CV03. Information: Medical Disinformation, AAPS, Tom Price, CV04. Politics: US, Brazil, Hydroxychloroquine Donation, CV05. Economics: End of Life Planning, CV06. Linguistics: Racism, Weathering, CV09. Arts, Creativity: Camus, The Plague, Human Complications, CV15. Death: Sweden, Competing Narratives, CV16. Consequences, Social Change: New Rules, New Stigma, Bigot Self Assessment, CV22. Longue Duree: Xenophobic Eugenics, CV23. Polemic, Myphysis: Canada, Military Medical Intelligence Warning, CV25. Movement: Five days = 5 Months, CV28. Logistics: FEMA, PPE Shortage, CV28.1. Food Distribution, CV29. Responsibility, Decision Making: Florida Situation, CV30. Methodology: Yelps Proceed Surges, CV31. Futuring: Vaccine Everywhere, Not One will Take.
PDN Introduction.
CV03. Information: A Crank Medical “Association” Promotes Covid-19 Disinformation. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) =2= =3= is a far right wing crank medical organization. Unsurprisingly, it's all in with COVID-19 disinformation and pseudoscience. Readers may recall that Tom Price, Trump’s first HHS Secretary is a member.
-A. This association may influence what is happening in Georgia =2= =3=. Kemp Urges Georgia Residents to Commit to Wearing a Mask for Four Weeks [Meme]. President Trump Reportedly Approved Georgia Governor's Plan to Reopen State, Before Publicly Attacking It. Georgia’s Experiment in Human Sacrifice. [Cartoon]. Infectious Disease Experts Expect a Surge in Georgia’s Covid-19 Cases. 200717-CV29B. 200517-CV30.1. 200421-18A.
CV04. Politics: U.S. Drug Donation Creates Headache for Brazil Government. Brazil's federal and state governments are in a political tug of war over the Trump administration's donation of the drug hydroxychloroquine, an unproven treatment for COVID-19, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Two More Cabinet Ministers Hit with Covid-19 in Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Covid-19 a 3rd Time. 200717-CV24.
CV05. Economics: End of Life Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic, in 8 Steps CV15. How to make crucial financial and health care decisions for you and your loved ones. What you should be doing right now: 1 Organize. 2 Beneficiary designations. 3 Health care proxy. 4 HIPAA. 5 Financial institution power of attorney. 6 Direct deposit and direct pay. 7 Passwords. 8 Have the conversation.
CV06. Linguistics: What 'Racism Is a Public Health Issue' Means. Compared to white Americans, African Americans and Hispanics were three times more likely to experience and two times more likely to die from the illness. The Navajo Nation has, per capita, more confirmed cases and deaths than any of the 50 states; These Doctors and Nurses Volunteered to Battle Covid-19 in the Navajo Nation, and Came Back with a Warning, 200626-CV08.1A. Many factors – access to healthcare and testing, household size, or essential worker status – likely contribute to the pandemic’s outsized toll on communities of color, but experts see a common root: the far reaching effects of systemic racism. CV22↓.
-A. That racism would have such an insidious effect on health isn’t a revelation to social epidemiologists. For decades, public health experts have discussed weathering =2=, the toll that repeated stressors experienced by people of color take on their health. Studies have demonstrated the link between such chronic stress and high blood pressure, the increased maternal mortality rate among black and indigenous women, and the elevated prevalence of diabetes in black, Latino and especially Native American populations. The pandemic has laid bare these inequities. At the same time, outcry over systemic racism and police brutality against African Americans has roiled the nation, and the phrase, “Racism is a public health issue” has become an internet refrain.
CV09. Arts, Creativity: What Camus’s “The Plague” Can Teach Us about the Covid-19 Pandemic. A conversation about solidarity and revolt in Camus’s famous novel.
-A. Yes, everything is simple. It’s people who complicate things. This apparently is a quote by Albert Camus, but often time misattributed to The Plague.
CV15. Death: The situation of Sweden is more about supporting narratives CV18 than biosafety CV01, politics CV04, leadership CV29. Swedish Health Officials Have Said Another 3,000 Deaths from Covid-19 Are Likely in the Country. | If There Is a Second Wave of Covid, the Swedish Approach Will Have Been Right All Along. Not going into lockdown was described as a mad experiment at the time, but Sweden can look to the winter with less trepidation than most, that is if CV does not mutate, does instill immunity (assuming one does not die), and people who had it once are more susceptible the 2nd time, or don’t mind having a chronic condition. Those Right Wingers Who Praised Sweden's Response to Covid-19 Are Looking Pretty Stupid Now. Swedish Epidemiology Boss Says Questioned Covid-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working, lacks evidence, there are other explanations for decreases, the test will not be until end of the year, and persistence of belief. Sweden Had One of the Most Relaxed Covid-19 Lockdowns in the World. There's Growing Evidence That Helped it Weather 2020's Economic Storm Better than Anywhere Else CV05. 200708-CV01. ADDED Did Sweden's Coronavirus Strategy Succeed or Fail.
CV16. Consequences, Social Change: Coronavirus: New Social Rules Are Leading to New Types of Stigma. During lockdown, we saw how the pandemic was leading to new forms of social solidarity. In addition to claps for carers and rainbow pictures, the very act of staying home was a demonstration of a collective responsibility to protect the vulnerable. It was a sacrifice for the “greater good”, adhered to by all but a well publicised minority.
-A. However, in our ongoing research – in which we’re exploring public attitudes to COVID-19 and social distancing – we’re finding that people are stigmatising those who might have the disease or might transmit it. At its core, this stigmatisation is based on what social scientists call “othering”. This is where we define, often negatively, certain individuals or groups in terms of how they are different from us. Othering is at the root of stereotyping and discrimination. 200720-CV04.
-B. Depending on one’s prejudices othering can include. Trump Supporter - Socialist, Conservative - Liberal, Christian Right - Heretics, GOPers - Dems, Sheeple - Antivaxxer, Anti LGBTQ - Transphobic, Chinese Virus - Trump Virus. Instead of assuming that you are correct in your beliefs and opinions, assume that you are a bigot and try to identify in what ways you are. If you can’t find any examples of bias on your part, you are probably wrong.
CV22. Longue Duree: New Paper Examines Disproportionate Effect of Eugenics on North Carolina's Black Population CV06 -A↑.
CV23. Polemic, Myphysis: Canada Military Intelligence Unit Briefed Sajjan on Covid-19 Risk on January 17. The wasted time cost Canada enormously in terms of lives.
CV25. Movement: A Couple Is Finally Going Home after Their 5 Day Caribbean Vacation Turned into a 5 Month Coronavirus Lockdown.
CV28. Logistics: FEMA Head: We Have a Ways to Go on Having Enough PPE CV01.
CV28.1. The Future of Our Food Supply. From grocery stores and online delivery to farms and restaurants, how and where we get our food may never look the same. If the early days of grocery shopping during coronavirus are remembered for empty shelves and flour hoarding, our present day food system might be characterized by lines. Lines are a symbol of the burdens of the pandemic, as more people wind down blocks waiting for food aid. They’re also a sign of our adaptation, with socially distanced queues of people waiting to enter stores, and separate check outs for delivery workers buying groceries on behalf of somebody else.
-A. How we get our groceries is a visible stand in for a food system in flux. As with so many things, we’re confronting preexisting problems that have only been exacerbated by coronavirus, from food accessibility and affordability, to supporting local food suppliers, to improving conditions for the food workforce.
CV29. Responsibility, Decision Making: DeSantis’ White House Cover Erodes as Coronavirus Spreads in Florida. As Florida’s Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs, Gov. Ron DeSantis Questions State’s Numbers. | Carefree Florida Summers a Thing of Past, 5K Die from Virus. We Need to Close down – Florida Reports More than 10,000 Coronavirus Cases for Fifth Day. [Cartoon]. Masked Protesters Interrupt Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Briefing, Shouting, Shame On You. I’m a Doctor in Miami. Here’s How I Know Florida’s Covid-19 Outbreak Won’t Improve Anytime Soon. Police Break Up 600 Person Block Party in Florida as Coronavirus Cases Surge. 200718-CV29.
CV30. Methodology: U.S. Virus Surge in June Preceded by May Surge in Yelp Entries for Bars, Restaurants. Yelp reported on an analysis of searches and reviews conducted on its platform. with a large jump in consumer interest in social activities like dining out and going to bars and gyms. In states like Florida and South Carolina, which experienced high growth in coronavirus infections in June, consumer views of Web pages or posts of photos and reviews for bars, restaurants and gyms jumped more than 50% from the previous month. In New York and other northeastern states where the virus remained contained, consumer interest in those activities remained flat.
CV31. Futuring: A Coronavirus Vaccine Would Be a Triumph, but the Worst Human Impulses Threaten its Success. UCLA Epidemiologist Reveals That Coronavrius Vaccine Hesitancy Will Be a Big Problem Once a Vaccine Is Available Video.
Comments