The Pandemic Policy Excuse of ‘Meeting People Where They Are’
Even where interventions are unpopular, the pursuit of a just world cannot be reduced to a popularity contest.
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Read more: For Whom Does the CDC Think it Works? For Whom Does the CDC Think it Works?
Protecting the public’s health stands in direct conflict with the interests of those who fund elections and those who hold political power.
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Read more: It’s Time for the Federal Government to Get Back to Protecting the Nation Against COVID-19 It’s Time for the Federal Government to Get Back to Protecting the Nation Against COVID-19
Despite recent Supreme Court rulings, the federal government still has considerable power to both lead and persuade.
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Read more: Flaws in the Textualist Argument Against the CDC Mask Mandate Flaws in the Textualist Argument Against the CDC Mask Mandate
Linguistically speaking, there are three reasons to reject the court’s analysis offered for striking down the CDC’s mask mandate.
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Read more: Mobilizing Long COVID Awareness to Better Support People with Acquired Disabilities Mobilizing Long COVID Awareness to Better Support People with Acquired Disabilities
The upswell of advocacy around Long COVID should be mobilized to call attention to and address the challenges faced by newly-disabled adults.
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Read more: An Empathetic Ear: Strategies for Employer Health and Wellness Negotiations An Empathetic Ear: Strategies for Employer Health and Wellness Negotiations
We provide a transformative framework that departs from interest-based negotiation principles and is well-suited for the pandemic era.
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Read more: Long COVID and Physical Reductionism Long COVID and Physical Reductionism
Long COVID plaintiffs seeking disability anti-discrimination law protections have been met with suspicion and demands for evidence.
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Read more: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Future for Diagnostics Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Future for Diagnostics
As we look ahead, both current and future pandemics will require tests that give us more granular information about disease.
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Read more: Providing Clean Air in Indoor Spaces: Moving Beyond Accommodations Towards Barrier Removal Providing Clean Air in Indoor Spaces: Moving Beyond Accommodations Towards Barrier Removal
Framing unclean air as a barrier in the built environment may help secure the benefit of indoor air quality standards.
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Read more: Re-Imagining Work in the Post-Pandemic Era: An Arendtian Lens Re-Imagining Work in the Post-Pandemic Era: An Arendtian Lens
The ‘needs’ of people who find themselves confronting disability and illness should not be marginalized, as they are simply modes of the human condition.
