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ALT We are Volunteers for Paris 2024 and we resign due to the lack of Covid-19 measures We have been enthusiastic in the preparation of the Games as international volunteers. However, we are more and more worried at the lack of any actions from the organizers to address the epidemic of Covid-19 that is still going on across Europe and the world. We are volunteers, young and old, disabled and non-disabled, main-volunteers and substitutes, all brought up togther by our passion for sports, and involved on various assignements for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have been enthusiastic in the preparation of the Games as international volunteers. However, we are more and more worried of the lack of any actions from the organizers to address the epidemic of Covid-19 that is still going on accross Europe and the world. We demand effective sanitary measures against the virus, to protect the inhabitants of Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis, the athletes, the pub
ALT Democrats Can't Keep Ignoring Covid in 2024 A sudden surge of the virus is a stark reminder of two things: The pandemic isn't over, and it could be part of the referendum on the Biden presidency. Laura Weiss January 9, 2024
ALT a nervous patient Headline: Explained: Why You, A Person With Cancer, Are Called Anxious By Health Care Workers Because You Don’t Want Them To Give You Covid, But Elite Athletes At The Olympics Are Just Being Sensible Wearing Masks. Story by Maximillian Blunt and Thaddaeus Bacchanalia Photo: Adobe FILE #: 222222571
ALT sad faces Headline: Everyone Is Getting Covid In Summer 2024 Because Covid Is Over And Seasonal And Getting It Again Builds Your Immunity So You Won't Get It Again But You'll Definitely Get It Again This Winter And Maybe Next Summer Because It's Seasonal And Over But It'll Be Fine, Honestly, It's Fine. Story by Billy Henchman and Newt Boar
ALT Screenshot of letter from President Biden: Underlined in red, with an arrow and exclamation marks pointing toward it is, “Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic.”
ALT Infographic with chart of COVID infectiousness time Text: How Long Are You Contagious With COVID-19? Studies suggest: • Most people are infectious for ~10 days • ~80% of people test positive for 5 days after symptom onset • Only ~30% of people who test positive have a fever • Presence of symptoms is an unreliable indicator of infectiousness • Individuals can be infectious before the onset of symptoms • Asymptomatic cases represent at least 20 to 40% of all infections
