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@NickKristof shared
On Mar 10, 2023
RT @bylenasun: I've been covering the pandemic for the last three years. I lost my mother and my sister. Those losses have taught me about grief, and grieving, and also joy. https://t.co/O4hvcY9wbe
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My mom died while I was covering covid. It changed my views on grief.

My mom died while I was covering covid. It changed my views on grief.

My mother was one of more than 1 million Americans who died of covid. We are a nation awash in grief, an experience of loss that forced us to find new ways to mourn — and carry on.

@NPR shared
On Mar 11, 2023
March 11 marks the 3rd anniversary of WHO’s declaration that the world was facing a pandemic. With these photos and quotes, we looked back at the weeks leading up to that momentous declaration. https://t.co/Hl056I7JjG
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On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time

On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time

Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global ...

@bmj_latest shared
On Mar 9, 2023
Mental health among the general population has not changed by large amounts during the covid-19 pandemic compared with pre-pandemic levels, finds this study https://t.co/YinG4nMXFJ
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Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts

Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts

Objective To synthesise results of mental health outcomes in cohorts before and during the covid-19 pandemic. Design Systematic review. Data sources Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, Web ...

@TheEconomist shared
On Mar 10, 2023
RT @GeorgiaBanjo: What has been happening in the NHS has been truly awful. But our cover story in @TheEconomist this week attempts to look beyond the immediate crises. To do so, @JamesFransham & I looked at life expectancy over the past decade. It doesn't look good (1/6) https://t.co/vJ3Ui1Ec9A
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Why did 250,000 Britons die sooner than expected?

Why did 250,000 Britons die sooner than expected?

Life expectancy in Britain has flatlined in the last ten years

@washingtonpost shared
On Mar 11, 2023
In a rare show of bipartisanship near the third anniversary of the pandemic, the House voted unanimously to declassify all U.S. intelligence information on the origins of covid-19. If the bill is signed, the information must be released within 90 days. https://t.co/wEaf6GzLNu
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House votes unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence on covid origins

House votes unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence on covid origins

If the bill is signed, the information about the source of the virus would have to be released within 90 days

@WHO_Europe shared
On Mar 10, 2023
New data reveals that in Finland🇫🇮 1️⃣ in 5️⃣ 15-year-old girls reported feeling low about their everyday life in 2022, highlighting the urgent need to prioritize the #mentalhealth of young people 👇 https://t.co/vO84hKpUWH
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Finnish girls’ mental health deteriorated during COVID-19 pandemic, new data show

Finnish girls’ mental health deteriorated during COVID-19 pandemic, new data show

Among 15-year-old girls in Finland, 1 in 5 reported feeling low about their everyday life in 2022, finds new data from WHO/Europe’s collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children ...

@washingtonpost shared
On Mar 10, 2023
The decision to shut down much of the country early in the pandemic remains highly contested, sparking concern about how we’ll respond to the next viral threat. https://t.co/ckOIClLkM4
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America shut down in response to covid. Would we ever do it again?

America shut down in response to covid. Would we ever do it again?

The decision to shut down much of the country early in the pandemic remains highly contested, sparking concern about how we'll respond to the next viral threat

@TheEconomist shared
On Mar 9, 2023
Secrets can be explosive, but flimsy. Look at the confidence level https://t.co/kj0gXgnRfR
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How to make sense of intelligence leaks

How to make sense of intelligence leaks

Secrets can be explosive, but flimsy. Look at the confidence level