Sick & Sicker

It's hard to believe that it was only five years ago that COVID hit the world like a thunderclap. It shut down the globe for a year -- and, to a large extent, we're still recovering from it if also living in denial or trying to forget about how it destabilized us.

But did we learn anything? Are we better prepared if something like this happens again? 

Sadly, the answer is no.

If you want to see a way that NYC has been failed by its current leadership, read this article. It outlines how, five years after COVID hit and a few years after the crises ended, there's been no attempt by the city -- or even the country -- to perform a comprehensive review of what happened. There's been no attempt to investigate and compile a narrative of the COVID timeline -- about what happened, what decisions were made (rightly or wrongly),  what impact did it have on NYC, what lessons were learned, and how can we be better prepared next time?

None of this has happened! There's been no investigations, no "after-action" report.

And now, if the current insane people running the country, measles and other infectious diseases are headed our way -- and we're not ready!

Of all the things that drive me nuts about our society today, it's this almost pathalogical contempt for public health. This anti-vax, anti-educational movement that benefits no one and threatens everyone.

It's sick! It's insane! And I REALLY hope that this is a fad that ends.