http://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02/06/covid-attitudes-changing/ A new attitude toward the pandemic seems to be taking shape. But we’ve been here before. By Lenny Bernstein, Marisa Iati, Paulina Firozi and Brittany Shammas 2/6/2022 at 3:44 p.m. EST|Updated at 9:44 p.m. EST Andrew Markert respects the coronavirus. It has messed with his livelihood, a D.C. pub called Beuchert’s Saloon, forcing him to close, move outdoors and adjust in countless … Continue reading People are simply tired of COVID whether or not it’s safe to do so
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U.S. COVID death rate far higher than other wealthy countries and here’s why — lower % vaccinated
The charts of death rate for wealthy countries is simply devastating when each death is looked at someone's personal loss. Please do click thru. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries By Benjamin Mueller and Eleanor LutzFeb. 1, 2022 Two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus is killing Americans at far higher rates … Continue reading U.S. COVID death rate far higher than other wealthy countries and here’s why — lower % vaccinated
Thinking of giving up on avoiding getting COVID? Don’t
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022 Caroline Mimbs NyceSENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR With cases soaring, you may be tempted to just give up and accept that you’re going to get COVID. Our reporters offer three reasons you should still try to avoid it, if you can. Three Reasons to Avoid Getting COVID Right Now(Getty; The Atlantic)Omicron is everywhere, … Continue reading Thinking of giving up on avoiding getting COVID? Don’t
How to make (and keep) friends without school, children (and maybe even church and going into work)
When I moved to NYC in 2001 as I approached retirement, I knew nobody except a second cousin on the other side of Central Park (which I quickly learned might as well be Siberia). My chance to transfer my job from D.C. to NYC died a month later on 9/11. After commuting weekly to my … Continue reading How to make (and keep) friends without school, children (and maybe even church and going into work)
4 Hidden health effects of the climate crisis
http://www.inverse.com/mind-body/climate-change-effect-on-health TWENTY YEARS OF DATA REVEAL 4 HIDDEN EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH We need to act now. WHEN YOU TAKE age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But more people are going to the hospital, compared with 20 … Continue reading 4 Hidden health effects of the climate crisis
Northern U.S. wears masks, South does little (if anything)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/northern-masks-southern-indifference-covid-precautions-differ-widely-r-rcna12930 Northern masks, Southern indifference: How Covid precautions differ widely by region “At this time, you would not think there is a pandemic. It’s slammed right now,” the owner of a yoga studio outside of Atlanta said. Across the country, personal beliefs mingle with state-level restrictions, or lack thereof, to determine how common it is for … Continue reading Northern U.S. wears masks, South does little (if anything)
Where’s the logic in being anti-vaccine but pro-unproven treatments?
http://www.statnews.com/2022/01/27/some-americans-are-hesitant-about-covid-vaccines-but-theyre-all-in-on-unproven-treatments/ Some Americans are hesitant about Covid vaccines. But they’re all-in on unproven treatments By Lev Facher Jan. 27, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida speaks during an event in Surfside to give out bonuses to first responders.JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has refused to say whether he’s received a booster shot. He’s suggested, … Continue reading Where’s the logic in being anti-vaccine but pro-unproven treatments?
Time to stop using plastic to store food
https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-to-plastic-food-packaging-11642828626? Goodbye to Plastic Food Packaging? Environmental concerns are leading home cooks to embrace other methods of keeping food fresh, from brown paper bags to reusable beeswax wraps ILLUSTRATION: DANIEL DIOSDADO By Bee WilsonJan. 22, 2022 12:17 am ETSAVEPRINTTEXT107Listen to articleLength7 minutesQueue In the kitchen, as elsewhere, our cultural values evolve in fits and starts. A particular … Continue reading Time to stop using plastic to store food
Yet another way plastics may affect pregnancies
Phthalates in consumer products may affect important pregnancy hormone, study finds Zoë Read, January 23, 2022 In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo, people walk by the Rutgers University School of Medicine. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals commonly found in consumer products, may disrupt a hormone that plays a key … Continue reading Yet another way plastics may affect pregnancies
Fish oil pills take a toll on nature
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/mind-boggling-hidden-cost-ecosystems-obsession-with-fish-oil-pills ‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills The market in this prized commodity is worth billions – but are the supposed benefits worth the cost to global ecosystems? Revealed: many common omega-3 fish oil supplements are ‘rancid’ Fish oils have to undergo a long, convoluted journey before they reach … Continue reading Fish oil pills take a toll on nature
What elderly care facility caretakers deal with every day
I’m a Longtime Union Organizer. But I Had Never Seen Anything Like This. The RawlinCredit... By Vanessa Veselka Photographs by Clayton Cotterell Ms. Veselka is a writer and former union organizer. Jan. 14, 2022 Last winter, workers at a memory care facility in western Oregon decided they were done watching the residents suffer. Conditions at the Rawlin … Continue reading What elderly care facility caretakers deal with every day
Even highly vaccinated places in U.S. haven’t been able to avoid omicron
https://www.vox.com/22870713/puerto-rico-omicron-covid-vaccine-travel-restrictions Why one of the most vaccinated places in America couldn’t avoid omicron Puerto Rico has been hit hard by omicron, but it’s still a model for how the US can beat the pandemic.By Nicole Narea@nicolenarea Jan 9, 2022, 9:00am EST In early December, after a two-year hiatus from the stage, Bad Bunny went home to Puerto … Continue reading Even highly vaccinated places in U.S. haven’t been able to avoid omicron
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