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.
·mcc.gse.harvard.edu·
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
Coronavirus Cases Surge in States That Eased Lockdowns Two Weeks Ago
Coronavirus Cases Surge in States That Eased Lockdowns Two Weeks Ago
Coronavirus cases are continuing to soar across the United States as the death toll tops 112,000. The Washington Post reports COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in at least nine states following the reopening of businesses. Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona are all seeing a surge in patients needing medical attention. Texas has seen two consecutive days of record coronavirus hospitalizations. On Tuesday, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, described the coronavirus as his “worst nightmare” and said the pandemic is not close to over yet. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has revised its projected U.S. death toll upward, predicting 145,000 deaths by early August.
·democracynow.org·
Coronavirus Cases Surge in States That Eased Lockdowns Two Weeks Ago
WHO Retracts Claim That Asymptomatic People with Coronavirus Are Rarely Contagious
WHO Retracts Claim That Asymptomatic People with Coronavirus Are Rarely Contagious
The World Health Organization has walked back a top official’s claim that asymptomatic people rarely spread the coronavirus to others. The WHO’s confused messaging on the topic drew criticism from public health officials. The Harvard Global Health Institute said, “In fact, some evidence suggests that people may be most infectious in the days before they become symptomatic — that is, in the presymptomatic phase when they feel well, have no symptoms, but may be shedding substantial amounts of virus.” Meanwhile, two new papers published in the journal Nature find coronavirus lockdowns saved millions of lives and averted tens of millions of infections worldwide. UC Berkeley researcher Solomon Hsiang co-authored one of the reports. Solomon Hsiang: “Never in human history have so many people around the world come together, coordinated their actions and worked to save so many lives in such a short period of time.”
·democracynow.org·
WHO Retracts Claim That Asymptomatic People with Coronavirus Are Rarely Contagious