“ by Matthew Swigonski As reported by the Fresh Fruit Portal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has expanded the citrus greening #quarantines for two separate counties in Southern California. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of citrus greening to non-infested areas of the United States," The bacterial disease is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid, an invasive insect species first documented in the U.S. in 1998.“ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/citrus-greening-quarantine-california-expansion/
#Quarantines
Politics Blunts Cancer Patients’ Trust In Medical Science
https://www.instagram.com/p/Czo7weWrHNX/
Those with conservative political beliefs were 31% less likely than political moderates and 74% less likely than progressives to believe and follow cancer research and therapeutic strategies authenticated by federal health agencies including the CDC and the FDA.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811327
#misinformation #cancer #publichealth #government #fda #cdc #vaccination #masking #quarantines
Started reading a random compilation of 1969-70 #scifi short stories that I bought while trying to keep #bookstores in business during the worst of the #quarantines - first one in the collection has the main character being a professional puppy murderer as a child, and being essentially a pathological killer while also being a hero and the ideal military officer. He also thought he killed an angel.
I don’t know who Howard Fast is but he has issues.
"The surge comes about six months after the country dismantled its sprawling infrastructure for dealing with #Covid, including harsh #lockdowns, mass testing, stifling #quarantines and strict #mask requirements." #Covid19
#China faces new #CovidWave from #XBBVariant that could peak at 65 million cases a week
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-covid-second-wave-xbb-variant-omicron-rcna86171
In 2022, the #world #population crossed 8 billion #people — and we felt the scale of this monumental #milestone in hundreds of ways. After over two years of #lockdowns and #quarantines, people eagerly #restarted their #lives, but there were certainly #growing #pains. Weddings and #travel skyrocketed, but so did lost luggage and global inflation rates. Taylor Swift broke Ticketmaster. #Cryptocurrency was headed toward a great year until it really, really wasn’t. 2022 tested the world #population as we tested out life in a new phase of the pandemic.
#Russia invaded #Ukraine, and aid relief flooded into the #war-torn country. #Refugees were welcomed into surrounding countries, and those who stayed behind inspired people around the world. #Global protests cried out for justice in Iran. #Football teams stood up for migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community at the World Cup. #Cuba legalized same-sex marriage. The world froze for a moment when #England’s longest-reigning monarch, #Queen Elizabeth II, died. And we all watched a lot of #TikTok ...
https://bihlink.com/watch/?v=PLDFgKzWy3o
#Russia invaded #Ukraine, and aid relief flooded into the #war-torn country. #Refugees were welcomed into surrounding countries, and those who stayed behind inspired people around the world. #Global protests cried out for justice in Iran. #Football teams stood up for migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community at the World Cup. #Cuba legalized same-sex marriage. The world froze for a moment when #England’s longest-reigning monarch, #Queen Elizabeth II, died. And we all watched a lot of #TikTok ...
https://bihlink.com/watch/?v=PLDFgKzWy3o
How Much Weight Did We Gain During Lockdowns? 2 Pounds a Month, Study Hints https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/virus-weight-gain.html #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #your-feed-science #DietandNutrition #JAMANetworkOpen #UnitedStates #Quarantines #Exercise #Weight
Chief Minister #Uttrakhand #india #quarantines
https://www.firstpost.com/health/coronavirus-outbreak-highlights-covid-19-india-today-pm-narendra-modi-cabinet-briefing-meeting-lockdown-5-mha-new-guidelines-restrictions-relaxations-latest-news-8431931.html #BJP #amitshah
RT @mitchellvii@twitter.com
LOCKDOWNS vs. QUARANTINES:
#Quarantines protect society from the sickest, the most vulnerable from society and shorten outbreaks. Everyone else lives normally, developing herd immunity.
#Lockdowns punish everyone, destroy economies, block herd immunity and lengthen outbreaks.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1248197604233613313
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