Sunday, January 30, 2022

Economics and Coronavirus related links 013022

 

The failure to vaccinate Africa: The U.N.’s Covax program has delivered few doses to Africa, where the Omicron variant was first detected. Why?

https://theweek.com/public-health/1008162/the-failure-to-vaccinate-africa?utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20211219&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter&utm_medium=email&refid=20E8D3B3314CD84F82A7DD5120915E94


The CDC is urging pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how we know it’s safe.

Months of evidence show the shots are safe for those who are pregnant or considering pregnancy.

https://www.popsci.com/science/covid-vaccine-infertility-myth/?utm_source=Camden+Contacts&utm_campaign=4effe11cfd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_12_17_04_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_387276506e-4effe11cfd-514821738#affinity=Health

 

Why more than half of Taco Bell workers are unvaccinated

https://popular.info/p/why-more-than-half-of-taco-bell-workers?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4NDQ3NzY3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTc4NDcxMSwiXyI6IlYrVG9VIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQwMTA3NjYyLCJleHAiOjE2NDAxMTEyNjIsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xNjY0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.5bv9dVNBoe64tkaqsYG4w_PYcF4sfuNEJpI8UxbJ5-4

 

Jordan Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers in SoCal | The Daily Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWLGTB0coec

 

Omicron Cases Detected In All 50 States As Hospitalizations Rise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjJHMn5bRg

 

‘Belligerent idiocy’: Bob Costas on anti-vaxxers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOTrIXDoK9o

 

Why are some COVID cases more severe than others? 'Humanized' mice offer a clue

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-covid-cases-severe-humanized-mice.html?fbclid=IwAR3CwK38iZfK_9zLFOqc2MOUDwA7AG0PRqlDcSxv00_V_uHwWjE1IHaGXT8

 

Study of older veterans found efficacy of mRNA vaccines against delta fell dramatically over six months

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-older-veterans-efficacy-mrna-vaccines.html?fbclid=IwAR120whQWQGCOvOvkjsxRgSkqOAJ7DF9VqXB3nQ--YYshCsMwYfGxEUv3Co

 

Why Isn’t the World Vaccinated as Omicron Spreads Like Wildfire? Blame Rich Countries.  Big Pharma and cowardly leaders in the Global North have left poor countries vulnerable to the most contagious Covid variant yet.

https://newrepublic.com/article/164721/vaccinations-covax-world-covid-ip-waiver?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Your seat on public transportation determines level of exposure to exhaled droplets

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-seat-exposure-exhaled-droplets.html?fbclid=IwAR21PayCMtq0QssinYCqBP9Z1KVLyHDDTGPqkWQt8i1iFDumuYJT5zfV1OY

 

Owner of diner that stayed open despite lockdown dies of COVID-19

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/587181-owner-of-diner-that-stayed-open-despite-lockdown-dies-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3n0BTydEGPYYVYl94bzQMokH6T0hhrVrusW_fiJzfbMTpP9LC1pC3SzZ0

 

CDC director talks holiday guidance amid omicron surge l GMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvE1ITQ52SE

 

‘There Is No Need To Panic’ Over Omicron, CDC Head Says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av7m_qjaB0Y

 

As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant: To some who are steadfastly opposed to the shot, the evasiveness of the coronavirus has only reaffirmed their stance.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/25/us/omicron-unvaccinated.html?fbclid=IwAR3QPgkCdaGQ0MXR7TJAq2HLEsnXZspSCf3iLrWrX9DnFB2fEomXj2rdfRg

 

A New Year Plea for Optimism

http://www.populist.com/27.22.Retsinas.html

 

With omicron, it may be harder to tell if you have covid, the common cold or flu

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/23/omicron-symptoms/

 

It’s Time to Send Every American Free At-Home COVID Tests: The government was able to mail us all a check. Surely, it can figure this out.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/12/23/its-time-to-send-every-american-free-at-home-covid-tests/

 

A Linguistic Look at Omicron: What is this penchant for using Greek to designate disasters?

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/comma-queen/a-linguistic-look-at-omicron?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_122621&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_recirc&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019

 

Why a New York City School Told Its Students to Stay Home: An assistant principal explains how a spike in cases caused by Omicron brought his school to the breaking point.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/why-a-new-york-city-school-told-its-students-to-stay-home?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_122421&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_recirc&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019

 

Omicron Drives U.S. Virus Cases Past Delta’s Peak

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/23/us/omicron-case-count.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20211224&instance_id=48636&nl=the-morning&regi_id=168579403&segment_id=77836&te=1&user_id=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496

 

People in counties that voted Trump more likely to die from Covid – study: Areas that voted for Trump by at least 60% in November 2020 had 2.7 times the death rate than counties that voted heavily for Biden

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/07/trump-voters-counties-more-likely-die-covid-study

 

Federal program offers cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs: To be eligible, death certificates must indicate that the death was attributed to COVID-19

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/federal-program-offers-cash-to-cover-covid-19-funeral-costs?fbclid=IwAR0FiMbHdRxW8OcRfCwB9QGMmREmZj87bYO6P04RRzKaeKPsZ9C-wCyJr34

 

Study suggests coronavirus lingers in organs for months

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/587391-study-suggests-coronavirus-lingers-in-organs-for-months?fbclid=IwAR1-I3l0je79sFBusFZNM_QpftC6Dj44ebd2lkfYPY2SG6I9FdHSg0LOM_U

 

Why Covid Death Rates Are Rising for Some Groups: The overall rate of Covid-19 deaths has declined since vaccines became widely available in April, yet nearly a quarter million people in the United States have died from the virus in the past eight months. The virus is now responsible for a higher share of deaths from all causes for younger Americans and white Americans than it was before all adults were eligible for vaccines.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/28/us/covid-deaths.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1EYKJrLKXp5czpFr1Swjy-ea5hX_1iVtaDwUEZ6uzhwsChb8GjO_Y1Avk

 

U.S. coronavirus cases hit record high

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-coronavirus-cases-hit-record-high-2021-12-29/?fbclid=IwAR2olBZjfSZsIPE65oKJAnJdAQIrk-r0CmJNBjLlZa0x0swXNekyYEcGQlk

 

What Past Plagues Tell Us About the Post-Covid City

https://newrepublic.com/article/164875/past-plagues-tell-us-post-covid-city

 

US Army Creates Vax That Works Against ALL Covid Variants | The Kyle Kulinski Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMgfi81Su3w

 

Front-line physicians describe how vaccination affects patients in latest Covid wave: “I’m not seeing people who have got two doses and a booster and are coming in profoundly short of breath. It’s just not happening," one doctor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/front-line-physicians-describe-vaccination-affects-patients-latest-cov-rcna10215?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3Zg0pC1ME0rTTxr6vSiKS-4vQtCDtZxRQcICsd5y5PO0wljUyVognGonM

 

Philadelphia's new COVID-19 vaccination requirement for indoor dining begins Monday: Philadelphia is now averaging more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases per day.

https://6abc.com/covid-19-vaccine-philadelphia-restaurants-indoor-dining-philly-eat-inside/11410678/?fbclid=IwAR1WMg8mSBWEircKeTX8VqRvgh5S8eTh6A8A_bdTgWVlg6ZjrSVgd47uOVE

 

Omicron makes people sick faster. Here’s what else you need to know for New Year's weekend

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/12/29/omicron-need-to-know-new-years/9034452002/?gnt-cfr=1&fbclid=IwAR3SqsiM0M9C2Uqnn_bt-0BKNB_Jk2JFsms5W0FIsONSiQHBriB7TJ4gjZw

 

Nurses Are Furious About the CDC's New Isolation Rules

https://newrepublic.com/article/164908/nurses-cdc-covid-isolation-rules

 

Omicron is spreading at lightning speed. Scientists are trying to figure out why

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/12/31/1067702355/omicron-is-spreading-like-wildfire-scientists-are-trying-to-figure-out-why?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR0-dGeoP0szv74GumvuC2Z-E5RYx5UAspamsBWrScoFpv0gIG43aJA_TYE

 

Airlines cancel almost 4,400 flights on New Year’s Day: Ongoing staffing shortages driven by the rapid spread of Omicron led to the cancellation of nearly 4,400 flights worldwide on New Year's Day. More than 2,600 of those were flights into, out of, or within the United States. Thousands of travelers were stranded. Chicago, which saw over 1,000 flights into or out of its two major airports scrubbed, was hit by winter storms in addition to the virus. Further disruptions were expected for Sunday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/01/flights-canceled-covid-weather/

 

Taking a step back: US colleges returning to online classes

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-chicago-pandemics-7eac07fbfd7ec0c268618d017838aafb

 

English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/english-school-children-wear-masks-tackle-omicron-surge-2022-01-02/

 

What We Could Have Learned from the Spanish Flu Pandemic: Public health efforts in 1918 generated resistance and complaints; many Americans turned to folk remedies and inexpensive panaceas. A century of advancements in science, technology and literacy hasn’t eliminated that tendency.

https://hollywoodprogressive.com/literature/spanish-flu-pandemic?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=556624bdb3-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-556624bdb3-286987487&mc_cid=556624bdb3&mc_eid=dd9216c814

 

MICROBIOLOGIST & SON TEAM-UP TO FIND HIGH-TOUCH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE SAFE TO CONSUME DESPITE PANDEMIC

https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2021/03.22vegetables.aspx

 

Reopening and Reimagining in the School District of Philadelphia

https://parentsunitedphila.com/2021/02/15/reopening-and-reimagining/

 

US hits the million cases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk_t4qTfAfw

 

1 million daily cases: Why does the US fail to curb omicron? | COVID-19 Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E--7t_YJm1c

 

Anti-vaxx Chronicles: This unvaxxed nurse in Miami believed Gov. Ron DeSantis instead of the science

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/1/1819914/-Anti-vaxx-Chronicles-This-unvaxxed-nurse-in-Miami-believed-Gov-Ron-DeSantis-instead-of-the-science?detail=emaildkre2

 

A study in selfishness. An 82-year-old dies of COVID after ‘friend’ hides infection

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/2/2072305/-A-study-in-selfishness-An-82-year-old-dies-of-COVID-after-friend-hides-infection?detail=emaildkre2

 

Anti-vaxx Chronicles: The OG, Herman Cain himself

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/2/1859062/-Anti-vaxx-Chronicles-The-OG-Herman-Cain-himself?detail=emaildkre2

 

The last bridge is burning: Emergency services and the omicron surge

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/2/2072100/-The-last-bridge-is-burning-emergency-services-and-the-Omicron-surge?detail=emaildkre2

 

The Bad Argument Against Covid Mandates the Gorsuch Gang Might Embrace

https://newrepublic.com/article/164911/biden-osha-covid-mandates-supreme-court-bad-argument?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Scientists say COVID-19 outbreak in deer could mean trouble for humans: Studies have found evidence of  coronavirus infection among white-tailed deer in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/588238-scientists-say-covid-19-outbreak-in-deer-could-mean-trouble-for

 

New coronavirus variant identified in France: B.1.640.2 was discovered in a traveler returning from Cameroon and has a high number of mutations. And a first "flurona" case has been confirmed in Israel.

https://www.dw.com/en/new-coronavirus-variant-identified-in-france/a-60329823?fbclid=IwAR26qbQQERwZ4eIvQq218LDHFBCkuteOxYQUDyTUJoNHja6n-3u8k7gzhOs

 

California prosecutor who campaigned against vaccine mandates dies of Covid: Kelly Ernby, who recently ran for the state assembly, was unvaccinated at the time of her death, husband says

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/06/kelly-ernby-california-prosecutor-dies-covid?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR31-0s3PLCWwi0QPDyGNWRokjhKBAsg5on6q-EcglGCddeMN5T6C7VvrjU#Echobox=1641487924

 

‘Chaos’ continues in St. Louis area schools with staff, student absences because of COVID-19

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/chaos-continues-in-st-louis-area-schools-with-staff-student-absences-due-to-covid-19/article_3313ce5a-bbc8-5ed9-9f42-54cb94342ab2.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_stltoday

 

In the nation’s hospitals, this covid wave is different

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/06/covid-hospitals-how-is-omicron-different

 

U.S. Reports Highest Number of Kids Under 5 Hospitalized With COVID Since Pandemic Began

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-reports-highest-number-of-kids-under-5-hospitalized-with-covid-since-pandemic-began/ar-AASxWtj?fbclid=IwAR3aqPX4WZmLEz9C-_14ZyWFaSVJKNI6MFIhlNfrOA6-YfA0FBu9EO8NHjc

 

Four charts that analyze how omicron’s wave compares to previous coronavirus peaks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2022/omicron-comparison-cases-deaths-hospitalizations/

 

Omicron growth for next two weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA-fvyGw-cc

 

Midwest Dispatch: Minneapolis Teachers Must Contend With COVID-19 Staffing Crisis.  As the Omicron variant surges, hospital beds, substitute teachers, and consistent education have become sparse.

https://progressive.org/latest/teachers-covid-staffing-crisis-lahm-220106/

 

New York City Schools Don’t Have a Plan for Omicron: As a public school teacher, it’s distressing to see how officials’ inaction is endangering both educators and an entire generation of students.

https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/new-york-city-schools-plan-omicron-jacobs-220106/

 

QAnon Star Who Said Only ‘Idiots’ Get Vax Dies of COVID: Cirsten Weldon told her fans not to get vaccinated and wanted Dr. Anthony Fauci executed. She just died of COVID.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-star-cirsten-weldon-who-said-only-idiots-get-vaccinated-dies-of-covid?ref=scroll&fbclid=IwAR2Eksozk19WKy_CJFrHFSMrmLVd_yi6SQQS2Yc1iaHPgcnEFu5l_LOat_k

 

Is Omicron Really “Milder”?  We're getting Covid-19 severity all wrong.

https://newrepublic.com/article/164972/omicron-really-milder

 

The Problem With Rochelle Walensky: The CDC director is an accomplished scientist and doctor, but her job is necessarily political—and she’s bad at politics

https://newrepublic.com/article/164988/rochelle-walensky-cdc-covid

 

'Chernobyl' At State Department As COVID Decimates Agency: Amid international crises, the key national security agency is experiencing a stunning surge in coronavirus cases, three U.S. officials told HuffPost this week.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-covid_n_61dde85fe4b04b42ab864a97?fbclid=IwAR2z3k-gv21pzMSvWzZ1g7yg39AlGH63Y0q_ZqU9F5xlfRR9vns_YY6vrv0

 

Glenn Beck said he didn’t need the vaccine – now he’s very sick with COVID and is taking ivermectin

https://www.rawstory.com/glenn-beck-has-again/?fbclid=IwAR1WIDZuH3FCyNQ_Bqz2d3S6pJCj96kw5NrgyhawM0JUdbTVTyY86jk-Fsc

 

Calling Omicron ‘Mild’ Is Wishful Thinking: We are far past the point of hoping that this variant will spare us.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/omicron-mild-severity-immunity/621238/?fbclid=IwAR2pn2aT-1HpX2V8zm2gyDPlQTggSKQ-cSV0jwSI3cvoOfI-OM3V1zQJoxY

 

Omicron cases explode to 1.4 million in a day | WNT – Jan 11, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRA6PkxKQNY

 

New COVID Variants Are Scarier Than They're Telling You (w/ Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding) - Jan 10, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCf1atAC4Uc

 

The Mother of All Vaccines May Be Closer Than You Think: What if we could make a shot for pandemic viruses—before they exist?

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/12/the-mother-of-all-vaccines-may-be-closer-than-you-think/

 

The Pandemic Is a Family Emergency: How the coronavirus exposes a crisis of care work

https://newrepublic.com/article/157528/coronavirus-pandemic-family-care-work-crisis-social-reproduction-theory

 

Specialists now agree on endemic ending

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3W84wb5jKo

 

COVID-19 STATS FOR January16, 2022

https://pdamerica.org/covid-19-stats-for-january16-2022/

 

The U.S. surgeon general warns that Omicron has not yet peaked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/health/omicron-peak.html

 

French parliament approves vaccine pass

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-parliament-approves-vaccine-pass-2022-01-16/

 

Folk singer Hana Horká dies of COVID after deliberately catching virus

https://nypost.com/2022/01/19/folk-singer-hana-horka-dies-of-covid-after-exposing-herself-to-avoid-vaccine/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

 

Why We’ve Succumbed to Pandemic Apathy: I’ve reported on Covid-19, and even I’m starting to check out. But it’s an understandable, even natural response to what we’ve endured.

https://newrepublic.com/article/165092/pandemic-apathy-covid-tired

 

Third Dose of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Offers Strong Protection Against Omicron: CDC analysis shows that boosters are important in maximizing protection against Omicron and Delta variants

https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-wave-eases-in-parts-of-u-s-france-sets-plan-to-relax-curbs-11642770561?fbclid=IwAR10wGxN02dd75yek8nxb7ysj0ZnZuLflk9Ml77dx1SviJ5M9TF0qwSC9-s

 

The ultimate guide to reusing and buying N95 masks: Everything you need to know—well, at least until the next game-changing variant

https://www.popsci.com/diy/ultimate-n95-mask-guide/?utm_source=Camden+Contacts&utm_campaign=140e309910-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_14_08_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_387276506e-140e309910-514821738#affinity=Health

 

Stressed hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/23/hospital-workers-covid-isolation-cdc/

 

Has your COVID rapid test expired? Here’s how to tell: Rapid tests may be stable beyond the official expiration date, but when in doubt, stick with what's printed on the package.

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/covid-test-expire-binax-carestart-quickvue-rapid-20220121.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts_1_21_2022&sfmc_id=0031U00001WRL3QQAX&sub_source=news-alert-newsletter&list_name=DE34_Newsletter_News_Alert&int_promo=newsletter&et_rid=228487564

 

How a Milder COVID Variant Is Creating a Health-Care Crisis: Omicron may be less dangerous on an individual level, but hospitals are still overwhelmed, with dire ripple effects.

https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/how-a-milder-covid-variant-is-creating-a-health-care-crisis

 

The Front Lines of Omicron: With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/omicron/

 

Corporate Profiteering at the Expense of Vaccine Equity

http://populist.com/28.02.Gunasekaran.html

 

Comical Bickering Over Those 'Trump Vaccines'

https://www.creators.com/read/joe-conason/12/21/comical-bickering-over-those-trump-vaccines

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