Fiona Nielsen
banner
glyndk.bsky.social
Fiona Nielsen
@glyndk.bsky.social
Zorbian lifestyle with a twist - including amongst other things: sequencing, genomics and extreme project management.
Reposted by Fiona Nielsen
What is the environmental impact of a pandemic? COVID, but also if e.g. bird flu hits, etc.

The OECD already estimates long COVID is burning 7 million years of human life annually just within the OECD. I have to think the healthcare footprint of that alone has to be pretty significant?
The impacts of long COVID across OECD countries
Even as countries have long emerged from the dramatic restrictions imposed on populations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an important subset of people infected with COVID-19 continue to s...
www.oecd-ilibrary.org
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Fiona Nielsen
The administration finds many billions of $$$ to pay for stuff like a dozen agents hanging out for hours to try to arrest 2 roofers.

Meanwhile it's moving to lay off 35,000 staffers who help provide health care to American veterans
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
+$$$$ billions to pay more ICE & CBP

Cuts to staffing for veteran health care tho.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM