Health and Sanity category archive
Vaccine Nation 0
The Bangor Daily News investigates the exodus of health care workers in the second year of the pandemic. According to the story, most of the persons leaving the field worked for hospitals and nursing homes, facilities hit hardest by COVID-19. The work force at those facilities is down by about 10% in Maine, about half the national average. Some have left heath care completely; others are moving to less stressful areas within the profession.
Follow the link for details; here’s a bit that I think is particularly significant (emphasis added):
“It’s always felt a little frustrating to treat someone for something that’s preventable,” Oberson said. “People claiming it’s not real or that it’s not serious when you are seeing it first-hand.”
And, in more news of Vaccine Nation . . . .
Vaccine Nation, Have Cake, Eat It Too Dept. 0
Jonathan Weisman highlights the hypocrisy of Republicans’ blocking the road to a cure, than complaining that the cure can’t get through. A nugget:
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates hit back hard: “If COVID-19 and inflation had lobbyists to help them kill more American jobs, Kevin McCarthy would be their favorite member of Congress,” he said. “He is actively undermining the fight against COVID, which is driving inflation.”
Vaccine Nation 0
As one who remembers images of infants in iron lungs because of polio and how vaccines made polio go away, all I can say is this:
The stupid. It burns.
Vaccine Nation, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
Warning: Short commercial at the end.
Supply Change, Reprise 0
Clogged up supply chains around the world have garnered much publicity, especially as the time for holiday giving approaches. At the San Francisco Chronicle, Christopher S. Tang takes a look at conflux of factors why we may not be able exactly what we want exactly when we want it oh poor wittle us-ens. A snippet:
Vaccine Nation, Dialectic Dept. 0
At the Orlando Sentinel, Jacob V. Stuart muses on the internal contradictions of Florida’s mandate against mandates. Here’s a bit (emphasis added):
Vaccine Nation 0
Writing at the Tampa Bay Times, a retired physician struggles to understand why persons are refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. An excerpt:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Once again, fists fly in the fiendly skies.
On the same topic, Jeffrey Hanna, writing at The Roanoke Times, tries to make sense of the plethora of pathological passengers peopling the planes. I don’t think he can, because it’s clearly senseless, but follow the link and decide for yourself.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Portland, Maine, Press-Herald’s Bill Nemitz spots a flock of Does.
Maskless Marauders 0
A gubernatorial marauder gets schooled.
Sadly, as the article points out, the lesson is likely shortly to be unlearned.
Maskless Marauders 0
A marauder who must pay the price.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Sam and his crew call out Dennis Prager’s lies.
Aside:
I’m so old that I remember when AIDS was referred to as “GRID (gayrelated immunodeficiency disease.”
Dis Coarse Discourse, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
Republicans now have Big Bird in their sights:
President Joe Biden prompted reacted to Big Bird’s tweet, saying, “Good on ya, @BigBird. Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe.”
Reaction from the anti-vaccine crowd led by Sen. Ted Cruz was swift, saying Big Bird is spreading government propaganda while others called it “brainwashing children.”
More tales of dis coarse discourse at the link.