Ending Mask Mandates Coming Too Soon in Colorado and Nation Wide

Right now in Colorado many mask mandates have either expired or have been taken down. Some schools have even started this. Even the CDC is saying that it is too early to remove the mask mandates, but in today’s age who listens to science or experts or when science backs experts. “99% of US counties still have high levels of coronavirus transmission” and this is not being taken into account when it comes to ending mask mandates.[1]

Let’s look at the current cases in Colorado:

This shows that the overall cases are going down, but let’s look at the death rate that gives a darker picture:

This shows that even as overall cases are going down that the death rate remains high. This means that proportionally more people are dying from infections then when the cases were higher. This does not bode well for us.

This trend can also be seen nationwide with cases going down, but deaths staying the same. This is one of the key things that people have to look at, but many are choosing to ignore. 

What does all of this mean? With people taking the masks off to early it keeps setting us back and everything keeps getting dragged out. If people would have just went along with the mask mandates in the first place we could have been so much further ahead than we are in fighting the virus. Based on everything that is coming out and looking at the numbers people should continue to wear masks at least for a few more weeks like the CDC recommends. Then again everyone that takes off their mask early is just setting us behind making this pandemic last even longer.

 

Articles to read:

2/8/22- “Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says” - https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/health/covid-mask-guidance-cdc-director/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1s433APEzJaWeuw8_QVfaEB3I6xXdIUSNrKvAfDGa4E2UFCb26FYBjSZo “Denver Public Schools to end mask mandate” – this one I have issues with where it just focuses on dwindling case numbers, but does not mention that deaths still stay high. See above. https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/denver-public-schools-to-end-mask-mandate/?fbclid=IwAR3UJsG-rf98hOGLUkwIftut9kWgRsJQ-RBBdxew04G2j2HMZlnTb8RNyEk

All pictures come from: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+people+in+colorado+have+been+infected+with+covid&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS974US974&oq=how+many&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j35i39l2j0i512l7.3927j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

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[1] Howard, Jacqueline and Nadia Kounang. “Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says.”

2022 February News

2/2/22: "Molecule Found In Rosemary Might Deal A Double Blow Against COVID-19"- https://iflscience.com/molecule-found-in-rosemary-might-deal-a-double-blow-against-covid19-62474

2/3/22: "California Inks Sweetheart Deal With Kaiser Permanente, Jeopardizing Medicaid Reforms" - Even though not covid related this goes to show you how corrupt Kaiser is and how they don't want to take care of sick members. - https://khn.org/news/article/medicaid-kaiser-permanente-contract-newsom/?fbclid=IwAR1P5BDz95ivu3r4vruTYmCrsatk7W0EVBa3EA4v_CdlmfWwYIwF5rjPX5A

2/8/22: "Covid-19 Raises Risk Of Pregnancy Complications- Including Death Around Birth, Preterm Delivery and Postpartum Hemorrhage - Study Finds" - https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/02/08/covid-19-raises-risk-of-pregnancy-complications-including-death-around-birth-preterm-delivery-and-postpartum-hemorrhage-study-finds/?fbclid=IwAR07oGnYamn0hScYuONozuSmeiRlWq457w4-jhm5uwtIypmHHfsuOtWqd_k&sh=68df2c705f63 "Denver Public Schools to end mask mandate" - Those in leadership have no idea what they are doing. https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/denver-public-schools-to-end-mask-mandate/?fbclid=IwAR3UJsG-rf98hOGLUkwIftut9kWgRsJQ-RBBdxew04G2j2HMZlnTb8RNyEk

2/10/22: "Biden says easing mask mandates 'probably premature' as blue states loosen covid restrictions"- Yah, premature at the least, even the CDC says it's too early, but no one cares or listens to facts any more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/11/biden-mask-mandate-cdc-covid/?fbclid=IwAR1Yyhz2WPqnqKMnxe25qJOHDafgc6133NR9N3rk-BhhP9h1Ve3hTMLFUms "Though Rare, COVID-19 Can Destroy the Placenta and Lead to Stillbirths" - More and more is coming out about what covid can do in relation to to both women and babies. At this point if you are expecting and you want your child and yourself to live, you're going to have to lock yourself up with all of the restrictions going away. People do not understand that by removing the restrictions that they are saying that it is ok if certain people die. The only shinning light in this is that at least a lot of the people now kicking the bucket are the anti maskers and anti-vaxxers. It's said that humans have come to a point where we would through our most vulnerable under the bus just so we can have perceived freedom while taking away the right to life for others.  https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/coronavirus/though-rare-covid-19-can-destroy-the-placenta-and-lead-to-stillbirths/2866557/?fbclid=IwAR0HHiHCeHrNiz_dvCbw-dbWhUOAwJmCdp82NuWVztc8I090u6GqFhuN1kM

2/14/22: "Can I Go Back To 'Normal' After Having a Breakthrough COVID Infection" - The more people that return to 'normal' too quickly give more chances for the virus to mutate again. It's all the variants that we need to work on trying to stop now. This means coming together has a global community to fight the pandemic. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/normal-after-covid-vaccine-omicron_l_62043f0ee4b0ccfb3e501838?fbclid=IwAR0jVLPSYlGZy1m4sT8paRjT71EdO0j6B13PYuF_nPnQWVb009yVhPYrziY "More COVID Variants Coming After Omicron, WHO Expert Warns" - More experts are telling us not to let our guard down yet. - https://www.newsweek.com/more-variant-after-omicron-who-experts-mask-mandates-covid-1678901?fbclid=IwAR1gZokR7AOg5kVDjP7HoDZB8siqhmLAorPJVJmAlKh991sONfeLdKukR4E

2/17/22: "COVID Won't End Up Like the Flu. It Will Be Like Smoking"- This article says the same thing I have been trying to say. Using smoking is a great example. I don't know how many times I have walked by someone and started coughing because I was forced to inhale smoke that they had just polluted the air with. It's those same type of people that not only don't care about their own health, but they also do not care about the health of those around them. Smoke could cause someone to have an asthma attack and die. They don't care. Our society will always have people like this, and it will be society that must hold them accountable and push them off to the side. Companies should have the right not to hire you based on your vaccination status (or if you support masks), insurance companies should have the right not only to hike up your rates, but to deny you coverage. Once again I will say that this is for everyone that chooses not to be vaccinated and should not apply to those that really can't be vaccinated due to medical reasons. Those people do not have a choice and should not be punished. Everyone else is fair game to be punished in any way that society can. can. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/02/covid-anti-vaccine-smoking/622819/?fbclid=IwAR3Dx5GilD2KonZdIAk44Hv5dcIb6th4p0ul6dkB_JAabV0mgJXAdvW0cO4  "Runner, 29, with Long COVID Went from Half Marathons to Months in a Wheelchair: 'It Was So Scary'" - Stories like this continues to show that COVID will not just be a Flu. It can cause serious health issues even to physically fit people who live through the infection. COVID is different. I can not stress this enough. https://people.com/health/29-year-old-runner-shares-her-struggle-with-long-covid-im-a-different-person/?fbclid=IwAR0l4HXIU3suiRHvoy9q7x3pv9Q0kEHfhanC_ZEBQEGWWbBaNWNgqHgGwC4

2/22/22: "These 8 counties saw a rise in COVID-19" some of the numbers are finally starting to look better and I'm so happy that there wasn't a huge spike in the numbers due to Super Bowl parties. At the same time some places still have a high positivity rate when compared to other places in the state. https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/these-8-counties-saw-a-rise-in-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1JLTsTMk9_SK9rbF2hmdqyYOCiu2px9yi9arIICOsd5t7e9b_xbG4ZTCE

2/24/22: "COVID-19 May Have Been Using Our Immune System Against US This Whole Time"- https://iflscience.com/covid19-may-have-been-using-our-immune-system-against-us-this-whole-time-62754 "COVID-19 Could Shrink Your Balls, Hamster Study Finds"- https://iflscience.com/covid19-could-shrink-your-balls-hamster-study-finds-62741

2/28/22: "New Studies Support Huanan Market Origin Of COVID-19, Reject Lab Leak"- https://iflscience.com/new-studies-support-huanan-market-origin-of-covid19-reject-lab-leak-62786

Global Perspectives

Even though the US is seeing some reductions and removing restrictions the rest of the world is not experiencing the same and their are high chances of more variants popping up. Even if people don't want to acknowledge that we are a global population, we are. COVID has plenty of chances to loop around. So moving forward I will be making a special section to house COVID from other countries in my news posts.

2/9/22: "In South Korea and other Asian countries, a surge follows Lunar New Year"- This one shows that when we let our guard down it will hit us again because we really do not have it under control. America has several holidays and events coming up that could create a new surge if people to not continue to be careful. These include the Super Bowl (where huge parties are going to happen), Saint P. Day, and Easter. All three of these could lead to a spring surge of cases.  https://kj97.iheart.com/content/2022-02-09-dolly-partons-dollywood-resort-to-pay-tuition-for-all-employees/?fbclid=IwAR3uk-49MkVluUY2TXm4UbOC6_kCnbpZXrqerZZg0RsKvjbTwMYcfEjwzzo

2/16/22: "Overflowing Hong Kong Hospitals Forced to Put Covid Beds Outside"- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-17/overflowing-hong-kong-hospitals-forced-to-put-covid-beds-outside?fbclid=IwAR3Dwd80rgxvDoH_9UlaVzexOdjo8hPOB4UJcyBXI9unxwxBoAt9GW3oMK8

2/17/22: "Who Says Covid Still Killing 'Far, Far Too Many' as Pharma Hoards Vaccine Tech" - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/17/who-says-covid-still-killing-far-far-too-many-pharma-hoards-vaccine-tech?fbclid=IwAR0qVdNKIkeHRTdmadXUNx9ABULxfHfqDh3Zx6LpqVnc1YwoLzHiJHZmDl0 "What the Hell Is Happening to COVID in Israel?" - https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-hell-is-happening-with-the-covid-19-surge-in-israel?fbclid=IwAR0MbNBf6OgqSavcrdaE4lbKInI5DtEUGmdJ0FbK6ItT4n8pNymFOiQU0So

Kaiser Now Caught Being Responsible for a COVID Death that They Could Have Prevented

 "Woman With MS Dies of COVID After Doctors Told Her She Couldn't Get Vaxxed, Family Says" - https://www.thedailybeast.com/nerissa-regnier-woman-with-ms-dies-of-covid-19-after-doctors-told-her-she-couldnt-get-vaxxed-family-says?fbclid=IwAR2S44WwYCHoTJZXngFUjVVsMVT-v1hSmQsDUaxjD6t6gjkNaBaf510mVNk

This is a great example of how Kaiser lies to its members. Telling her she can't get the vaccine and then she dies because she trusted them. It's things like this and not to mention the few stories I have shared on this blog (there are many other horror stories I can tell you about Kaiser that both I and my family members have experienced) that Kaiser should be held accountable and if not shut down charged with mass malpractice. I hope the family does go after them for wrongful death since they openly lied about the vaccine. I know that the next time my insurance comes up I will be leaving them even if I have to pay more. My life is worth the extra money since Kaiser seems to be trying to actively kill its members. If you are a Kaiser member I would recommend you leave them as quick as you can if you want to stay alive. Only if people start to leave them in mass will they learn about what they have done. Speak with your money and take your business elsewhere.

Asymptomatic

 Since there is still a lot of debate around being asymptomatic, I will be posting info and resources here.

Articles

1/18/22: "Am I asymptomatic, or do I just really not want to have Covid-19? A guide" - https://www.vox.com/22883820/am-i-asymptomatic-covid-symptoms-isolation-quarantine?fbclid=IwAR2CFUQjfI0Q_1UlWKXKmQWaV0dOqOBae9rYmhTr9WsISUKTSmRd7hzz4-U

Long Covid News Articles 2022

Since the research on long covid keeps getting bigger, I'm going to try and but resources related to it on the post and keep updating it as more comes out. Even if you survive your covid infection, there are some serious health effects that can change your life.

An overall interesting site on long covid is: https://aboutlongcovid.org/

1/9/22: "The role of tiny blood clots in long COVID" - This article is actually really scary when you think of all the damage that these clots can do to your system. What really got me about this article was "so the dilemma with long COVID is that the percentage of individuals, up to 30%, never really get over the presence of these clotting abnormalities or physiological abnormalities when they are not infective anymore." Personally I will be interested to see in the future if people that survive covid have a higher risk for strokes and heart issues. https://www.npr.org/2022/01/09/1071706533/the-role-of-tiny-blood-clots-in-long-covid?fbclid=IwAR17Rdvdn3ZBzMe7juBNXSF0M-8teF50ntPsbbAyzbD3OsOlAf6hIVpjCC4

1/17/22: "Long Covid may be causing 1.6 million Americans to miss work amid the labor shortage" - https://www.businessinsider.com/long-covid-may-worsening-labor-crisis-as-millions-miss-work-2022-1?fbclid=IwAR0QXe2JymtSm7VlH-iboBZqT781OTb6vJyMD-Ca0oek9nceWe3HIzik2hk

1/20/22: "Small Study Hints At Cause Of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'"- https://iflscience.com/small-study-hints-at-cause-of-long-covid-brain-fog-62311

1/25/22: "Who will get long Covid? Study may offer clues" - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/will-get-long-covid-study-may-offer-clues-rcna13436?fbclid=IwAR1z4pR69GEGULkqNh5fgh5uYaorhq5230xKzfkL8qAXSMngO0sTVYlQ09s

2/1/22: "Gut bacteria may play a role in the development of long COVID" - Do what you can to get probiotics back into your system. I think me doing this was one of the main reasons I recovered as well as I did with no medical help. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gut-bacteria-may-play-a-role-in-the-development-of-long-covid?fbclid=IwAR0e7skSkYmI4qZ_CGr54P3HOaz6bQBc6U2WlracOnZRl0qIZ5I7706iBn4

2/8/22: "Long COVID: Abnormal immune activity found 8 months post infection" - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/long-covid-abnormal-immune-activity-found-8-months-post-infection?fbclid=IwAR3LHfm1L7jQCWpOG8lGKokkFSdsQZSwNhuCdtFNq8xfuY15_1ujpXpbVuQ 

2/18/22: "Should You Take Antihistamines for Long COVID Symptoms?"- https://www.prevention.com/health/a39122406/anthihistamines-long-covid-symptoms/?fbclid=IwAR1vfqanuJX242ndOLYmt6WH_zGubfn8ts7wjjMuxl54zbGyZ05ffU1C-6o

3/31/22: "Black people not adequately represented in studies on effects of long COVID, study finds"- https://thegrio.com/2022/03/31/blacks-not-adequately-represented-long-covid-effect-studies/?fbclid=IwAR3AF4xjPogfyNwH0alGtOJI2-A09VXfNHHHlIR_Thaw73F5am02bwnJJEE

4/1/22: "I'm a 24-year-old suffering from long COVID. I get seizures, I can't drink or drive, and have had to move back in with my parents"- https://www.businessinsider.com/long-covid-symptoms-24-year-old-it-destroyed-my-life-2022-3?fbclid=IwAR3dI5q_XRsoYFI0f-WXdPmF_tmhTg9qQ-Wm7nxejlpIdmK2mN63l9_yyns

4/22/22: "Longest Ever COVID-19 Infection Recorded At 505 Days"- https://iflscience.com/-longest-ever-covid19-infection-recorded-at-505-days-63411

4/29/22: "Long COVID Patients Say Doctors Are Ignoring Their Symptoms"- This article talks about how doctors are not paying the attention they need to to the symptoms of long covid. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/long-covid?fbclid=IwAR23-viMdfUly1-wfpaHIrtNWfNzeJ3Ru1NU8c5939FP0ZaqhFomoM6f8Bk

5/2/22: "Their virus symptoms were minor. Then they had long Covid."- https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/health/long-covid-asympomatic-cases/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2WHvyVzDmYzpQV0KyZRaE7q8R8IKMgX1ASqginunPXF8YHCI-s8SIBnzo

5/6/22: "Children get long Covid, too, and it can show up in unexpected ways"- https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/health/children-long-covid-wellness/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0rBuBLtXgMr90DvSjx5B8YUGRWhINwJIVBLko-LY_y3m-1LjdalnVufOw

5/9/22: "Queer, trans and sick with Long COVID"- https://aboutlongcovid.org/queer-trans-and-sick-with-long-covid/

5/13/22: "'Ghosts' In The Gut May Be Behind Long COVID"- https://iflscience.com/ghosts-in-the-gut-may-be-behind-long-covid-63677

5/24/22: "What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues"- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/24/1100505822/whats-ailing-long-covid-patients-a-new-federal-study-looks-for-clues

5/25/22: "'Long COVID' or "post-COVID" symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors who survived infection, study finds"- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/long-covid-symptoms-study/?fbclid=IwAR1MXl1JNa1Gh1FqhNA4PBYJRYa-da5gj7VZR0GqjjiHFka8L_TpQwJ-rK8

6/8/22: "Hospital studying long-term effects of COVID-19 in kids"- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-long-haul-kids-effects/

6/17/22: "Omicron less likely to cause long COVID, study finds"- https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/omicron-less-likely-to-cause-long-covid-study-finds

6/23/22: "Study links post-COVID symptoms with alterations in gut microbiota"- https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220623/Study-links-post-COVID-symptoms-with-alterations-in-gut-microbiota.aspx

7/6/22: "Diabetics face higher risk of long COVID complications, research finds"- https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/diabetics-face-higher-risk-of-long-covid-complications-research-finds

7/17/22: "Studying the effects of long COVID"- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/studying-the-effects-of-long-covid/?fbclid=IwAR017XCotQ9wGfpe79aRw09Otd-NQJIDYPrbzIogT4fh9__Zjm4gk3FYlnE

7/20/22: "Reinfection Will Be Part Of The Pandemic For Months To Come. Each Repeat Illness Raises The Risk Of Long COVID"- https://iflscience.com/reinfection-will-be-part-of-the-pandemic-for-months-to-come-each-repeat-illness-raises-the-risk-of-long-covid-64516

7/31/22: "Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working"- https://www.tpr.org/news/2022-07-31/millions-of-americans-have-long-covid-many-of-them-are-no-longer-working?fbclid=IwAR1sopWN0eYXXUFJGxrF5toK50P-W_r5HewQfX79zxERfT-jt_yYXBn19x0

8/8/22: "Long COVID: new study sheds brightest light so far on frequency and impacts"- https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2022/08/long-covid-new-study-sheds-brightest-light-so-far-on-frequency-and-impacts.html?fbclid=IwAR2NzWjEZn-gvDPhMiFd8kxD6mj3TDLkBLUM9A2VHTXYptr7FijFGeCGwIc

10/1/22: "Long Covid: What science has learned about the loss of smell and taste"- https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/health/long-covid-smell-taste-loss-wellness/index.html?fbclid=IwAR15Qs0pS6Eut5_BVkBIFR25fGkPTWB4LWR6DPuYhBQ6bpIwcy0ElBGKCec

10/5/22: "What Doctors Still Don't Understand About Long COVID"- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/long-post-covid-symptoms-mild-cases/670469/?fbclid=IwAR3-JNwZSJxVZorH4NsTjOMQNa7E9LaaK3thFALA2BePJ2B5klvvTujYJTg

10/26/22: "The pandemic is not over for those with long COVID"- https://baptistnews.com/article/the-pandemic-is-not-over-for-those-with-long-covid/#.Y1mF1OhTmUk

12/8/22: "COVID-19 vaccines may reduce long-COVID symptoms"- https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20221208/COVID-19-vaccines-may-reduce-long-COVID-symptoms.aspx

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