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Day #45 of Year 2
Apr. 30th, 2021 05:07 pmMy shoulders ache along with my hands, I think it a combination of the shifts in barometric pressure, and sitting hunched over a 13 inch lap top - which I've placed as ergonomically perfect as I can on my computer desk. (No, I've not purchased a new monitor or computer as of yet - but if this continues past July, I might.)
I did a 20 minute yoga work out via the Headspace app and lifted my arm weights for a bit. The yoga work out - had a couple of poses I could not do, so I ignored those.
Union informed us that they had no clue when we'd return to the office, and requested that folks stop asking them about it. Quite a change from last year, when they were acting as if they were in charge. I think Crazy Org squashed that, and stated it was up to the managers, and each individual situation was different - not up to the union. In short, they finally kicked the union out of the decision making process during the fall.
New York's numbers are getting better in regards to COVID,we have between a 1-2% infection rate - according to the testing at the moment but that's due to the following factors - increased vaccinations. We're currently at 45% one dose, and 34% two doses. Most of the older population has been vaccinated, they are working on getting everyone under the age of 60 vaccinated now, including 12-25 year olds. Also, more activity outside, less inside.
Debating whether I want to enroll in and take Cornell's free public health advocacy course. I'm on the fence. And keep forgetting about it.
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In other news..
1. This is good news, or at least I think it is good news, don't really care about the rest of the world.. Biden Defunds Border Wall and Returns Billions to the US Military.
Per Twitter..." DOD is canceling all contracts for border wall construction on the US-Mexico border that had used funds originally intended for military missions and functions. Under Trump, the administration dipped into Pentagon funds to build additional border barriers."
Yay, Biden is returning the funds to the correct channels.
2. The New York Times Found an Interactive that shows how the Pfizer vaccine is made.
3. I'd been waiting for COVID to take out India, I knew it was going to. I'm just surprised it took this long - why? Because India has the worst health care system on the planet, and the biggest population next to China. Except unlike China, it has no pandemic protocols in place, and extreme poverty. Also it's dense in population. And I knew they don't have the same reporting/testing in place. So the information coming out of India last year was circumspect at best.
This is a Catastrophe - In India - Illness is Everywhere
( Read more... )
And I thought it was bad here in 2020, India is worse.
The world is trying to save India.
( how are governments around the world helping?</a> <i>How are governments around the world helping? Around the world, governments are waking up to the scale of the crisis. On Sunday the White House said it would begin sending more supplies to India, including ventilators, test kits and PPE. “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need,” President Joe Biden said in a tweet. On Monday, an Air India plane carrying 328 oxygen concentrators, which pull oxygen from the air and pressurize it into higher concentrations for medical use, landed at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport from New York. The U.K., E.U., and even India’s longtime geopolitical rival Pakistan are among others that have also committed to sending supplies including ventilators and oxygen concentrators. The White House also said it would overturn a ban on the export of raw materials used in vaccine production. “The United States has identified sources of specific raw material urgently required for Indian manufacture of the Covishield vaccine that will immediately be made available for India,” a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement. In addition, the U.S. is also sending funds to BioE, India’s main vaccine manufacturer, with the aim of helping it produce at least 1 billion vaccines by the end of 2022, the statement said. India is lagging much of the rich world in overall vaccination rate. More than 109 million Indians have received at least one dose already, but for a country with almost 1.4 billion people that’s less than 10% of the population. More than 41% of the total population in the United States have received their first dose.</i> </cut> 4. COVID is also devastating Latin America. So it's not just India. We have two problems. Latin America has the same problems India does - horrific health care system, bad leadership, and dense populations. Actually, I'm more worried about Latin America - they are the source of several dangerous variants. Also, they are closer in proximity to where I live. Although being in NY, we kind of get everyone. NYC is more of a global city than a US city. <a HREF= )
I did a 20 minute yoga work out via the Headspace app and lifted my arm weights for a bit. The yoga work out - had a couple of poses I could not do, so I ignored those.
Union informed us that they had no clue when we'd return to the office, and requested that folks stop asking them about it. Quite a change from last year, when they were acting as if they were in charge. I think Crazy Org squashed that, and stated it was up to the managers, and each individual situation was different - not up to the union. In short, they finally kicked the union out of the decision making process during the fall.
New York's numbers are getting better in regards to COVID,we have between a 1-2% infection rate - according to the testing at the moment but that's due to the following factors - increased vaccinations. We're currently at 45% one dose, and 34% two doses. Most of the older population has been vaccinated, they are working on getting everyone under the age of 60 vaccinated now, including 12-25 year olds. Also, more activity outside, less inside.
Debating whether I want to enroll in and take Cornell's free public health advocacy course. I'm on the fence. And keep forgetting about it.
***
In other news..
1. This is good news, or at least I think it is good news, don't really care about the rest of the world.. Biden Defunds Border Wall and Returns Billions to the US Military.
Per Twitter..." DOD is canceling all contracts for border wall construction on the US-Mexico border that had used funds originally intended for military missions and functions. Under Trump, the administration dipped into Pentagon funds to build additional border barriers."
Yay, Biden is returning the funds to the correct channels.
2. The New York Times Found an Interactive that shows how the Pfizer vaccine is made.
3. I'd been waiting for COVID to take out India, I knew it was going to. I'm just surprised it took this long - why? Because India has the worst health care system on the planet, and the biggest population next to China. Except unlike China, it has no pandemic protocols in place, and extreme poverty. Also it's dense in population. And I knew they don't have the same reporting/testing in place. So the information coming out of India last year was circumspect at best.
This is a Catastrophe - In India - Illness is Everywhere
( Read more... )
And I thought it was bad here in 2020, India is worse.
The world is trying to save India.
( how are governments around the world helping?</a> <i>How are governments around the world helping? Around the world, governments are waking up to the scale of the crisis. On Sunday the White House said it would begin sending more supplies to India, including ventilators, test kits and PPE. “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals were strained early in the pandemic, we are determined to help India in its time of need,” President Joe Biden said in a tweet. On Monday, an Air India plane carrying 328 oxygen concentrators, which pull oxygen from the air and pressurize it into higher concentrations for medical use, landed at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport from New York. The U.K., E.U., and even India’s longtime geopolitical rival Pakistan are among others that have also committed to sending supplies including ventilators and oxygen concentrators. The White House also said it would overturn a ban on the export of raw materials used in vaccine production. “The United States has identified sources of specific raw material urgently required for Indian manufacture of the Covishield vaccine that will immediately be made available for India,” a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement. In addition, the U.S. is also sending funds to BioE, India’s main vaccine manufacturer, with the aim of helping it produce at least 1 billion vaccines by the end of 2022, the statement said. India is lagging much of the rich world in overall vaccination rate. More than 109 million Indians have received at least one dose already, but for a country with almost 1.4 billion people that’s less than 10% of the population. More than 41% of the total population in the United States have received their first dose.</i> </cut> 4. COVID is also devastating Latin America. So it's not just India. We have two problems. Latin America has the same problems India does - horrific health care system, bad leadership, and dense populations. Actually, I'm more worried about Latin America - they are the source of several dangerous variants. Also, they are closer in proximity to where I live. Although being in NY, we kind of get everyone. NYC is more of a global city than a US city. <a HREF= )