Episode 35

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7th Sep 2021

Episode 36: The Policy Patchwork of COVID Prevention and its Impacts

In this episode, we discuss the various guidelines and patchwork of policies in various public-facing sectors such as schools, hotels, and restaurants and their inconsistencies.

We discuss:
-The difference between guidelines (such as CDC quarantine guidance)
-The differing policies for schools and their return to campus for testing and vaccine verification
-The unclear herd immunity percentage goal for COVID
-Hotel policies and surface cleaning but hardly a mention of air filtration of this airborne pandemic
-How bartenders, waitresses, etc. in the service industry have had to become public health policy enforcers for the businesses

Difference Between Guideline and Policy:
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-guideline-and-policy/

CDC Guidelines for Quarantine:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html

University Guidelines for Vaccine Verification:
University of California system:
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/July-2021-student-FAQ-UC-covid-19-vaccination-policy

SDCCD 7 day testing requirement:
https://www.sdccd.edu/students/covid19/

Why Herd Immunity for COVID May Not Be Possible:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2

Caesars Resorts COVID Policies:
https://www.caesars.com/health-and-safety

Hilton Clean Stay:
https://www.hilton.com/en/corporate/cleanstay/?cid=OH%2CWW%2CCOVIDhub%2CMULTIPR%2CDropdown%2CAboutUs%2CSingleLink%2Ci80835&adobe_mc=58535966794692775455685936553697175193

I Loved Being a Bartender but COVID Turned My Job into a Nightmare I Couldn't Bear:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/service-industry-bartending-covid-19_n_6131149fe4b05f53eda50759

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Dr. April Moreno is a public health and informatics specialist consultant, and is the Founder of the Public Health Podcast Network, publichealthpodcasters.com. She is also dedicated to autoimmune health equity and is the Founder, CEO of the Autoimmune Community Institute, acicommunity.org.