4. The Politics of Health

4. The Politics of Health

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Loneliness in America: How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness — Making Caring Common
Loneliness in America: How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness — Making Caring Common
The global pandemic has deepened an epidemic of loneliness in America. This report from Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, explores who is lonely, the many causes of loneliness, and ways to alleviate it.
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Loneliness in America: How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness — Making Caring Common
Sociopathic traits linked to not wearing a mask or social distancing during pandemic: study
Sociopathic traits linked to not wearing a mask or social distancing during pandemic: study
Researchers surveyed more than 1,500 adults in Brazil about their personalities and how well they adhered to Covid-19 prevention measures. Their findings point to a few psychological reasons why some people don't wear face masks, maintain social distance and practice hand hygiene.
·cnbc.com·
Sociopathic traits linked to not wearing a mask or social distancing during pandemic: study
Make the vaccines public
Make the vaccines public
Like so many aspects of this pandemic, the vaccine shortage is a clear example of how the private sector has failed to protect us during a crisis. Rather than setting its own priorities and running its own program, the Canadian government continues to chase companies such as Pfizer—which no democratic government controls. We see the results now, as health authorities cancel vaccine appointments and new cases surge across the country.
·canadiandimension.com·
Make the vaccines public
Public Health vs. Politics: White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
Public Health vs. Politics: White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays hampering efforts to contain the pandemic. This continues months after President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner launched a White House task force with the goal of establishing a national testing plan. We speak to investigative reporter Katherine Eban, whose explosive Vanity Fair report chronicles Kushner’s fumbling efforts and the sudden decision to abandon the project on political grounds. “The participants expected that at any moment in early April, the plan would be announced,” says Eban. “It vanished into thin air.”
·democracynow.org·
Public Health vs. Politics: White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States