[Covid Fact Sheet]
A summary of what is known about SARS-CoV-2 and its public health implications.
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[Why Ending the Public Health Emergency Declaration is a Bad Idea]
The three stated reasons for ending the national public health emergency status of COVID-19 this May are because, in the time since the Omicron surge at the end of January 2022, daily (reported) cases are down by 92%, (acute) deaths have declined by over 80%, and new hospitalizations are down by nearly 80%. There are some important things to clarify with these figures.
[Why the Generic Use of 'He' is an Obstacle for Gender-Neutral Realization]
"There was a rather extended period of time in the history of the English language when the choice of a supposedly masculine personal pronoun (him) said nothing about the gender or sex of the referent. It could be masculine, male, neuter, or asexual — and every combination of those three." - Susanne Wagner
[Why I Probably Won’t be Around for the Holidays]
"This is why I don’t leave the house / You say the coast is clear, but you won’t catch me out"
[Against Animal Agriculture: My Search for "Humane" Animal Products]
As factory farming has entered the popular consciousness, labels like Certified Humane have risen in popularity.
[How to Destroy Angels]
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