COVID-19 precautions
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Frustrations, denials, long drives: Immunocompromised people can’t access a lifesaving Covid-19 drug
A new drug approved months ago to help prevent Covid-19 infections could be a game changer for high-risk people — if they can get their hands on it. But many say they have struggled to access the medication.Â
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Olympics volunteers resign over lack of Covid-19 precautions
Earlier this month, a group of Olympic volunteers demanded Covid-19 precautions at the 2024 Paris Olympics, stating they would resign if precautions weren’t implemented. “Covid-19 pandemic threat denial is not an antidote to contamination,” the volunteers wrote in a press release. “If no steps are taken, we will collectively resign from our assignments, and will…
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How the Apricot Tree Café became a leader in clean indoor air
Opened in 1993 in Mississauga, Ontario, the Apricot Tree CafĂ© has built a loyal customer base who love its European-influenced menus, from salads to schnitzel. Owned and operated by Austrian immigrant Franz Hochholdinger and his wife Esther, the cafĂ© has grown from selling desserts on the basement level of a Toronto suburb shopping plaza to…
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Don’t just breathe clean air, breathe it well
It was my dentist who recommended that I read Breath, a nonfiction book that chronicles Nestor’s scientific and personal journey into the research and impacts of breath on the human body, the benefits of certain breathing techniques, and the detriments of others. He probably meant to publish it with the 50th anniversary of the Clean…
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How mask blocs are keeping communities safe with neglected government stockpiles
To supply plentiful, free masks to anyone who requests them, mask bloc members track down large quantities of quality masks being sold cheaply or offered for free. In this way, Covid-19 safety groups and mask blocs essentially function as narrow supply chains in specific regions, with bloc members focusing on distribution as well as acquisition.…
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The CDC’s proposed isolation guidance is (still) not based on data or science
During the first Omicron surge of winter 2021-2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed their ten-day Covid-19 isolation guidelines to five days after they received a request from Delta CEO, Ed Bastian. The change wasn’t based on any data or science, as Betsy wrote nearly two years ago for the Covid-19 Data…
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Project N95 ending mask store, free distributions by the end of 2023
Project N95, the nonprofit organization that distributes high-quality masks and other Covid-19 safety equipment, announced last month that it will wind down its operations at the end of 2023. This closure marks the end of an effort that provided a trustworthy place to buy masks online and distributed millions of free masks to communities in…
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