Aug 12, 2024 06:51 PM
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/10/noah-ly...ve-denial/
EXCERPTS: But seeing an American Olympic star sprawled out and gasping on the track, and then taken away in a wheelchair, was more than a shocking image. It also represented the general “mission accomplished” attitude toward SARS-CoV-2: We think we’ve won against this virus and we haven’t.
COVID isn’t just spreading like wildfire through the Olympic Village in Paris — we are undergoing surges across the globe, with the World Health Organization tracking steep rises in infections in 84 countries. After more than four years fighting this thing, it is still knocking us out.
[...] Yes, a virus that can literally cause brain damage is spreading at record levels and most people are acting like it’s just another wave. Just keep running. But we’re not just paying the price with our bodies. The economy is also getting smacked by long COVID. ... We have plenty of tools to protect ourselves, but our strategy is instead denial, and it isn't working... (MORE - details)
EXCERPTS: But seeing an American Olympic star sprawled out and gasping on the track, and then taken away in a wheelchair, was more than a shocking image. It also represented the general “mission accomplished” attitude toward SARS-CoV-2: We think we’ve won against this virus and we haven’t.
COVID isn’t just spreading like wildfire through the Olympic Village in Paris — we are undergoing surges across the globe, with the World Health Organization tracking steep rises in infections in 84 countries. After more than four years fighting this thing, it is still knocking us out.
[...] Yes, a virus that can literally cause brain damage is spreading at record levels and most people are acting like it’s just another wave. Just keep running. But we’re not just paying the price with our bodies. The economy is also getting smacked by long COVID. ... We have plenty of tools to protect ourselves, but our strategy is instead denial, and it isn't working... (MORE - details)