Time to Up Your Game
The rules are changing and you need better defensive equipment. COVID-19 is not loosening its grip. Where vaccination coverage remains...
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- Apr 25, 2021
Global to Local: Cholera Riots and Public Health Opposition in the U.S.
Vaccine scarcity and deadly COVID spikes are dominating the global public health terrain. Here in the U.S., we’re on the verge of...
- Mar 21, 2021
B + 1 + 1 + 7 = Be 9 feet away from each other?
The B.1.1.7 variant takeover means we need to be more aware of the things that keep us safe (vaccination, distance, air flow, masks,...
- Mar 7, 2021
Remain Strapped In: This Roller Coaster is Still Going
But you should be able to get off the ride pretty soon. Let’s take a look at how high the next hill might be, and some of the twists and...
- Feb 21, 2021
Interaction 201: Updates for the COVID Vaccine Era
“Interaction 101,” coined by our daughter (and we have masks with that printed on -- any excuse for a little fun these days), was the...
- Feb 7, 2021
Vaccine nationalism will prolong the pandemic
Failing to support global protection can accelerate emergence of new strains, disrupt supply chains, and perpetuate the inequities that...
- Jan 31, 2021
About that light at the end of the tunnel
Back in November we talked about different perceptions of COVID risk (Gambling at the COVID Casino). We knew there was a gap between the...
- Jan 25, 2021
Loose Lips Lose Lives
It’s time to make sure we’re putting those lips behind masks that really work to reduce the risk of COVID, while vaccination rolls out....
- Jan 18, 2021
Vaccines are slowly rolling out. Now … what to do while you wait?
We predict you’re having one of the following reactions to our topic this week: (1) This is chaos; (2) I actually got my vaccine, why do...
- Jan 10, 2021
Your COVID Vaccine: Opportunities and Threats
Living through one historical event after another can feel exhausting. It should have been impossible to say this, but the record high...
- Jan 3, 2021
It’s 2021! What’s going to happen next?
There are some pathways emerging that could take us to the end of the pandemic, but a lot of uncertainty remains. We’re trying to stick...
- Dec 27, 2020
Keeping sight of the singular human being
We write a lot about statistics and illustrative examples here in our Public Health Rising blog, but we think about these issues in terms...
- Dec 21, 2020
Equity on the Horizon.
The horizon always recedes as we approach; it feels like trying to find the end of the rainbow. This imagery is fitting for the topic of...
- Dec 11, 2020
Vaccine Emergency Use Authorized!
The recommendation vote was not unanimous, but it was a clear message and the FDA moved quickly. Overall, the vaccine profile looks good,...
- Dec 8, 2020
Should I trust FDA on COVID vaccines?
After their handling of hydroxychloroquine, it’s a fair question. But they're on the right track. Healthy skepticism and humility are key...
- Dec 4, 2020
New quarantine guidance! Some of it could make sense. Much of it doesn’t.
In brief, CDC is gambling that shortened quarantines will improve adherence, offsetting the higher risk of transmission. Before jumping...
- Dec 2, 2020
It’s time to talk about polio. Yes, polio.
For all the comparisons we’ve seen to the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, COVID-19 has a lot of parallels with polio in the 1950’s. We...
- Nov 28, 2020
Gambling at the COVID Casino
It’s like playing Russian Roulette, but harder to calculate the odds. If you’re playing Russian Roulette with a 6-shooter and one live...
- Nov 25, 2020
If everyone has COVID, why don’t I know anyone with COVID?
Short answer: you’re probably white, and you probably do. A quick check on the numbers: using Denver as an example, the 7 day average of...
- Nov 22, 2020
Action!
You know not to share the air these days, and keep yourself in the sweet spot between mask + distance + ventilation. What else, and for...
- Nov 17, 2020
Hope. Sort of.
Hope: There is some reason for long-term optimism. It’s not going to change anything today. Or tomorrow. And for each bright spot,...
- Nov 14, 2020
First, Danger. Later, Hope and Action.
Danger. Today, starting out with our baseline situation: New COVID cases in the U.S. have never been higher, and are still on the rise....
- Nov 13, 2020
PublicHealthRising
November 13, 2020. The Ides of November, and Friday the 13th. Appropriate day to start our PublicHealthRising blog as we're climbing the...
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