CV06. Linguistics: Syndemic, CV10. Spirituality, Philosophy: How the World Works, CV14. Uncategorized, Miscellaneous: First Case Relay Race, CV15. Death: Memorial Drive, CV19. Technosphere: Internet Race, CV31. Futuring: Next Pandemic, CV33. Legal: Suspended from Online School
PDN Introduction.
CV06. Linguistics: Covid-19 Is Not a Pandemic. We must confront the fact that we are taking a far too narrow approach to managing this outbreak of a new coronavirus. We have viewed the cause of this crisis as an infectious disease. All of our interventions have focused on cutting lines of viral transmission, thereby controlling the spread of the pathogen. The “science” that has guided governments has been driven mostly by epidemic modellers and infectious disease specialists, who understandably frame the present health emergency in centuries old terms of plague. But what we have learned so far tells us that the story of COVID-19 is not so simple. Two categories of disease are interacting within specific populations—infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and an array of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These conditions are clustering within social groups according to patterns of inequality deeply embedded in our societies. The aggregation of these diseases on a background of social and economic disparity exacerbates the adverse effects of each separate disease. COVID-19 is not a pandemic. It is a syndemic CV21. The syndemic nature of the threat we face means that a more nuanced approach is needed if we are to protect the health of our communities.
-A. Parademic already uses syndemic, or more accurate multiple concurrent disasters. In this case the syndemic coincides with accelerating environmental change, instability from social inequity, a slew of gubergenic, social determinants of diseases, and persistence of concepts and ideas that no longer are applicable to current conditions.
CV10. Spirituality, Philosophy: The Covid-19 Pandemic Tests Everyone's Spiritual Wellbeing, Atheists and Believers Alike. Even those who don’t pray to a higher power still usually have some belief in how the world works that gives them a sense of safety and security.
CV14. Uncategorized, Miscellaneous: Italy's 1st Covid-19 Patient Runs Relay Race.
CV15. Death: Families Are Looking for Closure and Uplifted Spirits on Detroit Memorial Day.
CV19. Technosphere: The Pandemic Is Speeding up the Space Internet Race. How the technology behind airplane wifi could help connect everyone on Earth.
CV31. Futuring: The next Pandemic Is on its Way. Coronavirus must Help Us Prepare for It. Is that like preparing to fight the last war.
CV33. Legal: A 9 Year Old Has Been Suspended after a Teacher Saw a Gun in His Bedroom During a Virtual Class. The school took an on campus weapons policy and unilaterally determined that they were going to apply it to one of their students in a manner as if he was on campus and not consider any measures such as the privacy of his own home. Schools should consider the things that take place in a private home when they enact policies in a virtual learning environment. Now he has a federal gun possession mark on his educational record for the rest of his career until he goes to college. – It was a BB gun. CV27.
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