Pandemic living has come with a barrage of daily choices that have many of us complaining of a sort of brain freeze. That exhaustion is real, and it’s got a name: “decision fatigue.”
Category: Public Health
How the Tiny-Home Movement Is Providing More Than Just a Roof to Homeless People
Cities and nonprofits across the country are building communities of tiny homes to safely house people amid covid and cold winters. Proponents say tiny homes give people dignity and privacy, but some advocates for homeless people say they don’t go far enough.
CDC adds wastewater surveillance to COVID-19 data tracking
The CDC on Feb. 4 added U.S. wastewater data to it’s COVID-19 data tracker website.
Most common symptoms of 3 coronavirus variants
People with COVID-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms, with some symptoms appearing more often for different variants of the virus.
US COVID-19 deaths up, but may be slowing: 9 CDC findings
The nation’s seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths ticked up slightly this week after jumping 25 percent the week prior, according to the CDC’s COVID data tracker weekly review published Feb. 4.
Flu activity dropping, but remains high in these 4 states
Flu activity has dropped in recent weeks, but sporadic activity continues across the U.S., according to the CDC’s FluView report published Feb. 4.
US recording half as many COVID-19 cases as mid-January — Here’s the 1 state they’re increasing in
Nationwide, COVID-19 cases have decreased 52 percent over the last two weeks, with only one state still reporting rising daily cases, according to The New York Times.
New York City’s COVID-19 mystery
Scientists in New York City have repeatedly detected “cryptic lineages” of the coronavirus in wastewater samples for the past year, The New York Times reported Feb. 3.
Immunity from omicron ‘not that durable,’ Gottlieb says
Millions of Americans contracted COVID-19 amid the omicron-driven surge, spurring hope that national immunity would shore up and help prevent additional surges in the future. However, infection-induced immunity from omicron may not persist long enough …
A Disabled Activist Speaks Out About Feeling ‘Disposable’
Alice Wong, a writer and organizer in San Francisco, says the isolation and loss of the pandemic have shown society what it’s like to be disabled.
