I am writing to express my deep concern about the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings due to the lack of mitigations like masking. Nobody should have to worry about getting COVID while seeking care and healthcare workers should not have to fear contracting it at work. We know that COVID is airborne, people can be infectious without showing symptoms, and two-way masking with well-fitting respirators is effective at reducing its spread.
I am at a higher risk myself due to some heart issues. I was incredibly dismayed when I went in for a routine visit to my cardiologist and saw none of the staff were masked. I am particularly concerned for our disabled and immunocompromised community members who have had to be extremely cautious during the ongoing pandemic (and before). Most places in society have become even more hostile to their existence in the rush “back to normal.” Now some of the most important places for them, healthcare settings, are no longer safe for them either.
A conservative count from the US Health and Human Services showed that over 138,000 hospital-acquired COVID infections occurred in the first three months of 2023.1 We know that COVID infection — no matter how mild — puts people at risk of an array of long-term health issues. I also consider this an equity and racial justice issue since COVID disproportionately impacts BIPOC people.
I know county guidance “strongly recommends” masking in healthcare settings, but that is clearly not sufficient. I believe universal masking in healthcare settings must become a standard part of infection control. I urge you to work towards making that a county mandate. I would also urge for programs to make high-quality respirators readily available to all, along with clearer public health messaging about their effectiveness. Together, these actions will help keep our communities safer from COVID.
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"text": "I emailed this message to our county public health officer and my district supervisor.\n\nSubject: Please keep our communities safer from COVID-19\n\nTo: Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH\n\nPublic Health Officer, San Diego Health and Human Services Agency\nWilma.Wooten@sdcounty.ca.gov\nhttps://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html\n\nCc: Chairwoman Nora Vargas\n\nSan Diego County Supervisor District 1\nDistrict1community@sdcounty.ca.gov\nhttps://www.supervisornoravargas.com\n\nDear Dr. Wooten and Chairwoman Vargas,\n\nI am writing to express my deep concern about the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings due to the lack of mitigations like masking. Nobody should have to worry about getting COVID while seeking care and healthcare workers should not have to fear contracting it at work. We know that COVID is airborne, people can be infectious without showing symptoms, and two-way masking with well-fitting respirators is effective at reducing its spread.\n\nI am at a higher risk myself due to some heart issues. I was incredibly dismayed when I went in for a routine visit to my cardiologist and saw none of the staff were masked. I am particularly concerned for our disabled and immunocompromised community members who have had to be extremely cautious during the ongoing pandemic (and before). Most places in society have become even more hostile to their existence in the rush \u201cback to normal.\u201d Now some of the most important places for them, healthcare settings, are no longer safe for them either.\n\nA conservative count from the US Health and Human Services showed that over 138,000 hospital-acquired COVID infections occurred in the first three months of 2023.1 We know that COVID infection \u2014 no matter how mild \u2014 puts people at risk of an array of long-term health issues. I also consider this an equity and racial justice issue since COVID disproportionately impacts BIPOC people.\n\nI know county guidance \u201cstrongly recommends\u201d masking in healthcare settings, but that is clearly not sufficient. I believe universal masking in healthcare settings must become a standard part of infection control. I urge you to work towards making that a county mandate. I would also urge for programs to make high-quality respirators readily available to all, along with clearer public health messaging about their effectiveness. Together, these actions will help keep our communities safer from COVID.\n\nSome additional resources:\n\n\nBack to the future: Redefining \u201cuniversal precautions\u201d to include masking for all patient encounters (doi:10.1017/ice.2023.2)\n\tPeople\u2019s CDC: Universal Masks and COVID-19 Admission Screening Should be Standard of Care\nThank you for your time and consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\nGregor Morrill\n\nSan Diego resident of District 1",
"html": "<p>I emailed this message to our county public health officer and my district supervisor.</p>\n\n<p>Subject: Please keep our communities safer from COVID-19</p>\n\n<p>To: Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH<br />\nPublic Health Officer, San Diego Health and Human Services Agency<br /><a href=\"mailto:Wilma.Wooten@sdcounty.ca.gov\">Wilma.Wooten@sdcounty.ca.gov</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html\">https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa.html</a></p>\n\n<p>Cc: Chairwoman Nora Vargas<br />\nSan Diego County Supervisor District 1<br /><a href=\"mailto:District1community@sdcounty.ca.gov\">District1community@sdcounty.ca.gov</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.supervisornoravargas.com/\">https://www.supervisornoravargas.com</a></p>\n\n<p>Dear Dr. Wooten and Chairwoman Vargas,</p>\n\n<p>I am writing to express my deep concern about the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings due to the lack of mitigations like masking. Nobody should have to worry about getting COVID while seeking care and healthcare workers should not have to fear contracting it at work. We know that COVID is airborne, people can be infectious without showing symptoms, and two-way masking with well-fitting respirators is effective at reducing its spread.</p>\n\n<p>I am at a higher risk myself due to some heart issues. I was incredibly dismayed when I went in for a routine visit to my cardiologist and saw none of the staff were masked. I am particularly concerned for our disabled and immunocompromised community members who have had to be <em>extremely</em> cautious during the ongoing pandemic (and before). Most places in society have become even more hostile to their existence in the rush \u201cback to normal.\u201d Now some of the most important places for them, healthcare settings, are no longer safe for them either.</p>\n\n<p>A conservative count from the US Health and Human Services showed that over 138,000 hospital-acquired COVID infections occurred in the first three months of 2023.<a href=\"https://healthdata.gov/Hospital/COVID-19-Reported-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capa/g62h-syeh\">1</a> We know that COVID infection \u2014 no matter how mild \u2014 puts people at risk of an array of long-term health issues. I also consider this an equity and racial justice issue since COVID disproportionately impacts BIPOC people.</p>\n\n<p>I know county guidance \u201cstrongly recommends\u201d masking in healthcare settings, but that is clearly not sufficient. I believe universal masking in healthcare settings must become a standard part of infection control. I urge you to work towards making that a county mandate. I would also urge for programs to make high-quality respirators readily available to all, along with clearer public health messaging about their effectiveness. Together, these actions will help keep our communities safer from COVID.</p>\n\n<p>Some additional resources:</p>\n\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36762631/\">Back to the future: Redefining \u201cuniversal precautions\u201d to include masking for all patient encounters</a> (doi:10.1017/ice.2023.2)</li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tjDPmp11o82wo6feJFNYkSZGpIqpUaVArorwKMyZ3uQ/edit\">People\u2019s CDC: Universal Masks and COVID-19 Admission Screening Should be Standard of Care</a></li>\n</ul><p>Thank you for your time and consideration.</p>\n\n<p>Sincerely,<br />\nGregor Morrill<br />\nSan Diego resident of District 1</p>"
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"html": "Show/Hide Transcript\n \n <p>Reddit going dark and an IndieWeb blog carnival lights up. It\u2019s the audio edition for <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/this-week/2023-06-16.html\">This Week in the IndieWeb for June 10th - 16th, 2023</a>.</p>\n<p>You can find all of my audio editions and subscribe with your favorite podcast app here: <a href=\"https://martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/\">martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/</a>.</p>\n<p>Music from <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/\">Aaron Parecki</a>\u2019s <a href=\"https://100.aaronparecki.com/\">100DaysOfMusic project</a>: <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/15/14/day85\">Day 85 - Suit</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/02/06/7/day48\">Day 48 - Glitch</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/02/07/4/day49\">Day 49 - Floating</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2016/12/29/21/day-9\">Day 9</a>, and <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2016/12/31/15/\">Day 11</a></p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone in the <a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/\">IndieWeb chat</a> for their feedback and suggestions. Please drop me a note if there are any changes you\u2019d like to see for this audio edition!</p>"
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I kinda laugh when people stereotype California as being super progressive. Sure, it can be progressive in some aspects relative to other states, but that’s a pretty low bar and the state is definitely not a monolith politically.
Recent example: Yesterday, San Diego city council passed a homeless encampment ban in many areas as long as there are shelter beds available. This does nothing to help people transition out of homelessness and gives police more power to harass, cite, and arrest some of our most marginalized people. Like Ken Saragosa said, “The problem is you can’t arrest homelessness out of existence.”
There are far too few shelter beds in the city, so it’s questionable if this can even be enforced anytime soon, though I doubt such technicalities will stop the police. I hope this gets challenged legally and thrown out.
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Thought I would do a quick meme on links between neonazi in US and neonazis in Russia.
... I have nine pages of notes for a timeline and nowhere near done.
And folks wanna talk Bandera and ukronazi
F that... Talk about US<--neonazi - - >Russia connection.
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Just a reminder...when you see all those ancap Libertarians....yeah Murray Rothbard...he argued for scientific racism of the bell curve
You start to see the Libertarian turn to fascist in 2008-2009.
Kathy Schoen, Tracy Diaz, Canadian Stefan Molyneux
and of course Lew Rockwell
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