2022 January News

1/5/22: "California deputy district attorney who spoke out against vaccine mandates dies of COVID complications at age 46" - There was no reason what so ever for her die besides her actively choosing to kill herself by not getting a vaccine. This just shows that America has a large population of suicidal people. I'm waiting for insurance companies to stop paying for any type of medical treatment that is covid related for unvaccinated people. They are actively seeking their deaths and eating up room at hospitals all because they refused the vaccine. They made their choice and now they are dying because of it. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kelly-ernby-california-deputy-district-attorney-dies-covid-complications/?fbclid=IwAR0tcRC946dT8Cd7I08OSfmeS2Q43jkTJDHLsSR9bcduGTRcJpgpkN3mFic "Macron on unvaccinated people: 'I really want to piss them off'" - A French President with balls? We need this guy over here. I can not say how much I admire him for taking this stance to protect his people and the world. https://www.axios.com/macron-piss-off-unvaccinated-people-498b180d-a8eb-49d8-a61c-5a7f67aece73.html?fbclid=IwAR0zAfKjD22H1hH5xaVGxGoF9zLNtT2zbG24MG4CedxI-VE4ZtrHNlUTBAU "Anti-Vaxxers Spread Lies Betty White Died From COVID-19 Booster"- Anti-vaxxers will stop at nothing in their goal to kill people. Vaccines have been proven to save more lives then they kill and the anti-vaxxers are probably killing more people then the vaccines. https://iflscience.com/antivaxxers-spread-lies-betty-white-died-from-covid19-booster--62110

1/10/22: "Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a 'moral obligation'" - Here's at least one religion that says that the right thing to do is to get the vaccine. People who are trying to use religion to get out of having the vaccine are losing support from their religious leaders. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-pope-francis-health-religion-093068b2ca50eb1680f8c440cff1fd18?fbclid=IwAR29iR7bTLMqlEEAKQxoi77msubdiDUyEQISWkecKqr29o2yZjpGgDuf6jw 

1/11/22: "Denver School Board Member Tay Anderson Pushes for Mask Mandate Across Colorado" - https://patch.com/colorado/denver/denver-school-board-member-tay-anderson-pushes-mask-mandate-across-colorado?fbclid=IwAR0RW9b8QqP-XnMfzP4VZBQdyOMZIpVrQ1e8H4OHlFsqQXOj1Z8EGChX8oI "U.S. reports record 1.3M Covid cases in a day as hospitalizations soar" - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-reports-record-13m-covid-cases-day-hospitalizations-soar-rcna11736?fbclid=IwAR0tx4xFQVwQYGBT7o8KpkXQzHe9tB8Xqn3uaJD_wjuZV8q_Sd4vADpJ1Jo "Anti-Vaxxers Have Turned To Drinking Their Own Urine To "Cure" COVID-19"- I really don't understand how these people have lived as long as they have doing things like this. Stupidity knows no limits. https://iflscience.com/antivaxxers-have-turned-to-drinking-their-own-urine-to-cure-covid19-62184

1/12/22: "Could Your Headache Be From Omicron? What You Need to Know" - https://www.prevention.com/health/a38746683/omicron-headache-symptom-covid-19/ "COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among police officers in 2021, report says" - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-police-officer-cause-of-deaths-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0DXM-iugbFYiWWiA1i9bFK6_D0kIb52t4HZAaLWr6BPfOngiOURPM-nfc "Quebec to impose 'health contribution' tax on those who refuse COVID vaccines for non-medical reasons" - Yah, this is what our country needs to do because these people are making an active choice not to do it and they should be held accountable for their choice. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-quebec-tax-unvaccinated/?fbclid=IwAR02SzI_e9Vchj5gZPpVuNG8iuLR9QCXc8bF0HMXz4iKQ5b4aQCJqBCaIS4 "Los Angeles are surpasses 2M COVID-19 cases" - https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/589340-los-angeles-area-surpasses-2m-covid-19-cases?fbclid=IwAR305UbgojDSTousbZIi1CYz4nJpfzTwmeIkDsH-wCnLtxzdZF4L_ddnUuw&rl=1 "Soaring COVID-19 cases renew US debate over mask mandates" - There shouldn't be a debate. This is a basic safety measure and the people against it are just adding to things getting worse. Look at the numbers people and you can see who is causing the issue. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-rochelle-walensky-3625a447ee163669a964230112d9801a?fbclid=IwAR1KOowHeaoo6OoBKCN5OyolVGyV6IbPW8fVR0gcHi3vx3N_8BWkkxmqfAQ

1/13/22: "Supreme Court blocks nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses, allows health care worker vaccine mandate to take effect" - if this doesn't show political bias and corruption in our Supreme Court I don't know what will. There needs to be a way to clear our Supreme Court judges and hold them accountable for their actions. Right now retirement and death are the only way. U.S. citizens also need a way to be able to sue them for abuse of their powers. This is a crime against the health and safety of this nation. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/supreme-court-vaccine-mandate-covid-19/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0Ib75gOua4yDT20OxEzCoZG_c59lTJunUyZKBSQ_HtJPjXj5emjhfiZWE

1/14/22: "ER doctors sound the alarm as Colorado's hospital system shows cracks from the pressure of the omicron wave and staff shortages" - https://www.cpr.org/2022/01/14/colorado-covid-omicron-hospital-capacity-emergency-room/

1/15/22: "Colorado shuts down several covid testing sites after investigation finds multiple violations" https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-shuts-down-several-covid-testing-sites-after-investigation?fbclid=IwAR1VTvxTkEo_DujdBidiiVUj1WNVwO8UJmwZlxAbpJr52uBAQvmJffr9nrQ  

1/16/22: "Hallucinations and headaches: Seven ways COVID can affect your brain" - I find it interesting that people are not largely talking about the impacts that covid can have on a person that survives it. The damage that can be done way out weighs the basic steps that people can do to try and avoid catching it like wearing masks. https://nypost.com/2022/01/16/seven-ways-covid-can-affect-your-brain/?fbclid=IwAR0HDGU4hP6GU9-Zfjzd35Jci1z0A_UxtVORUrN2r1wESS4WG-mi3vVclno "COVID-19 vaccines can add an extra day to women's menstrual cycles" - this actually makes sense with all the information coming out in relation to clotting and covid. https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-can-add-an-extra-day-to-womens-menstrual-cycles/?fbclid=IwAR2LyeD4dO8VGulBaBcfgv_HHP8yIXLTdgkLuZyCR5ZcPGfvx_rRRSyccN0

1/17/22: "Minnesota drops racial formula to dispense COVID-19 treatment; other states still disfavoring Whites" - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/17/minnesota-drops-racial-formula-dispense-covid-19-t/?fbclid=IwAR0qtIR5Dske_HXyds_VbkZv02W1ak_BhSlGFfjaAGzWb7HGh3wW5PMhWM4

1/18/22: "Omicron rates remain high in Colorado at 27% down 1% from last week: See where your county stands" - https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/omicron-rates-remain-high-in-colorado-at-27-down-1-from-last-week-see-where-your-county-stands/?fbclid=IwAR1R3niAThZPC26jJOikvjSUsYIWehwlu1Jo1hMjiEXbZ0hyRnuX7N1hsTw

1/19/22: "Denver students plan Thursday walkout over COVID demands"- A walkout I can support. It's really sad when the kids know better then the adults. https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-students-plan-walkout-over-covid-demands/?fbclid=IwAR1z8-Nr7Uloy3aNd9z5E3tN1AqNaLWfQtkDUanH0JwFAh6mSmau1yzrYtA "Omicron Is a Bigger Risk for the Young, Medical Data Shows" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-19/omicron-bigger-risk-for-young-south-african-medical-data-shows?fbclid=IwAR0JfHtJNl-FPt5RDuDVxR-Nl2MgyKZG2OmuOjgvegV3aVdg3fM0esxWwVQ "Why Fast-Spreading Omicron Won't End COVID Pandemic With Herd Immunity" - Herd immunity would also require more people to be fully vaccinated then they are now. This virus is global and many around the world do not have the needed access to vaccines and that is why these different strands keep showing up. Even in our own country so many people are fighting getting vaccinated that even a localized herd immunity is impossible. https://www.newsweek.com/omicron-herd-immunity-possible-create-lead-covid-pandemic-endemic-eradicate-1670722?fbclid=IwAR3Jy_pLKGMJCEjWHZrzNkqHzc8-cIDjvCOffrKjL62vSHKX_HiNJj8EL4k

1/20/22: "Free KN95 and surgical masks to be distributed at Aurora libraries beginning Thursday" - https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/free-kn95-and-surgical-masks-to-be-distributed-at-aurora-library-beginning-thursday/?fbclid=IwAR3iSU6u-pIUbrgf1ZIEuBzMBUJf_Ltpp_OsArbY4oM9wlleOWtFFZIn3s8

1/21/22: "COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Affect Fertility But Getting COVID Might"- https://iflscience.com/covid19-vaccines-do-not-affect-fertility-but-getting-covid-might-62336

1/27/22: "DougCo Schools don't require masks, leaving parents of kids with medical conditions with little options and a lot of fear" - This shows that while you give some people perceived freedom, you are taking away others real freedom. Anti-maskers just like doing what they want and do not care about the health and safety of those around them. They are not only taking away freedoms of those people to be able to be out, but taking away their lives. https://www.cpr.org/2022/01/27/douglas-county-schools-mask-policy/

Covid Surges and Education Tries to Find Ways to Keep Functioning

 As an educator I wonder every day what will happen next as I watch the numbers. Right now, for the time of this writing, the Colorado Community College System have spring set up to have both students and staff either be fully vaccinated or go through weekly testing if they are not and have to be on campus. You can find more on Chancellor Joe Garcia's plan at: https://www.cccs.edu/office-of-the-system-president/chancellors-statement-cccs-covid-protocols-for-spring-semester-2022/ . Right now the key word is 'flexible', and everyone needs to be flexible because no one knows what is going to happen next with this virus. CU Boulder is requiring vaccines and more information can be found at: https://www.colorado.edu/covid-19-updates/covid-19-vaccination . MSU is doing similar requirements: https://www.msudenver.edu/safe-return-to-campus/ . CSU is the same and their covid page is: https://covid.colostate.edu/ . Adams State University is using the same approach: https://www.adams.edu/safe-return/ . This shows that schools are talking to each other and watching what everyone is doing. Higher Ed is focusing on the big 3 (masks, vaccines, and testing) to try and keep everyone safe.

When it comes to K-12 the local districts seem to be taking less precautions. Most will be doing masking, but few if any are requiring vaccines even though more kids qualify to get the vaccine. Cherry Creek's site: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/domain/5440 . I actually like DPS's site because it actually shows how many cases they have and where: https://www.dpsk12.org/coronavirus/covid-19-dashboard/ . At the same time DPS's site is lacking in giving any formal policy around covid procedures and requirements. Then Adams County is still requiring masks, but only encouraging vaccines for students 12 and over: https://www.adams12.org/health-services/2021-2022-health-and-safety-protocols . Then you have Douglas County School District that needs to be investigated for endangerment of kids through no safety measures so that they can "honor" peoples choice to endanger themselves and others: https://www.dcsdk12.org/about/leadership/superintendent/looking_forward_2021-2022 . Criminal charges needs to be brought against every administrator in this district for child endangerment, not to mention the larger endangerment to the rest of the county and people passing through that may get covid in this plague den. The whole county should be cut off from state founding until they start taking public safety seriously. I say this because it is very easy to find the numbers related to covid and this county is not paying attention to any of the information.

Graph from: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+people+have+died+from+covid&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS974US974&oq=how+many+people+have+died+from+covid&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0i433i512j0i512l3j0i433i512j0i512l3j0i457i512.10511j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Last time I checked on info of the black death killed around 25 million in Europe, while at present covid is just under 5.5 million (more has actually died, but many countries are not reporting the full numbers). The common flu has also been with mankind for a long time and you can find yearly information from recent history on the CDC's website (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2020-2021.htm) and this also has always impacted people trying to get educated.

"Overwhelmed hospitals. Staffing shortages. Businesses closing. Here's how the Omicron wave is ravaging local communities." - The first paragraph talks about how 5 Atlanta school districts are shifting to remote the first week of the new year. This is because of increases of covid and we still haven't hit the spike for the after holiday time frame which we will see in about 2 weeks. Then at the same time many schools are going to pretend that nothing is happening and start back to school like normal. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/us/omicron-variant-covid-local-impacts/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3_rc2QDbcItSCJ_5W6bnkb6TW16cuXffpOEKGqxoqpYMG34YHhhFubtfc

"What parents should know about sending kids back to school during Omicron" - Key take aways include the vaccine will help keep kids safe, but it's not full proof and many students who are unvaccinated may still be interacting with these kids, so there are still chances of higher spread due to unvaccinated kids. This is the same with the whole population and testing can help to reduce possible infections. Another point was that even as people try to safeguard their bodies the virus is also trying to survive and evolve (that's the whole point of these variants). Every virus in a person has the chance to evolve into a different form and new forms may not be protected against. This then goes back to masking and if additional physical barriers will help, and simply they will. I personally think that the best way to keep students in school is by making masks mandatory for everyone. It is one of the easiest and least invasive ways we can fight this, yet so many people fight against even this basic protection. At the same time, better masks are needed for students and they need to be worn correctly. This article also talks about activities like choir and basketball being put aside to possible also help reduce the spread (this would be expanded to all sports and additional activities like band and theater which I even did as a student). I think that it could be possible to keep these going, but students who would want to do these activities would then have to go through even stricter rules (like testing every 3 days and quarantining when not at school during what ever season is linked to the activity).  https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/health/back-to-school-omicron-covid-19-wellness/index.html 

Most of Colorado is in the high transmission and this includes the Denver Metro Area where a good chunk of schools and students are.

Instead of doing this school districts should set up testing sites. If nothing else it would help keep tests from getting lost or destroyed due to mishandling.

"Advocates fear suspensions could add to pandemic pain for vulnerable students" - One of the key things that this article points out are that students are becoming more violent. Everyone likes to blame this on covid, but it is because the current generation of parents, educators, and society as a whole are not training kids how to act properly. We have taken away the most effective ways parents had to punish kids and now they are running amuck in the schools. We need harsher punishments for students who get violent in schools and not letting them see that their actions can have a negative effect on their lives is the worst form of child abuse because we are enabling them to be violent by letting them get away with it. They need to see real negative effects on their lives to have them change their behavior. Civil rights advocates need to be more concerned about how their actions are directly causing increases in crime and stay out of things if they are only going to make the world a worse place to live due to their ideals. This actually brings me back to Spiderman. It seems like every movie is driven by his mistakes in him taking action in what he thinks is right, but it causes people to die and makes matters worse. It is the same with these people making crime acceptable in our society. We need a no tolerance policy with strict punishments that must be carried out to get today's youth to see the damage they cause to themselves and others by their actions. We need to stop coddling these kids because we are destroying our society. It's about time we start teaching them how to adult. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/school-suspension-covid-mental-health-rcna10329?fbclid=IwAR3l-NvspXANWKSzRecssxwOy7Ls0FlPGXCiPqpMNimwkVaZzipoCEJ34uY

More Covid Treatments Coming Out

 Another treatment for covid......I wonder if Kaiser will give their members access to it or will they keep claiming that nothing has FDA approval. See for more info: https://www.businessinsider.com/fda-oks-first-covid-19-pill-from-pfizer-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR37TAhkoKoc5A27ubxk3OWfdR_CbaUiU8tXkAtXIqPHVuUj6Ob5U9PhVFM .

"'I am terrified right now': Hospitalizations are again on the rise as Covid cases surge" - People don't realize that the 80% of hospitalized covid people are only there because they did not get vaccinated and that they are taking up beds from other people that have different health conditions that were not preventable with a vaccine. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-hospitals-are-breaking-point-delta-omicron-rcna9562?fbclid=IwAR2nYzzmOljoYf2lsdp2p3FhRL4LY3yhTeqeJVm0wHTSxS6ESUDayxlvvsU

In the News Today 12/10/21

In a Denver Post article I saw that a Douglas county parent is going to try to sue over the mask mandate. I'm not sure why social services are not looking at parents that do not want to follow basic safety and health measures. It makes me wonder what other types of endangerments or things they are doing to their kids. Child abuse comes in all forms and not protecting the health of your child is one. This needs to be investigated more. I didn't include the link to this article since the Denver Post blocks you after so many page views. I'm sure you could also find more on the story elsewhere.

General Information:

"The coronavirus can infect body fat, new research suggests - a clue about obesity's link to severe COVID-19" - This makes me wonder what it is about fat cells that makes them great for viruses. I know that they are a fuel source to your body, but is there something extra that viruses just like about them. This is something that I do want to research more later. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-infects-body-fat-obesity-covid-hospitalization-death-19-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR2MiHanncUq6AGtmTaEV8D7AQFH07QPpipAJXkGfqQSk_NJxTnzsptrlV4

"Dr. Amesh Adalja: Healthcare workers 'burned out' from hospitalizations that could be 'avoided by a simple vaccine'" - This is just another article that keeps point out the same key thing: The vaccine works and the people not getting it are now the issue. https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/dr-amesh-adalja-healthcare-workers-burned-out-from-hospitalizations-that-could-be-avoided-by-a-simple-vaccine-128315973564?fbclid=IwAR3OcQ748WQ_Nxcf_z_N25DfHgR1WzW8r12CHdF72QuQSzEeWZj-4s8G1Jk

"17 pandemic innovations that are here to stay" - I disagree with so much in this article. First off cannabis is not essential, it is a recreation drug unless you have a prescription for it. I never approved of it becoming legal for general use because it is still a drug that can very easily be overdosed on. This one I think will continue to get push back on. Robot deliveries are just a fad. I've actually never even seen one out and about. I think if they were really becoming a thing you would be seeing they everywhere like those popping toys. They are just not in high enough use to get any real traction. QR codes. Can we just say no. They only work on some phones and then the lighting has to be just right. I've had issues on my own phone and many different phone types from Moto's to iPhones have issues. QR codes are more of a pain. They also represent inequity because not all phone can read them. Many resturants also switched to using them instead of having paper menus, but then guests had to walk away due to not having the technology to read them. This impacts both the money the resturant could have gotten and people not being able to eat at places due to technology bias. Things do change, but not always for the better. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/10/17-ways-covid-hit-fast-forward-on-the-future-523845?fbclid=IwAR2HTZluvIibRmgjiECWiQnYwWygSFZHYx6mQddLB14J43yhJKC-wPR8o8I

"Anti-vaccine doctor fired for trying to treat COVID-19 patients with ivermectin" - So this one is a mixed bag for me. First off the doctor should have just been fired for being anti-vaccine. Second, the off use of drugs are very common. I know that right now people are arguing about what works and what doesn't, but we don't learn unless we try. At the same time ivermectin treatment is more then I got from Kaiser, which was nothing. So some treatment could be better then no treatment as long as the drug is giving in small doses and the people are aware of what side effects it may have and treatment for those are around in case something happens. If the hospital had a policy against ivermectin then he did break the policy, but why was the policy there in the first place. Does the hospital have any treatment options for covid. If not then instead of just blocking everything they need to work to get something in place. They are failing the people that count on them like how Kaiser failed me. This just shows how messed up our medical system is and it's not the ways we expected. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-doctor-fired-anti-vaccine-parasite-medication-ivermectin/?fbclid=IwAR23794qIo1iR0KqjZfEWuef85pEEw4qsvmtp6j3BHfqcyFS_pW09lIKou0

"Pfizer CEO says we may need a fourth vaccine dose to combat the Omicron variant" - This is basically going to be like the flu shot where we need a new one each year. The way we are handling covid allows it to change and there may never be an end to new versions. https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-fourth-vaccine-dose-to-combat-omicron-ceo-says-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR0dyGR7FafYGaWsRal0kFwGj-2fawqsKMmJn4DGXG08VALw9WSd91J-kJA

International:

"Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn" - Some of our worst bugs have come from areas with the worst health care. These things are very important to look at not only to get COVID in check, but also on what we can do to impact future pandemics. https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062475770/as-the-omicron-covid-variant-spreads-experts-sound-warning-on-vaccine-access?fbclid=IwAR1l1Hk8PoQYZ42ibJy7wNRQGPj89pRua1u-8BcTjt7DclEjqgTGriL1kk0

"Omicron appears to be spreading faster in the UK than in South Africa, experts say" - I wish this article would have went into more detail. https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-covid-variant-spread-faster-uk-south-africa-cases-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR1OuCGRPKstCe3HusDgfVTlm4cBUaJ9yJwciY-R8kJBKLa9fuP0vOuywWk

"Japanese scientists are developing face masks that glow under UV light if the wearer has COVID-19" - This is just too cool. Leave it to the Japanese to be above their time in coming up with new ideas. https://www.insider.com/japanese-scientists-masks-glow-if-wearer-has-covid-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR1pkTIl43UlRi5z13gpx34wMB9qHRy86BcVUd38-F0vjvh7YQoruzyTsLY

Omicron Is In Colorado

So Omicron has been in Colorado for at least a few days now. While listening to CPR yesterday they were talking about it showing up in the waste water of Boulder county showing that they are now having community spread.

Articles from yesterday to be aware of:

"The World is Unprepared for the next pandemic, study finds" - It also doesn't help that people are fighting most of the things trying to be done to stop the pandemic. This article once again points out how 'shocked' the world was by the US's poor response to the pandemic. We are loosing our place as a world leader by the actions or in actions we are doing. https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/08/health/world-unprepared-pandemic-report/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2aMx3js_Le8eWDH3Kjhjg7Y9KJidCodD89pisWkSczLvy7UZzqO81jZs4

Omicron vs. T cells: Why scientists are banking on the immune system's 'memory'" - The whole point of the vaccine is to try and 'train' your body how to fight. https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3549321597249410215/6202601356844291167

"Doctors warn of 'unusual' Omicron symptoms in kids" - Look out for rashes. Covid in general can have weird symptoms. This is one of the reasons why it is not like anything else we have fought before. https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/doctors-warn-of-unusual-omicron-symptom-in-kids/?fbclid=IwAR1SHw70wItqvH48myORZioe_QsRg69K3ZquRi4C6mvLImFvyEKpN9xJSuQ

"Nursing home residents more likely to die of Covid if staff is unvaccinated, study says" - We already knew this but so many people are not paying attention. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nursing-home-residents-likely-die-covid-staff-unvaccinated-study-says-rcna8049?fbclid=IwAR1WSUJYdXeO3ZF-NaArixsef9QcUcy62Z60SPK7YsXQfW7YeMGwYG1szYE

"Utah Mother Who Worried About Getting Vaccinated While Breastfeeding Her Son Dies of Covid-19" - These stories are getting old fast since there are so many of them. It is important for people to hear these stories because it shows how people are not being able to fight covid without the vaccine. It's like last night my professor was talking about what his wife has to deal with in healthcare. She just had a mother and son both get covid, they received the same care including being put on a ventilator, but the son died. The only difference was that she was vaccinated and he was not. The unvaccinated are basically committing suicide. Should we try to stop them or just let them kill themselves? https://people.com/health/utah-mother-who-worried-about-getting-vaccinated-while-breastfeeding-dies-of-covid-19/

Articles from today to be aware of:

"Fauci says families should 'ask,' 'maybe require' COVID vaccine for holiday guests before indoor celebrations" - 100% agree unless you ave family members you want to kill off. https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-fauci-suggests-families-vaccine-mandate-homes-holidays?fbclid=IwAR3gy785OAJd4A1Pp_MiOvc4j-JyO6Lb5g5YmsdtkFhc5Ker3Fio_lDNwPE

"Covid-19: Do windy days reduce transmission?" - This reminds people that just being outside does not protect you from covid transmission. There are a lot of other factors that play into it. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-do-windy-days-reduce-transmission?fbclid=IwAR3-y8BQ1WB7KSosjLQJiavphUKqiUWOrmEO2DGJuDhiH0sjo11chXj9KcY

"Gross Disservice: Oklahoma AG Slammed for Idiotic Vaccine Comments"- This guy needs fired. I was also able to verify that he is a Republican (https://ballotpedia.org/John_O%E2%80%99Connor_(Oklahoma)). Another Republican giving out bad information to down play the pandemic. https://www.thedailybeast.com/oklahoma-attorney-general-john-oconnor-slammed-for-idiotic-covid-vaccine-comments?fbclid=IwAR3-y8BQ1WB7KSosjLQJiavphUKqiUWOrmEO2DGJuDhiH0sjo11chXj9KcY

"The days you were considered fully vaccinated with two shots are going to be a thing of the past" - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-think-its-coming-why-employers-could-start-requiring-boosters-as-omicron-spreads-11639018899?fbclid=IwAR1G43eyS7GQs85FOLderbvESGrHPUgYpPasFoYs612v_gPntsDlHxwZcxk

"In Town Hall, GOP Senator Ron Johnson Says 'Standard Gargle Mouthwash' Kills Coronavirus" - This guy needs to have charges brought against him for the reckless endangerment of people. What's sad is that there are people out there that will believe him. We need to hold people accountable for putting openly false information out there account for their actions. https://www.newsweek.com/town-hall-gop-senator-ron-johnson-says-standard-gargle-mouthwash-kills-coronavirus-1657604?fbclid=IwAR2feprjySWRjO7NoYcpjUDz6ibmQpji_1vSotmhEHlb4WCXj1ZVj9ez4AA

"In New Mexico, The Pandemic Rages On" - This article also points out that a lot of the issues are coming from the unvaccinated. https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/in-new-mexico-the-pandemic-rages-on?fbclid=IwAR0_rEejPoyBTS6qb8Ugg1IFEE9kNo4zVdbZGDEFJpwZz2qVxXQKvC0Sup0

"Only 1 in 43 known Omicron cases in the US has been hospitalized, CDC says. Almost all the rest had mild symptoms like coughing and fatigue." - https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-omicron-1-in-43-cases-hospitalized-us-others-mild-2021-12?fbclid=IwAR0nVYhY46oXw_qDoKNtT9ARln-ZWzhEQ2DCXejqQxoUMU1SOQXM93KZFuU

"PA Health System Runs Out of Beds Due to Covid Surge, Patients Wait 10 to 20 Hours in ER" - Had this happen to me as well in Colorado last year. This has been an on going issue in Colorado as well, but our news stations are not really covering it. https://www.newsweek.com/pa-health-system-runs-out-beds-due-covid-surge-patients-wait-10-20-hours-er-1657601?fbclid=IwAR1kygD6gCSc20i_sGTEDNtWso4qeBsyr3QdYb6PcVABZx_b6VNmOH8ErOE

Business:

"As Google delays return-to-office again, experts say omicron may make it 'impossible' to set new dates" - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/03/google-delays-rto-again-omicron-may-make-it-impossible-to-set-new-return-dates.html

"The 2 biggest mistakes companies make when planning vaccine mandates" - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/08/the-2-biggest-mistakes-companies-make-when-planning-vaccine-mandates.html?fbclid=IwAR1K5vghZi44wbFvMTMnjQvHvxO7z3XTVXYNbp_rUhT0Bm1ulWGO6Phk7Xo

International:

"England Makes Covid Status Mandatory For Nightclub Entry" - If this was done here in the US I bet there would be a whole lot of pissed off Republicans. https://mixmag.net/read/covid-pass-nightclub-england-plan-b-news?fbclid=IwAR1G43eyS7GQs85FOLderbvESGrHPUgYpPasFoYs612v_gPntsDlHxwZcxk

Not Surprising That Douglas County School Board Does Not Support the Health of It's Students

  Douglas County School Board once again is following politics instead of science when it comes to the health and well being of their students. They have decided to OPT out of Masks as the Omicron virus is hitting Colorado. I really do not know how these people keep their jobs let alone not get hit with lawsuits due to reckless child endangerment. 

Leaders in the Douglas County School District that need to go for not caring about the health of the students and endangering them:

Elizabeth Hanson - Her degrees are in business and law with no education in education or science.

Susan Meek - Another person that has a degree in business (economics) and one in Public Policy. No educational background in education or science. From her LinkedIn account you can see that she has done a lot of director work, but her ground level experience dealing with real issues daily is missing from her record. Nothing on her record reads as her having true experience that would help her be successful in her current position.

Becky Myers - Broken record time but Business certificate with degrees in family and consumer studies, but at least she has a MA in Information and Learning.

Mike Peterson - Ex-military and the district site said that he was an assistant professor at the USAF Academy, but not what degrees he had if any or if the only reason he even got the job was only due to work experience and not also education based.

David Ray - We then have a psychotherapist that depending on where he studied the amount of science background he may have may be limited to none. He does at least have a MA in Education. According to his LinkedIn profile he has been doing the same thing for 23 years (doesn't mean that he is good at it as decisions like this would prove). He doesn't make public what other work experience makes him qualified to do the job he does so if you don't show it you get no credit. So over all for him there is no reason for him to be in his current position.

Christy Williams - The district's site was missing bio info on her.

Kaylee Winegar - Another MA in Business. Not on LinkedIn so people can not verify any experience that might show she is qualified for current position so we have to assume that she has no work experience that would help explain why she is doing what she does beside politics.

What does this show: that elective officials don't need to meet any type of job qualifications or up hold any basic safety or health measures and they can use their lack of knowledge to their advantage and just say 'opps' as the spread of covid continues with their help. This proves that it should be mandatory that politicians or any one running for an elected position must provide a detailed resume so that people can understand the mess that they are getting themselves into based on who they elect. At the same time I don't think anti-maskers would really care about the education their kids get so it is not that far off that these people on on the board.

For more info check out:

https://www.westword.com/news/douglas-county-school-board-dumps-mask-rule-jefferson-county-update-12966854?fbclid=IwAR3IBnIciNMO0XJf8PQ9QOjdv3eFspJmM2D1Ec0SVfojcOW6e2N4g0IoTGc

https://www.dcsdk12.org/about/our_district/nondiscrimination_notice - It's funny/sad how they have a nondiscrimination notice on their website, yet by not supporting the mask mandate they are discriminating against a lot of people with disabilities and health issues that are negatively impacted by covid. Not to mention the long term effects/disabilities that covid is causing in people who survive infection.

https://coloradosun.com/2021/11/15/douglas-county-health-board-schools-mask-mandate/ - Everyone a part of this lawsuit forgot that one of the primary civil rights is right to life and that by them fighting masks that they are taking part in endangering the lives of people. This is selfishness to the extreme.

For the information on the board members I checked out both the District's site and LinkedIn. https://www.dcsdk12.org/about/leadership/board_of_education/board_of_education_directory

Omicron is Here (in the U.S.)

Today the first reported cases of Omicron in the U.S. have hit the media. It looks like California is the first to report the new strand.

Today's articles to be aware of:

"First Confirmed US case of Omicron coronavirus variant detected in California" - It's here. https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/health/us-omicron-variant-confirmed-case/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3uIRDn6OfMNWeh7StnoWG7O3shIT1_BFdfUbVLKIVtIPkAGayGkPeIQJ0

"Air travelers to U.S. set to face tougher COVID-19 testing" - This is really going to impact international students and international travel as well. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-urges-americans-avoid-travel-niger-poland-over-covid-19-2021-11-30/?fbclid=IwAR3Ed2b5APKKJF08sAsyqX7IfAGgD4p46d1qjQNGz_Wv-FTNLwRKIwh21X4

"Anti-Vaxxer Who Treated His COVID Infection With Bleach Ingredient Dies" - Not surprising that an Anti-Vaxxer killed themselves while pulling a Trump. Trust me I understand wanting to self treat, including if you were like me and not getting any help from your medical team, but at the same time only use things that can safely go into the human body, DO NOT DRINK BLEACH or any other similar product or chemical in it. If you can not get help from modern medicine look at traditional medicine or indigenous medicine. Also look at what your body may be missing nutrition wise to make sure your body has what it needs to fight the infection. ABOVE all get the vaccine. https://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxer-treated-covid-infection-bleach-ingredient-dies-johann-biacsics-austria-1654943?fbclid=IwAR2biBv53TUDG2_PArmBgZtuT8dgvm3rEyY7bxIP7MtAN2UKQ3cQeSiuPL0

"Marcus Lamb, Televangelist Whose Daystar Network Warned Against Vaccines, Dies of COVID-19" - Not surprised that he killed himself, and yes he did kill himself since he did not do what he should have done to protect himself. What got me about this one is about all the bad/false information he was responsible for spreading. How many people did he kill by them listing to him and the messages his network were presenting. How much blood does he have on his hands? https://people.com/health/marcus-lamb-televangelist-daystar-network-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1TY97oF9DQDt_YTudnPgCUfRqnklVd3S9V-cxEqQVlJaH1Dhanw5Ow1Z0

"Monoclonal antibody treatment will be available by bus in Colorado" - At least treatment options are expanding. As a reminder you will for the most part be on your own if you are with Kaiser in trying to set up a treatment. Don't expect help from them. https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/monoclonal-antibody-treatment-will-be-available-by-bus-in-colorado/?fbclid=IwAR0y3qIw8hgIgcvKGJm_jf7MQ6gIePyTI4oiNGOMmQH42JH1byGCWPDnZQA

International:

"Omicron Case In Nigeria Dates Back To October, Weeks Before It Was First Reported In South Africa" - This is a good example of where something may have come from somewhere else but it gets linked to who first says something, kind of like the Spanish Flu. https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/12/01/omicron-case-in-nigeria-dates-back-to-october-weeks-before-it-was-first-reported-in-south-africa/?fbclid=IwAR0y3qIw8hgIgcvKGJm_jf7MQ6gIePyTI4oiNGOMmQH42JH1byGCWPDnZQA&sh=6cd686c72abc

"These Countries Are Slapping the Unvaccinated With Fines and Bans" - This shows how the US is not taking the pandemic as seriously as other countries and why we are falling behind as a world leader. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-01/these-countries-are-slapping-the-unvaccinated-with-fines-bans?fbclid=IwAR3QGNAWdCJwy1noIv7Mtw2dhMT9pT2ZwvVqp_9fCgTzpusqXkrjiMvztlg