S4A Livestream #118: COVID Is Not Over, Summer 2024 Edition; Pandemic Science; Communist Chat & More

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S4A Livestream #118: COVID Is Not Over, Summer 2024 Edition; Pandemic Science; Communist Chat & More

Socialism For All / S4A ☭

Jul 10, 2024

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

5:20 Why do we care about COVID? "COVID Can Cause New Health Problems to Appear Years After Infection"

8:49 "Three-year Outcomes of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19"

13:17 "Having 2 or more underlying conditions increases the risk of severe COVID-19 almost 10-fold in kids, data show"

18:43 "UMD Study: N95 Masks Block Almost All Airborne COVID-19"

27:58 "We're Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe"

40:12 "Does the Public Understand That "Variant" Means "Vaccine-Resistant"?"

1:23:31 "Germany Entered a Recession Last Year Because the Average Worker Needed 20 Sick Days"

1:24:36 Chat 1

1:37:57 SCORE's Open Letter to CPUSA

2:18:21 Chat 2, Thanks to the Patrons, & Closing

Articles:

https://fortune.com/well/article/covid-cause-new-health-problems-years-after-infection/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02987-8

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/having-2-or-more-underlying-conditions-increase-risk-severe-covid-19-almost-10-fold-kids

https://today.umd.edu/n95-masks-nearly-perfect-at-blocking-covid-umd-study-shows (different link from screenshots)

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bird-flu-outbreak-public-health/

The Gauntlet

Does the public understand that "variant" means "vaccine resistant"?

Last week, the WHO announced that it will recommend creation of a new booster for the JN.1 variant of COVID-19. One little problem: JN.1 was hyper-dominant all fall and winter but is quickly fading away. Now, its descendent KP.2 is positioned to take off…

4 months ago · 122 likes · Julia Doubleday

The Gauntlet

Germany entered a recession last year because the average worker needed 20 sick days

A new study from Germany confirms what COVID-informed doctors, researchers, patients and allies have been expecting for years: record high sick days in 2023 pushed the nation into economic recession. From N-TV’s write-up: The Gauntlet is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…

7 months ago · 66 likes · 2 comments · Julia Doubleday

https://www.geesemag.com/an-open-letter-from-score-to-the-cpusa

https://www.geesemag.com/a-response-to-score-from-a-cpusa-member

https://www.geesemag.com/first-to-learn-score

https://socialist-core.org

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