Toolbox 
This is a small collection of various tools people are using to stay safe(r) from COVID. Not all of these tools are created equal or work well on their own; but I can't emphasize how important it is to wear a high quality mask (KN95, N95, or greater) when inside public spaces. This not only a measure to keep yourself safer, but also to make those spaces more accessible for everyone in your community.
As I said in the "about" section, I am not a doctor, and I do not benefit in any way from the links and recs I share on this website. Please read the studies provided and do what makes sense for you and your family! And as always, I welcome feedback, ideas, and corrections. Please let me know how I can make this toolbox more useful.
As I said in the "about" section, I am not a doctor, and I do not benefit in any way from the links and recs I share on this website. Please read the studies provided and do what makes sense for you and your family! And as always, I welcome feedback, ideas, and corrections. Please let me know how I can make this toolbox more useful.
Our Missing and Broken Tools
This is US-Centric, but feel free to submit any from other countries that you would like to add! Or others I missed in the US, I'm still working on this section.
- Paid Sick Leave (for everyone) aka "Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights"
- Contact Tracing
- Free PCR testing sites
- Expanded access to medicaid
- Free respirator masks (short run of these in select pharmacies)
- Expanded access to unemployment benefits, including for gig/informal economy workers
- Expanded access to EBT/Food Stamps programs
- Accurate and accessible community-spread data
Free rapid tests in the mail11/20/2023 update WAIT THESE ARE BACK (well another batch anyway)- Mask requirements in retail stores and other public places
- Mask requirements in healthcare settings
- COVID screenings prior to many doctor or dental visits
- Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
Articles and Podcast Episodes About This Topic:
- "America is ending its emergency declaration for the pandemic" Article. The Economist. May 2023.
- "Mask Off" Article. Bea Adler-Bolton in The New Inquiry. April 2022.
- "Almost 3.8 Million People Have Lost Their Medicaid Coverage Since the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency" Article. The Commonwealth Fund. August 2023.