Covid continues to get worse in Colorado

 At present the covid situation in Colorado continues to get worse. Just ask anyone who has had to try and seek out medical attention for any reason. There are long lines and wait times if you get to be seen at all. Colorado is in a health crisis and our medical system is not being able to keep up. It is not just that there are a lot of cases, but it is a long time of lots of cases that is taxing the medical system. Personally I also feel that the pandemic has made many health professionals jaded and they have stopped caring about the people they are supposed to help. At least this has been my recent experience with the health system.

Right now there are many people that are trying to get the Governor to do another mask mandate, but people didn't follow the first one. Like right now there is still in place the mandate that on all public transportation masks are to be worn, but I know when I'm on the light rail it's a good day when I see 75% of people wearing masks and no one is enforcing it anyway. There are just too many people out there that do not care about themselves or others. 

At least we finally reached 70% of people in Colorado with at least one vaccination.

The above graphs were just Colorado's numbers. Below are the ones for the whole country.

"Covid -19 linked to lingering sleep problems and fatigue" https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-linked-to-lingering-sleep-problems-and-fatigue?fbclid=IwAR2pg-_-tkDhlh09WOZ8t4OjpTr-5cGNKFYAkMjGpetyQdiiCPoTjHh4vbE  - As to my personal continued journey with covid I found this article interesting. I'm still having trouble falling asleep and just feel ran down with no energy. I feel that each day my energy is slowly coming back, but at the same time I feel like I could sleep a week if I could just sleep. Last night is the first night I do not remember waking up for any reason, but at the same time I do not feel rested.

For more info check out the following links:

"All the groups urging Gov. Jared Polis to implement a statewide mask mandate" https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/11/22/all-the-groups-urging-gov-jared-polis-to-implement-a-statewide-mask-mandate/?fbclid=IwAR0nE8QTTO0qPgWazALTL1QJ9JtqkqjuszmrK6rIB5ZVayCi-aYmy0vGAWk

"Fully vaccinated family members can celebrate the holidayswithout masks, Fauci says" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/21/health/fauci-covid-thanksgiving-vaccines-boosters/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2o5XceFO17TZPp4oKMv7Nwiv6oD1-DJHi8qtvovPLJR5vXCkvrjTVaI3w   -I'm not sure that this is a good idea because even vaccinated people can still catch covid, I'm an example and I still take tons of other precautions. I say if you love your family members still take precautions, unless there are a few you want to get rid of. Just remember that if you're the one that catches it from one of them you may be the one that is gone.

"More than 90% of federal workers got COVID shot before deadline" https://www.axios.com/federal-workers-compliance-biden-vaccine-mandate-c6f73851-7efe-4570-92c9-26fbc8478972.html?fbclid=IwAR31PeesGrj8NIR-WefSBtpjDnHvWAydqBbqKcu1Un5CojmdgPCPAWS_cBg

"Health groups urge businesses to voluntarily implement Biden's vaccine rule" https://www.axios.com/health-groups-ama-biden-vaccine-mandate-companies-c59ec6a5-eba3-409b-a6ac-c7b1bbbf98ab.html

"The NFL's top doctor says vaccinated players who get COVID-19 get better quicker and back to the field sooner than their unvaccinated teammates" https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-doctor-data-on-covid-19-infections-in-vaccinated-players-2021-11?fbclid=IwAR3oStBYKwS4FGye3oHsiqgmE-vm5_PjTa077jfbAu4CgStCJ0c0fNBRZJ0

"How these schools are addressing COVID-19's impact on student mental health" https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/11/22/schools-address-covid-19-impact-student-mental-health/8669642002/?fbclid=IwAR2m00RYc5LmZbeJ45AVXQ5zkdvqn3XILzRiK73bU2dABoAGwgwVMvoE-Fg - I feel like much of the mental health that these students are going through is because we are not teaching our kids resiliency. As a society we are allowing our youth to learn if they throw a fit they will get what they want and we have taken away parent's rights to punish their kids when they do something wrong. We are making our children week and that is what is causing the mental health issues. We need to address our society first before we start blaming the pandemic. The pandemic is just making our flaws stand out.

"Dr. Kizzmekia 'Kizzy' Corbett explains why COVID isn't going away amid uptick ahead of holidays" - https://thegrio.com/2021/11/22/dr-kizzy-corbett-covid-virus-uptick-holidays/?fbclid=IwAR1HfNssEJDKXlTIVDQWMOBCr-BVqjBv7CtKJLqtZg6qooSi8ZK3N09UlHU First of this is a global pandemic. If it is not addressed globally then the virus is able to have pockets of safety and not be fully killed. This means that global vaccination and mask wearing would have to be mandatory to have a real chance of knocking it out. Second, the the next problem is that even in the US we can't get everyone vaccinated, I'm not taking into those small few who truly can not get the vaccine due to health issues, because of them being selfish or not trusting of science. Then we can't even get people to wear masks. They throw huge fits like a 3 year old and just care about their own freedoms when compared to everyone's basic right to life. Selfishness is the American way.

"Companies are telling unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1056238770/covid-delta-unvaccinated-higher-health-insurance-premiums?fbclid=IwAR3GNHa6QM9qZVY20M-mrsqclg2VHp_OduG2v125f2hMw3ElZPxGED80hdo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/22/covid-delta-variant-live-updates/?fbclid=IwAR2yf3aCa-nPQxVNFOtxgjg8UjLwjBI071kde-gbl6g-R1QItO6_IyIFZTU - 2 articles: "Daily coronavirus cases up 18 percent, according to CDC director" & "Harris says gap between Black and Latino adults and other groups has effectively closed"

Just an interesting perspective: "I Am 'Unhealthy.' That Doesn't Make Me Any Less Valuable" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/being-unhealthy-doesnt-make-me-less-valuable_n_6197d1f2e4b0f398af04e2df?fbclid=IwAR1MO1zDn7zRHiLhFzJUiTbqvImRi6KmX0FyLmwnXX98Ln8t3vp9-8A1u_0

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