Introduction This Straight No Chaser addresses next steps after a diagnosis of COVID-19. The post addresses those with mild or no symptoms. There have been well over 3.4 million Americans diagnosed with COVID-19. Are you one? What did you do next? If not, do you know what to do next? Next Steps Here’s a checklist … Continue reading Next Steps after a Diagnosis of COVID-19
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser looks at the African American community and the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine. Indeed, the African American community specifically has decisions to make as we approach the possibility of a vaccine for Covid-19 being available. Here’s the thing. This community continues to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 for reasons that have … Continue reading An Open Letter to the African American Community about the Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser discusses expected challenges in getting the American population to take a COVID-19 vaccine. America has an emerging vaccine problem, and per routine, it’s going to be exacerbated in the African American community. (I discuss that further in the next post.) This nation has managed to politicize wearing masks and returning … Continue reading A Voice in Support of a COVID-19 Vaccine
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser looks at the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) approach to restarting sports. In the midst of record numbers of Covid-19, the NBA is restarting its season. Does this make sense? Here’s Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: “I’m all in from the state’s perspective. I don’t think you could find a better place … Continue reading The NBA’s Model of Restarting Sports
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Introduction This Straight, No Chaser addressing the challenge of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. America’s futility in addressing Covid-19 has left us with an unavoidable choice. We could fight our individualistic instincts and economic realities and attempt a restart along public health best practices, but our personal and governmental COVID-19 choices render that choice … Continue reading A Voice for Strategically Reopening Schools
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Introduction This Straight, No Choices address our COVID-19 choices. We’ve focused a lot on our failures getting the fundamentals of public health implemented, both nationally and within most states. However, let’s not be so smug as to believe all problems that have and will manifest are the problems of the political right. This is not … Continue reading We’re All Making COVID-19 Choices
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