#Pandemic

From A Friend - THREAD(Trump's Vaccine Speech DECODED)1.) "Medical Miracle" = MedBeds2.) "Safe & Effective Vaccine" = Safe Military3.) "Greatest Scientific Accomplishments in History" = Galactic Federat
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Debt, despair, and doubling up with strangers: As tenants fall behind on rent they will do anything to stay current. My story for today's @nytimes.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/business/economy/housing-insecurity.html?referringSour
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“Where’s national national guard?!”” the nation exclaims“Y’all, we’re at work, same as you!” As one of the resident COMPO 2 nerds here, I like to help explain some of the
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The cyber libel conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr sets a dangerous precedent not only for journalists but for everyone online.Many groups have denounced
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I want people to start thinking more realistically when it comes to COVID and consider the possibility that it’s not something that will ever go away (did the flu? No.).
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Our state’s unemployment system is outdated and ineffective. Wisconsinites deserve better, but the Legislature has ignored my call for a special session to fix our broken UI system, once again
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How should the COVID-19 regulations be policed?(Thread) No easy answer. This thread will not say that the Covid laws should never be policed.My basic point (which I have been making
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I’ve been having this discussion with my spouse, who is engaged in patient care, but not for Covid patients. Part of the reason all health workers are first in line
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(1/n): Friends, please help my tiny female brain (who graduated top of her class at 3 different Ivy League universities but that’s irrelevant) considered a real doctor:1) I’m an epidemiologist
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How severe is the COVID-19 recession from a historical perspective? How does its magnitude vary across countries?We address these questions in my latest blog post with @andyneumeyer and @LucasBelmudes3. We
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My reflections on receiving the #covidvaccine today: 1/ 2/On the way to get my vaccine I walked by a field hospital - A FIELD HOSPITAL - on the @ucihealth campus.
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(1/9) Meet Ange. She is 27, she’s a mum and a cleaner. Ange is just one the countless frontline workers who have had to work throughout this pandemic keeping us
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Last evening, I had the opportunity to delegate at the Jan @ugdsb meeting as a member of @OntarioSAFE. Students, guardians, ed staff & boards need clear & timely communication from
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1/ @robleone said something earlier today I found interesting, basically (I am paraphrasing a bit): what is your counterfactual for the federal & provincial govts? What do you think an
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Hi nerds, let's talk real quick about this new Biden radio ad, "Arroz," which interestingly tackles the issue of cultural competency in ads targeting Florida's Puerto Ricans.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht6VxRf253g&
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I work at a COVID testing site in Denver and got word today that our positivity rate has been 22% these past two weeks. (was 3-6%)Our appts are booked out
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