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Tag Archives: Covid-19
The Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated
“The delta variant is more contagious, more severe, and more vaccine penetrant.“ – Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding This new delta trouble could have been circumvented if people would have gotten the vaccine when they became eligible. The variants had too much … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, Delta variant
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Laundering Face Masks–Again
Laundering home sewn face masks is back on the to-do list. It looks like we’ll need them. On Monday I wrote we are not really taming the coronavirus in Iowa or in the United States as a whole. Too many … Continue reading
Posted in Public Health
Tagged Coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Covid-19 Vaccines, public health, Vaccine hesitancy
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Summer Community Parades Are Back Despite Pandemic
Most people along the parade route reacted positively to the Johnson County Democrats entry in the Solon Beef Days Parade on July 17. All over the state, parades have re-emerged as a social activity after missing last summer because of … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged community, community action, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Covid-19 Vaccines, Iowa politics, parades, politics, Vaccine hesitancy
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Masking In The United States
I recently flew to Florida to help someone move to the Midwest, my first non-local trip since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. We convoyed from central Florida to Chicago, following major interstate … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, living in society, masking, public health
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Focus On Covid-19 And Indoor Air
Interesting information here. Important discussion with Scott Bowman, a building engineer about COVID-19 and indoor air mitigation.
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Tagged Covid-19, covid-19 in buildings, covid-19 indoors
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Republicans Are Blocking Covid Relief
“Iowans need relief. Chuck Grassley & Joni Ernst are failing them.” “As the pandemic continues its uncontrolled spread, Americans are also facing a flatlining economy. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are dead set on blocking robust relief for people who … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid relief, Covid-19, Moscow Mitch, Protect Our Care, Senate Republicans
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“How Do You Ask A Man To Be The Last Man To Die For A Lie?”
The headline is a bit of a paraphrase of famous quote from John Kerry before a Senatorial committee investigating the Viet Nam War. Nearly 30 years later this quote is in many ways applicable to the top issue of the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Covid-19, Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Bob Woodward, Covid-19, joni ernst
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Letters From Loebsack
I’ve received a number of official reply letters from Dave Loebsack in the 14 years he served as our congressman. He discusses priorities for the CARES Act follow on bill in this one. July 28, 2020 Dear Mr. Deaton, Thank … Continue reading
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Tagged CARES Act, Congressman Dave Loebsack, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, dave loebsack, Iowa politics, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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Denial, The Coronavirus Is Your Friend
When the U.S. Congress passed the CARES Act there was an unspoken assumption the coronavirus pandemic would be of short duration and gone by now. Based on this, the Republican president and Republican Iowa governor pushed to “reopen the economy.” … Continue reading
Posted in Fiscal Crisis, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged CARES Act, Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID-19 stimulus, economic depression
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Rep. Axne, Iowans Speak Up for Seniors Amid Pandemic
This just in from Progress Iowa: Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowans Speak Up for Seniors Amid Pandemic Coronavirus, Poor Leadership from Gov. Reynolds Reveals Struggles in Care Centers (Des Moines, Iowa) — Thursday, Rep. Cindy Axne, Glenn Hurst, Executive Director of … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Covid-19
Tagged #IA03, Cindy Axne, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Covid-19 in Iowa, Iowa seniors, Rep. Cindy Axne
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