June 25, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.
COVID-era Pride has been more complicated than past years, as we layer safety measures onto the celebration. For me and many others I know in the LGBTQ+ community, Pride has become an opportunity to reflect on the importance of connecting this community and those calling for COVID-19 safety—disabled and immunocompromised people, those with Long COVID, and others at higher risk. This practice can be challenging, as others push for a return to the Pride we knew before the pandemic. But it’s not impossible, especially when we remember our values of inclusion and solidarity.
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June 19, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.
100 weeks ago, I wrote the first issue of this newsletter on Substack. Here’s a brief reflection on what I’ve learned about COVID-19 reporting since then.
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June 5, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.
It’s been a somewhat slower week for COVID-19 news, so here’s something a little different: a reflection on a very old episode of Star Trek, in the context of post-viral illness.
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July 22, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.
When will the COVID-19 pandemic be truly over? The Open Notebook and the COVID-19 Data Dispatch asked 26 pandemic reporters and communicators this daunting question. Their responses provide some potential numeric thresholds—but also remind us that, even when all metrics are met, some people will remain vulnerable.
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July 18, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.
Issue #1 of the COVID-19 Data Dispatch was published on July 26, 2020. Today, we hit Issue #52. In reflecting on what I’ve learned running the publication this past year, I wanted to share a few of my favorite posts.
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