Rolltydr
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And annual physicals.You forgot credit checks.
And annual physicals.You forgot credit checks.
And annual physicals.
As I understand, the re-opening of the states will be done in phases, not all at once nor will it be a “forced” re-opening. I will not re-open my office even if the state allows me to do so. Businesses can choose when and how to re-open based on their individual issues and employee concerns. Many large companies are re-opening in phases and taking individual needs into considerations.
A lot of the issues you mentioned are already issues for essential businesses. Millions of essential businesses have operated with these risks since the shut downs started. How have they dealt with your questions?
I was never an executive but I worked at a Fortune 100 company and had to have one for probably my first 30 years. The company had it’s own doctors on staff and scheduled the appointment for you. A few years before I retired they stopped it and eliminated the medical department as a cost cutting measure.Yep, forgot about that. When I was an executive in Corporate America I was required to have one every year.
Never had to do that. I have been required to get a flu shot, or, claim exemption based on medical or religious reasons. I got the shot.And annual physicals.
This connected some dots I hadn't seen before. The notion that comorbidities or obesity instead of age drive Covid-19 complications and death is intriguing. Older people tend to have these conditions. It also may explain why some younger people also have complications.
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A safer way to get America back to work | CNN
Eric Schulze and Madhu Vijayan write that population wide quarantine gave scientists and doctors the time to study Covid-19 and unlock some information about the virus' functions, and we can use this knowledge to inform how to start getting those who are at a lower risk back to work and normal life.www.cnn.com
(P.S. I know this is an opinion piece but the authors appear legit and different from the usual suspects. It's early data, I am going to stick a pin in it and see how the data evolves. )
I actually like opinion pieces. I know they are frowned upon on TUG but I learn a lot from reading different opinion pieces. Also many opinion pieces include facts within them and then I can look up the studies or google to verify the facts.
In terms of comorbidities or obesity being the driver of covid-19 complications rather than than age, this has been suggested for a while.
I forgot about that - I had to have TB test before the hospital job although I did not work in the hospital, merely a building near main campus.Heck, even to volunteer at my childrens' elementary school I had to present negative results of a tuberculosis test.
yes, but opinion pieces are often "click bait" !
sure, they include some facts but be skeptical, (I usually avoid clicking opinion / editorial articles)
I think it is a minority that are frowners.I actually like opinion pieces. I know they are frowned upon on TUG but I learn a lot from reading different opinion pieces.
Agree, opinion pieces can be helpful when they are written by experts that connect research dots that a regular reporter might not see in the day- to-day grind of publishing the news.I actually like opinion pieces. I know they are frowned upon on TUG but I learn a lot from reading different opinion pieces. Also many opinion pieces include facts within them and then I can look up the studies or google to verify the facts.
Agree, opinion pieces can be helpful when they are written by experts that connect research dots that a regular reporter might not see in the day to day grind of publishing the news.
As we all know, the problem is that many (not all) opinion pieces have become cherry-picking tools to promote a partisan or lobbying interest. Many people don't recognize the difference and interpret it as factual news. This is a problem with evening cable TV "news" and talking head panels. When I hear a politicians name and "they did right" or they did wrong" that's an easy tell that it is opinion.
I agree that there are some hidden gems on the opinion pages from reputable news outlets if you take time to cull the wheat from the chaff. I also appreciate opinions by Tuggers.
OK
I'll still caution people to click on "opinion" articles -- yes, the 24/7 cable news channels are mostly opinion (or a lot of it)
Opinion pieces can be thoughtful interpretation of facts from perspectives I had not considered. Or can be spin, playing fast and loose with facts, like, not the entire fact, just the part of it that fits my narrative. Like our current "case" fact. Well, sure, cases are indeed positive instances of coronavirus. But we should not take that to be All instances of coronavirus. A Case itself is a fact, but the fact set is incomplete. It is not clear to me that we all agree with that but it seems obvious to me.Yay, we actually swayed your opinion on opinion pieces just a little bit. I agree that you need to read opinion pieces with caution. Many people do not know the difference between opinions and news. Also, like @CalGalTraveler said, many opinion pieces are political in nature but, if you are even slightly informed, you can tell if it is one of those pretty easily. It doesn't mean it is not interesting, it just means proceed with a lot of caution.
....Many people don't recognize the difference and interpret it as factual news. ...
Yes. But this problem existed long ago and none of us can fix that. When I was a kid, I didn't understand that there was a difference between the morning paper and the evening paper. I thought we all got the same news and that except for the opinion page, it should be considered to be reliable. Reliability and credibility can be much harder to suss out these days, but, as usual, consult multiple sources, maintain skepticism. Questioning is not a bad thing.
In grade school, I recall a full two weeks talking about propaganda, mostly as concerned advertising. Advertising on tv was accessible to all of us. And the topic was right there in our text books, too. I don't think reading for comprehension is necessarily a thing anymore, nor do I think most have the attention to read an entire anything. Social media has exacerbated the "tell me what to think" problem for those vulnerable to it, imo.