This exercise, conducted on October 18, 2020, illustrated the pandemic preparedness efforts needed to diminish the large-scale economic and societal consequences of a severe pandemic. The video’s last 2 1/2 minutes are of particular interest. Event 201 simulates an outbreak of a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes […]
Activism
Have a Zoom Meeting with Rescued Farm Animals
Half Moon Bay, CA-based farmed animal sanctuary Sweet Farm recently launched an initiative to raise morale as people work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sanctuary’s “Goat-2-Meeting” program allows schools, startups, and more to virtually interact with some of its 125 animal residents—including Paco the Llama, NIbblets the Goat, and Gizo the Cow—during their […]
Vegan Business Owner Raises Money For Food Banks With ‘Climb Everest At Home’ Challenge
John Griffin, from Shoreham, England, aims to raise £245,000 for charity after taking on the ‘Climb Everest At Home’ challenge. Griffin, aged 53, live-streamed walking up his stairs approximately 1,361 times, completing more than 50,000 steps in four days – the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest. More than £1,400 has already been donated. The funds […]
CHIPOTLE is Giving Away 100,000 Burritos to Healthcare Workers
Vegan-friendly restaurant chain Chipotle is thanking healthcare heroes with free burrito boxes for healthcare facilities to celebrate National Burrito Day. Healthcare workers can register their office or hospital division to receive 25 free burritos during World Health Worker Week. Chipotle, alongside its fulfillment partner DoorDash, will give away a total of up to 100,000 burritos […]
We ALL Need to Wear a Face Mask NOW – Here’s How to Make Your Own
On March 27th, Jon Cohen of Science interviewed George Gao, the director-general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and he asked the following: Q: What mistakes are other countries making? A: The big mistake in the U.S. and Europe, in my opinion, is that people aren’t wearing masks. This virus is transmitted by droplets and close […]
UN Urged To Ban Wet Markets Around The World Amid Coronavirus
The United Nations is being urged to ban wet markets around the world, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It is understood that the coronavirus originated from a wet market – where live animals are kept and slaughtered in close proximity to dead ones – in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since then, the virus has spread, […]