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margarita25
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I am remembering the words of a good friend who told me many years ago, when I was anxious about making a certain change in my life, she said, “Think about it as something you are just doing now, today, in the near future. It doesn’t have to mean it’s for forever.”
Remembering this over the years has helped me to proceed with decisions, which I may be anxious about.
With that being said, I wish more people would weigh the risks and consequences, and think about all this wrt avoiding social gatherings as an “investment”, and that “it doesn’t have to be forever”. Perhaps the thought of “missing out on some things” may seem more tolerable if they can consciously keep their eye on the prize and remember that this is temporary.
Eta: Of course some events, like weddings, funerals, are unique, extra special events, and it sucks that they have to be missed. It’s also especially sad for those who are elderly and have limited time left.
Remembering this over the years has helped me to proceed with decisions, which I may be anxious about.
With that being said, I wish more people would weigh the risks and consequences, and think about all this wrt avoiding social gatherings as an “investment”, and that “it doesn’t have to be forever”. Perhaps the thought of “missing out on some things” may seem more tolerable if they can consciously keep their eye on the prize and remember that this is temporary.
Eta: Of course some events, like weddings, funerals, are unique, extra special events, and it sucks that they have to be missed. It’s also especially sad for those who are elderly and have limited time left.
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Professor Roger Seheult, MD discusses the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: How it works and what we know about the safety, efficacy, and side effects at this time. No mRNA vaccine has ever been approved by the FDA, but Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech hope to receive emergency approval based on preliminary data from their ongoing vaccine trials. Moderna's two-dose vaccine regimen does not require special refrigeration (the Pfizer vaccine is supposed to be stored at -70 Celcius) but a variety of questions remain: Will the vaccine prevent transmission and asymptomatic spread? How long will immunity last? Will “94.5% effective” hold up to peer-review and additional data when it is gathered?
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As it should be...what kind of world do we live in these days where it is acceptable to send our chn out to catch a virus that could have life threatening effects?! That just absolutely blows my tiny brain...
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Recent WHO Briefings on COVID-19 / Opening Remarks Only:
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https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/sense-of-entitlement-linked-to-taking-covid-19-risks-study/
Psychological entitlement predicts noncompliance with the health guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic - ScienceDirect
Sense of ‘entitlement’ linked to taking COVID-19 risks
No one is above the law, especially the laws of nature.
Yet those who make efforts to ignore pandemic restrictions and recommendations seem to think they’re entitled to behave this way, according to a new psychological study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
Authors describe psychological entitlement as “a personality characteristic whereby an individual feels more deserving of positive outcomes than other people,” explained Rachel J. Schlund, a Ph.D. student at Cornell University.
“We initially became interested in this topic because we recognized the importance of motivating individuals to comply with the COVID-19 health guidelines to keep themselves and others healthy and reduce the virus’ spread,” Schlund told PsyPost.
She explained that prior studies have “demonstrated that feelings of psychological entitlement can lead others to fail to follow the rules, especially rules they perceive are unfair.”
Paradoxically, the same group also reported higher rates of engaging in other health habits, such as flossing or wearing sunscreen. This suggested that “refusal to follow health guidelines was specific to pandemic-related suggestions.”
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El Paso using drones to air-drop COVID-19 tests amid virus spike
Psychological entitlement predicts noncompliance with the health guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic - ScienceDirect
Sense of ‘entitlement’ linked to taking COVID-19 risks
No one is above the law, especially the laws of nature.
Yet those who make efforts to ignore pandemic restrictions and recommendations seem to think they’re entitled to behave this way, according to a new psychological study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
Authors describe psychological entitlement as “a personality characteristic whereby an individual feels more deserving of positive outcomes than other people,” explained Rachel J. Schlund, a Ph.D. student at Cornell University.
“We initially became interested in this topic because we recognized the importance of motivating individuals to comply with the COVID-19 health guidelines to keep themselves and others healthy and reduce the virus’ spread,” Schlund told PsyPost.
She explained that prior studies have “demonstrated that feelings of psychological entitlement can lead others to fail to follow the rules, especially rules they perceive are unfair.”
Paradoxically, the same group also reported higher rates of engaging in other health habits, such as flossing or wearing sunscreen. This suggested that “refusal to follow health guidelines was specific to pandemic-related suggestions.”
Meanwhile
El Paso using drones to air-drop COVID-19 tests amid virus spike
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The more I hear about Dolly Parton, the more I'm thankful for people like her. She's got a heart as big as..... Well, you know!
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https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/sense-of-entitlement-linked-to-taking-covid-19-risks-study/
Sense of ‘entitlement’ linked to taking COVID-19 risks
No one is above the law, especially the laws of nature.
Yet those who make efforts to ignore pandemic restrictions and recommendations seem to think they’re entitled to behave this way, according to a new psychological study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
Authors describe psychological entitlement as “a personality characteristic whereby an individual feels more deserving of positive outcomes than other people,” explained Rachel J. Schlund, a Ph.D. student at Cornell University.
“We initially became interested in this topic because we recognized the importance of motivating individuals to comply with the COVID-19 health guidelines to keep themselves and others healthy and reduce the virus’ spread,” Schlund told PsyPost.
She explained that prior studies have “demonstrated that feelings of psychological entitlement can lead others to fail to follow the rules, especially rules they perceive are unfair.”
Paradoxically, the same group also reported higher rates of engaging in other health habits, such as flossing or wearing sunscreen. This suggested that “refusal to follow health guidelines was specific to pandemic-related suggestions.”
Meanwhile
El Paso using drones to air-drop COVID-19 tests amid virus spike
From linked article...
The announcement comes as El Paso finds itself overwhelmed with new COVID-19 cases, prompting the city medical examiner to employ county jail inmates to load bodies into a line of refrigerated trucks in the parking lot of the coroner’s office.
So, not sure that it’s ethical to make prisoners load dead bodies is it?!
Sure, they’re clearly in jail for a reason, but, it takes a certain mind set person to deal with dead bodies...is it really a good idea to get already budding criminals to do it? I just can’t help think of the mental effects this is going to have on them, will that then lead to more crimes??
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COVID hurts businesses but brings growth
“Developers from New York and Boston are so optimistic about Tucson’s post-COVID future they are backing a 20 story tower downtown to fill with a combination of office space, retail and residential.
Rio Nuevo and other development organizations say companies are looking past COVID with plans to grow into cities like Tucson, that are less tightly packed but still have strong resources and amenities.
But Rio Nuevo Chair Fletcher McCusker worries COVID is killing some of the culture that makes Tucson attractive----forcing local restaurants and entertainment sites to shut down---and maybe leaving them too weak to re-open.“
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“Developers from New York and Boston are so optimistic about Tucson’s post-COVID future they are backing a 20 story tower downtown to fill with a combination of office space, retail and residential.
Rio Nuevo and other development organizations say companies are looking past COVID with plans to grow into cities like Tucson, that are less tightly packed but still have strong resources and amenities.
But Rio Nuevo Chair Fletcher McCusker worries COVID is killing some of the culture that makes Tucson attractive----forcing local restaurants and entertainment sites to shut down---and maybe leaving them too weak to re-open.“
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What bothers them is being taken advantage of, only being paid $2.00 per hour and originally it was zero per hour, they had to protest just to get $2.00 per hour.
8 Hours of work (if not paid for lunch break) equals only $14.00 or $15.00. Shameless...Opinion
Incarcerated Texans enlisted to work in county morgue as COVID-19 deaths overwhelm El Paso
While the work these inmates do in the community typically goes unpaid, Chris Acosta, a spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, said “trustees refused to work unless they were compensated.” They’re making $2 per hour.
Between four and eight inmates from the detention facility’s trustee program are volunteering daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The inmates doing the work are misdemeanor offenders and those in minimum custody. The shifts started Monday, Acosta said.
El Paso County inmates help move bodies to mobile morgue units outside the Medical Examiner's Office on Nov. 14, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Ivan Pierre Aguirre
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Not to mention... If these are people in custody in a jail (not prison) they're still awaiting trial, and technically not really "inmates" or "convicts."
Heck, there's a chance their charges may be dropped or reduced before trial, as well.
They're in jail not because they've been convicted of a crime, but because they either couldn't afford to be bailed out, or bail is not an option for some reason. IMO
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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 16 November 2020
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This is not the time for complacency.
While we continue to receive encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and remain cautiously optimistic about the potential for new tools to start to arrive in the coming months.
Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in cases we’re seeing in some countries.
Particularly in Europe and the Americas, health workers and health systems are being pushed to the breaking point.
WHO has issued guidance and tools to increase capacity for the medical and public health workforce and supplies and facilities to manage COVID-19 patients.
At present, WHO has 150 emergency medical teams assisting countries in the planning and implementation of their emergency responses.
WHO and partners are working with governments and health leaders to ensure that there is cover for health workers that are sick.
That there are enough beds for COVID-19 patients and for essential health services to continue safely.
That there are enough masks, gloves and other protective equipment.
That governments have access to enough tests, therapeutics and supplies to cope with demand now.
And that health systems will be ready when safe and effective vaccines are rolled out.
Health workers on the frontlines have been stretched for months. They are exhausted.
We must do all we can to protect them, especially during this period when the virus is spiking and patients are filling hospital beds.
In this moment when some governments have put all of society restrictions in place, there is once again a narrow window of time to strengthen key systems.
We’ve seen that those countries which invested in case finding, care and isolation, cluster investigations, adequate testing with rapid results, contact tracing and supported quarantine are facing much less disruption.
Cluster investigations and contract tracing are part of the bedrock of a successful public health response.
These actions help prevent individual cases from becoming clusters, and clusters turning into community transmission.
During recent Ebola outbreaks, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO have invested in people and trained up a sizeable number of contract tracers who work closely with local leaders and communities.
And in just two days, in part down to active case finding and contact tracing, they will be able - I hope - to call an end to the most recent Ebola outbreak.
As countries take extreme measures to curb the rapid spread of COVID-19, now is the time to invest in the systems that will prevent further waves of the virus.
Invest in a well trained and protected public health work force so that you have enough contact tracers in place and ensure that those who are sick can isolate away from others and contacts are identified, notified and managed properly.
And where cases are starting to come down, keep investing so that you’re prepared.
This is a dangerous virus, which can attack every system in the body.
Those countries that are letting the virus run unchecked are playing with fire.
First, there will be further needless deaths and suffering.
Second, as we featured two weeks ago in a press conference, we are seeing a significant number of people experiencing long-term effects of the virus.
Third, health workers in particular are facing extreme mental health pressure and cases are severely burdening health systems in too many countries.
Health workers went into medicine to save lives as you know.
We must avoid putting them into situation where they have to make impossible choices about who gets care and who doesn’t.
We need to do everything we can to support health workers, keep schools open, protect the vulnerable and safeguard the economy.
From calling up students, volunteers and even national guards to support the health response in times of crisis, to putting strict measures in place that allow pressure to be removed from the health system.
There is no excuse for inaction. My message is very clear: act fast, act now, act decisively.
A laissez-faire attitude to the virus – not using the full range of tools available – leads to death, suffering and hurts livelihoods and economies.
It’s not a choice between lives or livelihoods. The quickest way to open up economies is to defeat the virus.
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Last week, leaders came together at both the World Health Assembly and the Paris Peace Forum.
High on the agenda was the ACT Accelerator and ensuring equitable access to new rapid tests, therapeutics and COVID-19 vaccines.
The European Commission, France, Spain, The Republic of Korea and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US$360 million to COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the ACT Accelerator.
New contributions bring the total committed to US$5.1 billion.
This is very substantial - but to ensure that tools are rolled out quickly across the world so that we save lives, stabilize health systems and drive a truly global recovery, another US$4.2 billion needed urgently and a further US$23.9 billion will be required in 2021.
With countries spending trillions to prop up economies, COVAX represents the best possible deal as it will mean a quicker recovery for all and an end to stimulus.
G20 leaders will meet this weekend.
This is an opportunity for them to commit financially and politically to the ACT Accelerator and COVAX so that together we can end this pandemic quickly.
It’s also a moment for us to strive for the world we want.
This cannot be business as usual.
The time has come for a fundamental shift toward health being seen as an investment, rather than a cost, and the foundation of productive, resilient and stable economies. Health is central.
To reflect this, last week I launched a new Council on the Economics of Health for All, to be chaired by distinguished economist Mariana Mazzucato, to put universal health coverage at the centre of how we think about value creation and economic growth.
Health like the climate crisis, inequality and conflict cannot be tackled in silos.
A new collective way forward is needed to ensure that we deliver on the promises of the past and tackle these intertwined challenges together.
I thank you.
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Just checking in from BC Canada where our numbers are rising at a frightening rate. 717 today, and 12 deaths, hitting yet another record. I live in a more remote area but the outlying areas around the city of Vancouver are being hit hard. My ( not much older than me) aunt age 82 and her husband ( age 83) are now quarantined at home. He has tested positive so she is being monitored as well. Heck, they hardly leave their house, except for groceries and wear masks, wash down their groceries and have no idea where they got it. I feel terrible for them, but it’s a good wake up call for the rest of the family. At least for everyone except our youngest son who doesn’t want to hear about it or anything about this hoax, conspiracy or whatever the heck he thinks is going on. DH and I can’t even stand to listen to him,,,so we agreed ( with him) a while ago to not discuss either politics or Covid issues. The other two kids are totally logical. Life is certainly frustrating, upsetting, disappointing and frightening these days. I suspect we are in for a big Covid crackdown shortly. I sure hope so.
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I didn't realize who was posting, at first, SouthAussie - I'd been caught up in reading US statistics. I saw 20 cases in a city of 1.3M and I thought WOW, how AWESOME (we have about 150 active cases in my city of only 120,000).
And California/my county is doing "well" by US standards. Mind-boggling.
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Wishing you well from Oregon @Black Widow. We’re a similar size population and only a little ahead of you in cases and it is very “frustrating, upsetting, disappointing and frightening these days” as you said. It’s always such a worry to hear about people like your aunt and uncle who have been so careful and he tested positive. I’m sure they are wracking their brains trying to figure it out. I know I would be. I hope they both do OK. And I hope you are able to stay far away from your youngest son for safety reasons.
And I hope your Covid crackdown comes soon.Oregon did really well until mid-summer, but starts a two week “freeze” tomorrow, limiting the size of social gatherings to six from no more than two households, take-out only from restaurants again, and more. Our case growth has been primarily driven by small social gatherings and I think people let down their guard with family and friends, “just this once.” I have no doubt that there will be more of the same for our Thanksgiving holiday next week despite restrictions. And then cases will be off and running again to even higher levels. My husband and I are hunkered down, doing our best to stay home and stay well. I hope the same for you. Hang in there!
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November 16, 2020, 12:21 PM
Which states have mask mandates: Map
Despite scientific evidence that widespread mask wearing slows the spread of coronavirus and benefits the economy, as of mid-November, 16 states did not have statewide mask mandates in place.
Which states have mask mandates: Map
Despite scientific evidence that widespread mask wearing slows the spread of coronavirus and benefits the economy, as of mid-November, 16 states did not have statewide mask mandates in place.
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I’m sorry to hear about your aunt and her husband, that’s the type of thing that gets my mind going - where did he get it?
Wearing masks, grocery store only and yet he tested positive! I hope his symptoms are mild and he recovers quickly.
There is such discord in families these days regarding the pandemic with the overlay of politics.
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