This article from the New York Times highlights the imbalanced burden upon women, especially working mothers, who are forced to juggle their professional careers as well as domestic work. A particularly telling quote, “The way we’ve been able to MacGyver a career as a woman is completely under attack by a global pandemic.”
This is an interview of Edward Snowden by the co-founder of VICE, Shane Smith. They discuss topics such as the lack of preparedness in the face of a global pandemic, how long this will be a threat to humanity, and whether the power we’re handing to global leaders will be detrimental in the post-pandemic future.
This article on how Democrats are politicizing the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis features research by the Wesleyan Media Project and insight from Professor Erika Franklin Fowler.
These are two articles from CNN and the New York Times that talk about the influence of COVID-19 on the anti-vax movement. While there are still several people who staunchly oppose vaccines, as this person recently tweeted, there are some who are rethinking their stance, given the severity of the pandemic.
This fascinating article speaks of the stigmatization and shame of wearing face masks in Western nations that doesn’t exist in the East. The author, Uri Friedman, believes that this contributed to the lag in Westerners adopting the practice as a preventative measure during COVID-19.
As a result of the pandemic, there has been a recent surge of interest in telemedicine, the practice of conducting doctor’s appointments over the phone or via a video meeting platform. This article speaks of this sharp increase, especially as patients are unable to have in-person consultations and as Donald Trump announced efforts to expand … Read more
The coronavirus and social distancing policies are adversely affecting sex workers’ ability to make a living. Here is a personal account of an in-person sex worker based in London and an article on the conditions of foreign sex workers in Germany.
“We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination [against tuberculosis], such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been more severely affected compared to countries with universal and long-standing BCG policies,” noted the researchers led by Gonzalo Otazu, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology. Warning: This … Read more
This article uses the concept of ‘moral injury’ to provide insight into the mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify approaches to help prevent negative impacts on their mental health.
This article examines the notable features of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and quashes the assertion that COVID-19 was a ‘laboratory construct.’
