Author: Jeffrey Sterling

It’s always important to point out the other components of combatting COVID-19. Kudos to the Chicago Teachers Union for standing for full adherence to CDC guidelines if children are to be returned to classrooms. We don’t need a scenario in which months from now we’re questioning how we allowed foreseeable and preventable bad outcomes to … Continue reading When We Might See A Kids’ COVID Vaccine And What To Do Until Then →

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If you’re being featured in on a site named “Afro” years after you started shaving (not bald!), then the ancestors must be showing favor on you. Hope you enjoy the read. https://afro.com/take-control-of-your-health-a-common-sense-guide-to-prevention/?fbclid=IwAR2hofvif3Tb9J3phUbjU-1hU9fXpPBM3S0aGGyv1mkiredKsf-ASNj8ts4  

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1. What is ivermectin? How is it currently used? In humans, ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medication. Although it’s often called an anti-worming medication, microscopic parasites are completely unrelated to what we think of as worms. They also aren’t at all like viruses, and so it isn’t intuitive to think this medicine could be effective against … Continue reading A Deep Dive into Ivermectin – Seven Straight, No Chaser Questions and Answers →

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Here are four tips for your consideration. 1. Wear a mask. If you thought you got the vaccine to protect others, that’s not exactly true. You got vaccinated to prevent yourself from dying from COVID-19. You wear a mask to protect others from disease you may be carrying. You social distance to lower the risk … Continue reading Comment From A Vaccinated Person: Give Me Some Advice! →

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Introduction I’m quite conflicted. From multiple angles, I am seeing both national and African American communities being ravaged by COVID-19. I am also seeing both gripped by multiple considerations that prevent achievable progress, and admittedly in both examples, these considerations seem out of the control of those affected. My observations aren’t meant to judge but … Continue reading When Values and Experiences Shape Choices →

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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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