picture of the dangers the delta variant poses to the vaccinated.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163148/delta-variant-breakthrough-media-failure?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Who Can Make You Get a Covid Vaccine?  Employers, universities and local governments can all issue some type of vaccination requirement. Here’s what to know about the mandates.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-vaccine-mandates.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR3vQNfmW7u4Il0HMqZDsW_xFlN6GkfMXA2oxCdd6QTaUqu-g9T-lhbArrM

 

Most unvaccinated Americans believe coronavirus vaccine poses greater health risk than the disease, poll finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/04/kff-poll-coronavirus-vaccine-unvaccinated-americans/

 

Arkansas governor says he regrets signing ban on mask mandates

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/566272-arkansas-governor-says-he-regrets-signing-ban-on-mask-mandates

 

Fauci fears a COVID variant worse than Delta could be coming

https://www.axios.com/fauci-delta-variant-covid-d1c0d550-6624-417d-bde6-33c8f56deaba.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2p18prp3bcOKbJoX2_2YZo53cFAAzTeSdODmMvGbk05Mhpav7MF07MhOk

 

‘We are backpedaling’: Dallas’ Parkland Hospital declares capacity disaster as COVID-19 surges

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/we-are-backpedaling-dallas-parkland-hospital-declares-capacity-disaster-as-covid-19-surges/ar-AAMYRzS?ocid=st

 

Screaming woman demands school committee do a 're-vote' after approving mask mandate — they adjourned instead

https://www.rawstory.com/screaming-anti-masker-school-board/

 

Denver police union says officers “can be trusted” to make decisions on getting the COVID-19 vaccine

It’s not clear how many officers are currently vaccinated. Earlier this week, the mayor issued an order requiring all city employees to get the shot.

https://denverite.com/2021/08/05/denver-police-union-says-officers-can-be-trusted-to-make-decisions-on-getting-the-covid-19-vaccine/

 

Houston mask mandate could defy Texas governor's order

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-mask-mandate-could-defy-texas-governors-order/?fbclid=IwAR0w4GycvGNMAM9uUSrGivc-DXccvplE3T3FmIbXoo43rDpHy_g93EC-btU

 

A Texas GOP leader railed against vaccines and masks. Then he died of covid.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/05/texas-gop-leader-antimask-antivax-dies-covid/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0PZPT7jTBGxlqei3WoRcO9lN_rqOaim91fPw08WlfuMz9AGMbeUHaOULo

 

Alarm as US Covid cases above 100,000 a day for first time since February

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/06/us-covid-coronavirus-delta-variant?fbclid=IwAR2fygtyysOml-kJXmTkcMpqqhWmCDD2RdHiDxE5awSAwqNu7JS4P6kbt8k

 

You’ll Probably Get Covid-19 Eventually. But Avoid It for as Long as You Can.  The next six months of this pandemic may look dispiriting. But that doesn’t mean we’re doomed.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163186/youll-probably-get-covid-eventually-avoid-long-can?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Atheists are more likely to get vaccinated, survey finds

https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/atheists-are-more-likely-to-get-vaccinated-survey/?emci=43f499cf-29f7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=c8d6752d-9df7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=14359822

 

The Young And Secular Are Least Vaccinated, Not Evangelicals

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/8/3/the-young-and-secular-are-least-vaccinated-not-evangelicals?emci=43f499cf-29f7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=c8d6752d-9df7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=14359822

 

Falls Creek Guest Preacher Wade Morris Dies After Contracting COVID-19

https://www.news9.com/story/610a0b765e936a0c51b18408/falls-creek-guest-preacher-wade-morris-dies-after-contracting-covid19?emci=43f499cf-29f7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=c8d6752d-9df7-eb11-b563-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=14359822

 

New Texas school COVID-19 guidelines rattle medical experts

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-texas-school-guidelines-rattle-medical-experts-161539300.html

 

Atul Gawande on the covid-19 Resurgence: The public-health expert on the impact of the Delta variant, and on another concerning new variant that’s hitting our shores. Plus, a studio performance from the Weather Station.

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/atul-gawande-on-the-covid-19-resurgence?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_080721New%20Campaign&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

Republican congressman who filed a lawsuit over masks last week tests positive for COVID this week

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/6/2044174/-Republican-congressman-who-filed-a-lawsuit-over-masks-last-week-tests-positive-for-COVID-this-week?detail=emaildkre

 

Surprise, surprise! Milwaukee's NBA championship celebration was a superspreader event

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/5/2044080/-Surprise-surprise-Milwaukee-s-NBA-championship-celebration-was-a-superspreader-event?detail=emaildkre

 

Mississippi has only 6 open ICU beds left amid Delta 'tsunami'

https://theweek.com/delta-variant/1003437/mississippi-has-only-6-open-icu-beds-left-amid-delta-tsunami

 

Florida parents sue Governor DeSantis over banning mask mandates in schools: In the face of the Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that everyone should wear masks in schools — vaccinated or not

https://nationalpost.com/news/parents-sue-florida-governor-desantis-over-school-mask-mandate-ban/wcm/792e08fe-9f52-4d71-9c21-3c04bf9cb370/amp/

 

Vaccines Remain Largely Effective Against Delta Variant, Counter to Claims From Fox News Guest

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/vaccines-remain-largely-effective-against-delta-variant-counter-to-claims-from-fox-news-guest/

 

We're Not in the Promised Land Yet | Rabbi Dan Ross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceeQSQXj5uo

 

Frontline service workers left out of the vaccine mandate trend: Requiring vaccines is complicated in sectors like retail and agriculture, where employers risk losing workers in a tight labor market and vaccine enforcement could be expensive.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/08/frontline-service-workers-vaccines-502778?fbclid=IwAR1nQvzljEt969BgDYe7b3sLX3zYetsV08D3xd93M_w0D7okZPsyDqFgO2o

 

Philadelphia County, PA, Covid Data.  Updated on August 9

https://covidactnow.org/us/pennsylvania-pa/county/philadelphia_county/?s=21551081

 

Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed: Some experts are urging the FDA to authorize vaccines for 5-11 year-olds.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alarming-94k-surge-covid-19-cases-kids-hospitals/story?id=79364484&fbclid=IwAR14BvTJr8WyU8zwj5qxbLZmtVoJxWWpCBFE8LyOQAOO_j_iZF774Jn97Mw

 

A surge in dengue cases adds to the hospital burden in Covid-racked South Asia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/world/a-surge-in-dengue-cases-adds-to-the-hospital-burden-in-covid-racked-south-asia.html

 

A virus going through multiple people's bodies and changing colors each time.  How Will the Coronavirus Evolve?  Delta won’t be the last variant. What will the next ones bring?

https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/how-will-the-coronavirus-evolve?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_081121&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

An Alabama Woman’s Neighborly Vaccination Campaign: In “The Panola Project,” Dorothy Oliver fights vaccine hesitancy with kindness.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/an-alabama-womans-neighborly-vaccination-campaign?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_081121&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

Vaccination is not a personal choice

https://theweek.com/science/health/1003617/vaccination-is-not-a-personal-choice?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210811&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Should the unvaccinated have to pay their own medical bills?

https://theweek.com/delta-variant/1003596/treating-the-unvaccinated?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210811&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=%7EREFERENCE_ID%7E

 

Doctor describes 'disheartening' COVID spike in Tenn. hospitals

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/doctor-describes-disheartening-covid-spike-in-tenn-hospitals?fbclid=IwAR25YL8kT50p_IqgZP-i4YbDqwpWwaQqyFEFNDs7nC_oevOEWuisWm5exkI

 

Top health expert predicts coronavirus will change from 'pandemic' to 'endemic': “I think after we get through this delta wave this is going to become more of an endemic illness,” Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/567817-top-health-expert-predicts-coronavirus-will-change-from-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR06wXLG-QooIZB5UWUWrVsWxg8XWa7F6IWM936vkCLwSyza-PeWJU794Yg

 

A California teacher is hospitalized after he's allegedly attacked by a parent over face masks on the first day of school

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/us/teacher-parent-fight-face-masks-trnd/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-08-14T10%3A30%3A07&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR1WH-leU8OgCmwMv3ZzrmXCjrTyv1t4be4cOWmG6amErwVtvoB6E-rswS4

 

Nearly 94,000 Kids Got COVID-19 Last Week. They Were 15% Of All New Cases

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/08/10/1026375608/nearly-94-000-kids-got-covid-19-last-week-they-were-15-of-all-new-infections

 

I Came Close to Losing My Son

https://www.laprogressive.com/losing-my-son/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=5b659ed924-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-5b659ed924-286987487&mc_cid=5b659ed924&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

Morbid COVID-19 News from Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/9/2044809/-Morbid-COVID-19-News-from-Arkansas-Texas-and-Florida?detail=emaildkbow

 

Please Don’t Rush to Get a Third Covid Shot: The delta variant is dangerous. A third vaccine dose could be helpful for those with weaker immune systems, but giving third doses to healthy people would be wildly counterproductive.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163103/dont-rush-get-third-covid-shot-pfizer?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Texas faces tipping point as COVID-19 spreads

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/568484-texas-faces-tipping-point-as-covid-19-spreads?fbclid=IwAR3JFsUGwtf56DAJD3foPyvOmE_9Hf-4dO1J0o28gEUX5rSIcSHLcpCe0ow

 

New Zealand announces it's locking down the entire country ... over one Covid case

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/asia/new-zealand-lockdown-one-case-intl-hnk/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3ZQ3ND6wfA5_SglRmbaVXg3b8ql1cZY4Xck-1ZTFJmoQH2Rt69GnxYaQw

 

Don’t Call It a Pandemic of the Stupid: There are structural reasons people are swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda. Sneering at the unvaccinated won't solve them.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163319/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-denial-misinformation-poverty?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Urgency of Assisting Afghan Partners: “There are tens of thousands of lives that we must and can still save,” Representative Jason Crow said.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-urgency-of-assisting-afghan-partners?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_081921&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_content=A&utm_term=TNY_Daily

 

Casualties of reopening schools: Children dying from COVID-19

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/08/19/pers-a19.html

 

Inside Mississippi's 4th Covid wave: Younger patients, crying nurses and 7 ICU beds left.  The state set a new single-day record of Covid hospitalizations and patients placed in intensive care and on ventilators.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/inside-mississippi-s-4th-covid-wave-younger-patients-crying-nurses-n1277178?cid=db_npd_nn_fb_fbbot&fbclid=IwAR12jyEjaxRGXTlAzGCM_L5q8yTY3GWBcQpYSQ76x5V0cP_7Mh0wL1XCVDo

 

COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination Updated Aug. 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

(Note: Nobody should travel to the United States and nobody should be allowed to travel from the United States to anywhere else)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html

 

The US could enter spring of 2022 with Covid-19 'under control' if enough people get vaccinated, Fauci says

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html

 

Covid cases overwhelm the Gulf Coast, leaving region with no I.C.U. beds.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/22/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine?name=styln-coronavirus&region=hub&block=storyline_live_updates_block_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&fbclid=IwAR1BA54giClR8-nZsgmMtPT3brhWUm1hhVrtWLTI5L0sTBVHElWxgl5PH0E#facebook-misinformation-murthy

 

Ohio reports 2,775 new COVID-19 cases on Monday

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/08/01/ohio-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-deaths-august-2021/5432310001/?utm_source=dispatch-News%20Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts&utm_term=news_alert&utm_content=OHIO-COLUMBUS-NLETTER01

 

Ohio State vaccine requirements: Students, staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2021/08/24/covid-19-ohio-state-now-requiring-students-staff-vaccinated/5577333001/?utm_source=dispatch-News%20Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts&utm_term=news_alert&utm_content=OHIO-COLUMBUS-NLETTER01 

 

Report on partisan Arizona audit delayed after pro-Trump Cyber Ninjas contract COVID

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/report-on-partisan-arizona-audit-delayed-after-pro-trump-cyber-ninjas-contract-covid-19-205741785.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_11

 

Covid-19 Is Derailing Plans to Get Students Back in the Classroom

https://katiecouric.com/lifestyle/parenting/covid-19-students-in-person-school/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Wednesday&utm_term=all_users

 

What Parents Can Expect When Schools Reopen in the Fall

https://katiecouric.com/covid-19/what-can-parents-expect-when-schools-reopen/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Wednesday&utm_term=all_users

 

Will FDA Approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Encourage More People to Get Vaccinated? A Doctor Weighs In

https://katiecouric.com/covid-19/fda-approves-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Wednesday&utm_term=all_users

 

Hawaii governor tells potential tourists not to visit as hospitals and ICUs are "filling up" with COVID patients

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-tourists-covid-surge-governor-david-ige-dont-visit/

 

Vaccinated Democratic Counties Are Leading the Economic Recovery: Data show America’s output is concentrated in counties that Biden won—which are better protected against delta.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-26/what-s-driving-america-s-economic-output-vaccinated-blue-counties-biden-won

 

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/health/johnson-vaccine-booster-data/index.html

 

Delta Air Lines Will Make Unvaccinated Employees Pay $200 a Month to Cover Potential Medical Bills

Delta ups the ante in a string of corporate vaccine mandates.

https://gizmodo.com/delta-air-lines-will-make-unvaccinated-employees-pay-2-1847556666

 

In Florida, the pandemic is worse now than it has ever been before.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/florida-covid-deaths.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR2FwD4QAd8y4_aqGQz_jg5wZuXl001vDBe2AlAi6FH86ef4YazVKGPF18o

 

Welcome to the Climate-Covid Convergence: Hurricane Ida, wildfire evacuations, and Orlando’s oxygen shortage all show that we need policy solutions to address multiple crises at once.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163474/hurricane-ida-climate-covid-wildfire?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District: When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/arkansas-school-quarantine-mask-covid-19/?utm_source=one-signal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2021-08-31

 

Masks/Face Coverings in School Entities

https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/SchoolReopeningGuidance/ReopeningPreKto12/MaskingOrder/Pages/default.aspx

 

For Those With Long COVID-19, 'Returning To Normal' Is A Massive Battle: Coronavirus long-haulers discuss the mental toll of their uncertain prognoses.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/long-covid-getting-back-to-normal_l_6126c1e8e4b06e5d80c95bff?fbclid=IwAR33xv8r0aV0cdPzkBlT7C3zWcp-E6GWpaNIRWwwsh76mYemXKeFvEwWejA

 

Vaccine Greed: Capitalism Without Competition Isn’t Capitalism, It’s Exploitation.  Among the pandemic’s many lessons, however, is that greed can easily work against the common good.

https://evonomics.com/jag-bhalla-covid-greed-vaccine/?fbclid=IwAR0GwA_UYp4HN3-pEb73MXQVO4F1iRY5cHfTGyIgh6XK0MVlSUHcXx2f4pY

 

Inside a Florida Hospital Full of Dying, Unvaxxed Thirtysomethings:  “I’ve never bagged so many thirtysomething-year-olds, leaving behind young kids, pregnant wives,” one nurse said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-a-miami-florida-hospital-full-of-dying-unvaccinated-30-somethings-dying-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3GqT7iCJ3duSjSb8b9Mm7gmPf1UTpx2dC0PD-406fOhUzqpB0_Fi7saZg

 

Texas teacher trying to decide about Covid vaccine dies three days after testing positive

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/us/coronavirus-texas-teacher-deaths-trnd/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-09-03T23%3A01%3A23&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR3bgUnU72COl4T4-ITEs2BheQ51UDhBIeMs7CADL_LOovUQ_YaEQTyYCKc

 

Should firms make vaccination mandatory?  Corporate America has a new message for unvaccinated workers

https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1004470/should-firms-make-vaccination-mandatory?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20210904&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=20E8D3B3314CD84F82A7DD5120915E94

 

The first U.S. COVID death was reportedly a month before everyone thought

https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1004535/first-us-covid-death-month-earlier-than-known

 

15 Miami-Dade school staffers die of COVID in 10 days amid DeSantis' war on mask mandates: DeSantis has begun stripping local officials of their pay for implementing mask mandates

https://www.salon.com/2021/09/04/15-miami-dade-school-staffers-die-of-covid-in-10-days-amid-desantis-war-on-mask-mandates_partner/

 

‘Unprecedented’: Idaho rations hospital care due to ‘massive increase’ in COVID patients

https://www.rawstory.com/unprecedented-idaho-rations-hospital-care-due-to-massive-increase-in-patients/

 

COVID Numbers Surge Amid Return To School And Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYRyjHoRk2U

 

The Plan to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at Once: The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too?

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/09/coronavirus-pandemic-ventilation-rethinking-air/620000/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mnl_9_8_2021&sfmc_id=0031U00001WRL3QQAX&sub_source=morning_newsletter_daily&list_name=DE08_Daily_Morning_Newsletter&int_promo=newsletter

 

The COVID-19 risk for vaccinated people is roughly equal to 'riding in a vehicle,' recent data suggest

https://theweek.com/delta-variant/1004576/the-covid-19-risk-for-vaccinated-people-is-roughly-equal-to-riding-in-a

 

Isn’t Self-Preservation the First Law of Nature?

https://www.laprogressive.com/self-preservation/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=c81060a552-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-c81060a552-286987487&mc_cid=c81060a552&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

The Public Body: How capitalism made the world sick.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/inflamed-rupa-marya-raj-patel/

 

At least 1 million underage girls pregnant since pandemic began | COVID-19 Special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f7S2YJeFQ0

 

'It’s destroying us': ICU nurse in Kentucky on Covid-19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dMkka411q8

 

Tracking Coronavirus in Lancaster County, Neb.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/lancaster-nebraska-covid-cases.html

 

Talk radio's Covid death trend a metastasization of conservative media culture: But there is one final element driving talk radio’s doubts about vaccinations and masks — the bottom line.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/talk-radio-s-covid-death-trend-metastasization-conservative-media-culture-ncna1279023?fbclid=IwAR0_tjSeHvQq8N9kQR8ljEeg0JoA79Ya5-tD1mbkdPsb9HIivM1APNH09Mo

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