Category: Psychological and Sociological Impact
What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later
New York Times The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid. Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down, igniting one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic. Some schools, often […]
Mar 19, 2024
Photo Essay: Under COVID lockdown: How we lived four years ago
Reuters Four years ago our lives changed forever as much of the world locked down to curb the spread of the COVID pandemic. Click here to see photo essay
Mar 19, 2024
Four years after the pandemic began, a mental health crisis continues across the country
Pittsburgh Post Empty roadways. Empty restaurants. Empty movie theaters and shopping malls and schools. On March 19, 2020, the world was grappling with the newly emerging Sars-CoV-2 virus. A day earlier, the state had seen its first COVID-related death. Then-Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced the city was further restricting “face-to-face interactions” between city employees and […]
Mar 19, 2024
Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we’ve learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago
Yahoo News This month marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. During the months on lockdown, millions of Americans were grappling with uncertainty, with worries ranging from becoming ill and being separated from loved ones to facing unemployment — while simultaneously helping kids with virtual learning, sanitizing the […]
Mar 12, 2024
The rate of antidepressants prescribed to young people surged during the pandemic
NPR The monthly rate of antidepressants being dispensed to young people increased about 64% more quickly during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers used the IQVIA Longitudinal Prescription Database to examine a sample of about 221 million prescriptions written for millions of Americans between the ages 12 to 25, […]
Feb 27, 2024
Fewer date nights and less intimacy: How long covid takes a toll on couples
Washington Post While much has been written about the physical health challenges of long covid, less is known about how the debilitating condition affects relationships. Before she developed long covid, Fran Haddock, 33, enjoyed birdwatching, foraging for seasonal plants and mushrooms, and enjoying the changing seasons. Her partner, Dan Kenny, 35, shares her love for […]
Feb 13, 2024
Covid Slashed Consumer Choices. This Is Why They Aren’t Coming Back.
WSJ The furniture retailer Malouf sells beds and bedding in a fraction of the colors it did a few years ago. Newell Brands, the Sharpie maker, has retired 50 types of Yankee Candle. Coca-Cola offers half as many drinks. Covid slashed consumer choices as companies pared their offerings to ease clogs in the supply chain. The logistical […]
Jan 2, 2024
Long COVID will take your health, your wealth — then it will come for your marriage
ABC Sarah* fully expected that catching COVID would be a disaster for her health. As a health researcher, she’d followed the science of SARS-CoV-2 more closely than many people — she understood how serious the pandemic was. She also has a rare form of muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that causes her muscles to weaken and […]
Dec 26, 2023
‘Sick Shaming’ at the Office Leads to Overuse of Cold Medicine Among U.S. Workers
Time At the height of the pandemic, Meg McNamara’s employer sent her home with symptoms that looked a lot like Covid, but she knew better. A negative Covid test proved that the 37-year-old’s coughs and red eyes were just her usual allergies. Determined to not be wrongly accused again, the New York-based physician’s assistant turned […]
Dec 26, 2023
A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments
NPR Goats and Soda During the global coronavirus pandemic, China built dozens of makeshift hospitals and state quarantine centers, some out of steel container boxes. They became closely associated with the anxiety of mass testing and the fear of sudden lockdowns. Now, cities are turning the huge centers into affordable housing units for young workers in an […]
Dec 12, 2023
