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Tag: 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic

Novel coronavirus

Vulnerable to COVID-19, high-risk Americans feel left behind

February 17th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

“Transplant recipients, cancer patients and millions of other Americans with risk factors feel ignored and abandoned as their neighbors, and their government, seek a return to normal,” Amanda Morris and Maggie Astor write.

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Omicron wave was brutal on kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta’s

February 16th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

“Despite being widely seen as mild, the omicron coronavirus variant has been brutal on children and adolescents—particularly babies and toddlers, who are still ineligible for vaccination,” Beth Mole writes.

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President Biden addresses the nation to offer an update on combating COVID-19 and the omicron variant

December 21st, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

The President spoke on December 21st, 2021, from the East Room of the White House to lay out what the administration is doing to fight COVID-19 and the omicron variant.

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As a doctor, I’m out of compassion for unvaccinated people 

August 17th, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

“The burden of this pandemic now rests on the shoulders of the unvaccinated,” writes Anita Sircar. “On those who are eligible to get vaccinated, but choose not to, a decision they defend by declaring, ‘vaccination is a deeply personal choice.’ But perhaps never in history has anyone’s personal choice impacted the world as a whole as it does right now.”

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Anti-vaccine protesters

United States is among nations with highest rate of new Covid-19 cases

August 15th, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

“The United States remains among nations with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases, driven mostly by a surge in the South, where many states are lagging in getting people vaccinated against the coronavirus,” Aya Elamroussi reports.

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They spurned the vaccine. Now they want you to know they regret it.

July 30th, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

“People who once rejected the vaccine or simply waited too long are now grappling with the consequences, often in raw, public way,” The New York Times’ Jack Healy reports.

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Appalachian COVID deniers anger nurses in Virginia

July 6th, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

Jamie Swift, a registered nurse who oversees infection prevention  at Johnston Memorial Hospital, a rural healthcare provider in The Old Dominion, is very familiar with covidiots. In her community, they’re everywhere.

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America’s 250,000 COVID-19 deaths: People die, but little changes

November 18th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

The Washington Post has published a discomforting report about America’s ineffective response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which details the resistance to mask wearing and physical distancing in many parts of the country.

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A harsh lesson in the reality of COVID-19

July 29th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

An enthusiastic Donald Trump backer who trusted Trump and Pence instead of public health experts and lost family members as a result has a warning for people who still think like he once did.

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Milwaukee skyline

‘We’ll go forward’: Smaller DNC means greatly reduced economic impact

July 24th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Events

The mayor of Milwaukee and others weigh in on the continued downsizing of the Democratic National Convention.

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COVID-19 risks: Know them, avoid them

May 22nd, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

Erin S. Bromage, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has published an informative primer on which environments the novel coronavirus is most easily transmitted in, which also discusses how people can minimize getting sick.

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Jay Inslee

Governor Jay Inslee offers scathing response to Republican legal attacks: “Anyone can file a lawsuit, and anyone has.”

May 8th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, Litigation

During a COVID-19 update press conference, Governor Jay Inslee offered a scathing response to Republican legal attacks: “Anyone can file a lawsuit, and anyone has.”

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Pandemic-related books

1918 pandemic + COVID-19 reading list: Three books that are worth your time

May 8th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Want to better understand the times we are living in? Here’s a collection of pandemic literature that is credible, trustworthy, and fascinating. 

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Coronavirus order saves $1 billion from fewer car crashes

April 19th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Public Planning

Via The Los Angeles Times: “California’s stay-at-home order reduced vehicle collisions on roadways by a little more than half, saving taxpayers an estimated $1 billion since the order went into effect, according to a UC Davis survey that estimated the impact of the order on traffic.”

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The Carnival Liberty

Carnival executives knew they had a virus problem, but kept the party going

April 17th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“More than 1,500 people on the company’s cruise ships have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and dozens have died,” a report from Bloomberg says. How did this happen? Austin Carr and Chris Palmeri explain.

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Ed Yong: How the coronavirus pandemic will end

March 25th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“A global pandemic of this scale was inevitable. In recent years, hundreds of health experts have written books, white papers, and op-eds warning of the possibility.”

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