Meat packing plants, transmission explained Date: Fri 26 Jun 2020 18:06 CEST Source: Spiegel International [edited] If there is a paradise for SARS-CoV-2, it would probably be a slaughterhouse. Work units in meat plants are cooled to under 12 degrees Celsius [53.6 degrees Fahrenheit]. Workers stand near one another and sweat as they labor under … [Read more…]
In the past week, I’ve been to three newly “reopened” medical offices for appointments, and all of them screened me with a COVID-19 questionnaire and temperature checks. None of them asked me my age nor any questions about any health risks such as diabetes, obesity, or the like. Because “this infection is a grave threat … [Read more…]
The Guardian, again, hits the nail on the head with this spot on essay “Republicans are hypocrites. They happily ‘de-funded’ the police we actually need” by David Sirota: After two weeks of police violence and protests, Republican politicians have been pretending to have a fainting spell over the phrase “defund the police.” “There won’t be … [Read more…]
From the San Pedro Daily News 14 October 1918 UNCLE SAM’S ADVICE ON FLU “Cover up each cough and sneeze, If you don’t you’ll spread disease.” U. S. Public Health Service Issues Official Health Bulletin on Influenza. LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT. Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In Origin — Germ Still Unknown — People Should Guard … [Read more…]
From a Mother Jones Daily newsletter by Ben Dreyfuss: June 11, 2020 Fifty-seven years ago today, noted segregationist George Wallace — then of Alabama, now of Hell—infamously stood in the schoolhouse door in an attempt to block two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending the University of Alabama. In response, President John … [Read more…]
In the Guardian today, June 3, 2020, is an essay on the remarks from Jane Goodall about farming practices and food habits. “If we do not do things differently, we are finished,” she said. “We can’t go on very much longer like this.” She called for people to be lifted out of poverty, pointing to … [Read more…]