Tag: Public Health

• Why Covid Became Political

  Many people lament the fact that covid became political. It is often desired that there could have been a greater sense of solidarity among the public, and a broader public consensus on pandemic interventions. In the United States, for much of the pandemic, the stringency of virus-related restrictions correlated to which political party had jurisdiction.…

  samuelcgraph1159

  May 23, 2024

  Uncategorized

  COVID, Immune System, lockdowns, masks, pandemic, Public Health, quarantine, social distancing, vaccination, Viruses

• Covid has Transitioned from Pandemic to Endemic

  Now We Have to Address Faulty Ideas about Immunity ______________ Where I am concerned, a new virus has become endemic when the severity is comparable to other viruses of its family. For coronaviridae, the best metric, in my judgment, to assess the status of a new virus is the CDC’s percentage of total deaths attributed…

  samuelcgraph1159

  March 5, 2023

  Uncategorized

  COVID, Immune System, immunity debt, Public Health, Viruses

• Why We Need a Public Health Initiative for Immune System Support

  Most of the U.S. population has now returned to pre-pandemic lifestyles. There are very few, if any, jurisdictions with community-wide mandates, and the CDC has relaxed its covid guidance considerably this year. President Biden recently said in an interview that the pandemic is over in the United States. There is still, however, a small percentage…

  samuelcgraph1159

  October 22, 2022

  Uncategorized

  COVID, Immune System, Public Health, Viruses