Episode 36: The Policy Patchwork of COVID Prevention and its Impacts

COVID-19: Public Health, Policy, and Culture

In this episode, we discuss the various guidelines and patchwork of policies in various public-facing sectors such as schools, hotels, and restaurants and their inconsistencies.
We discuss:
-The difference between guidelines (such as CDC quarantine guidance)
-The differing policies for schools and their return to campus for testing and vaccine verification
-The unclear herd immunity percentage goal for COVID
-Hotel policies and surface cleaning but hardly a mention of air filtration of this airborne pandemic
-How bartenders, waitresses, etc. in the service industry have had to become public health policy enforcers for the businesses
Difference Between Guideline and Policy:
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-guideline-and-policy/
CDC Guidelines for Quarantine:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html
University Guidelines for Vaccine Verification:
University of California system:
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/July-2021-student-FAQ-UC-covid-19-vaccination-policy
SDCCD 7 day testing requirement:
https://www.sdccd.edu/students/covid19/
Why Herd Immunity for COVID May Not Be Possible:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2
Caesars Resorts COVID Policies:
https://www.caesars.com/health-and-safety
Hilton Clean Stay:
https://www.hilton.com/en/corporate/cleanstay/?cid=OH%2CWW%2CCOVIDhub%2CMULTIPR%2CDropdown%2CAboutUs%2CSingleLink%2Ci80835&adobe_mc=58535966794692775455685936553697175193

I Loved Being a Bartender but COVID Turned My Job into a Nightmare I Couldn't Bear:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/service-industry-bartending-covid-19_n_6131149fe4b05f53eda50759
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