COVID-19 and Native Communities in U.S.
Throughout the Covid19 crisis, we have been reminded of the Spanish flu that happened a century ago. History has sadly repeated itself for Native Americans in the US; the 1918 flu was 4 times more deadly within the tribes, and the current pandemic has been...
Can you get COVID-19 from touching surfaces? (And did the CDC change its guidelines?)
Rather than posting one of the many articles about the “CDC says coronavirus does not spread easily on surfaces,” we choose to share the CDC guidelines directly with context. On May 11 the CDC guidance on spread of COVID-19 webpage was re-worded to add a heading...
Study: COVID-19 misinformation
According to research conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, there is an alarming amount of misleading and harmful information being shared on Twitter with regards to the SARS-CoV-2 virus: "Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus...
Know COVID-19 risks so you can avoid them
This article was written by Erin Bromage, a comparative immunologist and biology professor at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It is in response to a post written in late April, 2020 on Quillette.com by Jonathan Kay. Bromage reviews modes of SARS-CoV-2...
Racial disparities in COVID-19
Early data has shown stark racial disparities in rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths. These racial disparities are not only seen in COVID-19, but in many chronic health conditions that are implicated as risk factors for serious complications of this novel coronavirus....
Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Crisis – May 2020
The Naturopathic Alliance has formed to disseminate quality information amongst the public and our profession.