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CDC throws the elderly, immunocompromised, low-income and disabled under the bus [1]
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Date: 2022-11-26
Stone argues that the guidance is deceptive ins claiming to "to reflect the high levels of vaccine-and infection-induced immunity and the availability of effective treatments and prevention tools.." — thousands die each week, and “effective treatments and prevention tools” factually are out of reach even of people aware of Paxlovid, for example.
h/t Black Kos
Because actually getting an appointment for a shot, let alone getting one with a physician for MEDICAL help in dealing with a mild case, or dealing with systemic reactions to vaxes, or deal with ANY health issue, has become more difficult than ever, even with retail chain participation.
Actually “accessing” healthcare now requires computer/device ownership and the skills to use them, or literal hours and days on the phone.
It requires transportation or someone supplying transportation.
In order to reach a medical office, a pharmacy, an urgent care center, a hospital … that may be overwhelmed with pediatric respiratory syncytial virus patients on top of Covid cases, and all the common slings and arrows that human flesh is heir to. (And that rare phenomenon, a neighborhood volunteer immunization clinic, can offer no care except that shot.)
Stone relays a tweet from Dr Megan Ranney, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health:
The logic of the @CDCgov here escapes me: society's most health-vulnerable ppl
higher than average risk of +Covid
universal masking decreases transmission of #covid19 But allowing some hospitals & NHs to not mask? Oh — and my hospital, like many, is experiencing increasing staff absences due to #COVID19. Just the time to put patients and staff at higher risk of transmitting the virus to each other in the healthcare setting. [It] means that places with substantial transmission can unmask sick patients who haven't yet been tested for COVID, right next to the elderly, chemo patients, people with pulmonary disorders, and pregnant women? My kid could identify the flaws with this plan.
From Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of Medpage Today -we-ve-learned-nothing
CDC drops masking in many nursing homes. We've learned nothing…. This is terrible policy, and represents a life-threatening change for at-risk individuals…To do so in nursing homes is a hostile act towards a vulnerable population, given current ground conditions ...
Stone continues:
Faust offers some good solutions, such as providing transparent masks to facilitate communication, especially in nursing homes. Testing before visitations could allow families to opt out of masking for that visit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi%E2%80%93Rosenthal_Box The White House and the CDC should also focus on improving ventilation in public spaces and data (such as displays from CO2 monitors). In Belgium, such monitors are recommended in all public areas. They are mandatory in hotels, restaurants, bars, and fitness centers. Why aren't HEPA units or Corsi-Rosenthal boxes in widespread use, especially in closed, windowless spaces like many medical exam rooms and waiting rooms, or theaters and auditoriums?
Among the disabled, by the way,
the CDC estimates that 20% of adults have long COVID. This translates to enormous losses for individuals who may no longer be able to work and support themselves or have a normal life, and to society, with 3 million FTEs, or 1.8% of the workforce, being lost due to long COVID, We have so far to go. Particularly as we go into flu season, this announcement from the CDC seems incredibly short-sighted. It again sends the message that the elderly and vulnerable people are expendable and a burden on society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuH-2naozI H/T AASHIRS NANI
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