In a new report spanning nearly the entirety of this week’s issue, Lawrence Wright looks back at the yearlong catastrophe of the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the fatal missteps—and heroic efforts—that defined the U.S.’s response. nyer.cm/8ZRQTzS

Well, it's been a weird week for sure... Some good news - Science just published a study showing that 90% of COVID patients still show signs of immunity to reinfection 8 months after diagnosis: science.sciencemag.org/content/early/… ...and an article about spinning sperm ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Avocados are a good source of zeaxanthin and lutein, which help to protect against cataracts and age related macular degeneration shape-able.com/images/aHR0cHM…

Omg my dress is featured in Vogue! #COVID19 #Indigenous #publichealth vogue.com/article/body-b…

In a bid to reopen schools, Oregon offered financial support to districts and prioritized teachers and school staff members for vaccines. But with teachers' unions wary of a return to the classroom, in-person learning may still be a long way off. nyti.ms/2ZzlDwu

Sounds like this will be an interesting webinar:

Senate confirms Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for more than nearly two centuries. newscentermaine.com/article/news/n…

I cannot reiterate this enough: Do not fall for these attempts. State & local health departments will never call you with threats or demands that include you having to hand over information like your Social Security Number, birthdate or address. Stay on high alert for these scams

💁‍♀️🐍🗡

healthfeedback.org/claimreview/co…

.mehlerpaperny.bsky.social explored the experiences of Canada’s indigenous residential school survivors reut.rs/3g8ubmQ Join us live on @TwitterSpaces at 2 p.m. ET to hear from survivor Ruth Roulette. Tweet your questions using #AskReuters reut.rs/2SqJ0bm

cgiar.org/news-events/ne…

We stand with Cowessess First Nation- and all the Survivors and intergenerational Survivors of Canada’s Indian Residential School system- and mourn the horrific news of the 751 unmarked graves found at the former Marieval Indian Residential School.

#MentalHealth conditions are common in SIDS: -In the Caribbean population over 15% have a mental health disorder -Kiribati and Micronesia (Federated States) have the 5th and 6th highest standardized suicide rates globally. bit.ly/3h0MtXP

For the first time, the Boston Marathon began with an acknowledgement that the race's 26.2 miles run through Indigenous homeland. nyti.ms/3aumG66

What's driving Covid hospitalizations and deaths in the US isn't breakthrough infections—it's infections among the unvaccinated. That's why we must work on getting the tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans vaccinated.