Health and Sanity category archive
Vaccine Nation 0
WHYY (my old NPR station when I lived in the Philly area) takes a look at how taking sensible health precautions has morphed into a theater of stupid. Here’s an excerpt; follow the link for the rest (emphasis added).
But Republicans have grown increasingly hostile to the notion of mandatory vaccines — despite vaccine mandates existing in the background in parts of the United States since the 19th century — and have parlayed the fight against COVID-19 into a political battle, with vaccine mandates as the latest frontier in the great American defense of freedom and liberty. . . . .
“Somehow it has morphed into not getting the vaccine as a way to defend their freedom and resist this ‘tyranny,’ ” said Ken Resnicow, a professor in the school of public health at the University of Michigan. “There’s not many countries that have this dynamic.”
The Privatization Scam, Maskless Marauders Dept. 0
A maskless marauder drops the (figurative) mask. (Warning: short ad at the end.)
Maskless Marauders 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Eugen Dimant discusses some disheartening research. His summary:
- Attitudes regarding mask-wearing behavior are highly polarized.
- We tested Republicans and Democrats separately on whether we could increase the rates at which people wear masks.
- We found that behavior change is difficult in such a polarizing environment and nudges alone might not be enough.
Follow link for details and the study, its methodology, and its findings.
Vaccine Nation 0
We got our Pfizer COVID boosters today at our local drug store of choice.
We trust science. And scientists. And people who have whaddyacallem “qualifications.”
We don’t trust randos on Facebook.
Maskless Marauders 0
At the Hartford Courant, Kevin Rennie points out that words matter.
Vaccine Nation 0
David dissects a covidiotic voice mail.
The Monster Next Door 0
I have resisted the temptation of join NextDoor. I had a sneaking feeling that it could lead to no good, because years of experience and observation have taught me that “social” media isn’t.
As evidence, I offer one person’s story.
Vaccine Nation 0
Twits on twitter. fomenting fabrications.
Easy Marks 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun is somewhat taken aback by Republicans’ willingness to believe anything. Here’s a bit:
Imagine his fellow legislators’ surprise in learning the findings of the report, including that the vaccine contains a “living organism with tentacles” and is causing the babies of vaccinated parents to be born “transhuman” with “pitch-black eyes.”
Amazing. And, of course, completely insane.
Follow the link for a litany of lunacy.
“The Republican Virus” 0
David runs the numbers. (Warning: Short promotion at the end.)
School Daze, Reprise 0
Today’s local rag took a close look at disruptive behavior, threats of violence, and even occasional acts of violence at school board meetings in these viral times. Adam Laats, a historian at New York’s Binghamton University, was one of the persons cited in the article; he pointed out that this is not a new or isolated phenomenon, but a recurring one in times of stress and change, supporting that point with numerous examples.
One phrase, in particular, caught my eye:
The full article is at the link.
