We're (rightfully) focused on the ethics and implications of the ongoing pandemic in the here and now, but what are the longer-term implications for what we consider "normal"? A short speculative list: 1/7 1. We're going to see efforts to discriminate against people who have had COVID multiple times (health insurance, jobs, etc.), on the premise that they're at higher risk of long COVID and so health complications. Protections that emerged because of HIV may not be enough. 2/7

OK, I’m not involved in the provincial response—I have no insider info, just ground-level experience. But I’ve been talking a lot about it with friends in other provinces, and there are some misconceptions, so here goes—my (limited) view on the year in NS. The first wave hit Nova Scotia hard. The fatalities, mostly in LTCs, were devastating. Neighbourhoods and postal codes were publicly flagged—it affected medical care for people in those areas, and added to concerns about racism & inequality during the pandemic. Terrifying months.

Some thoughts on increasing fees for #Humanities programs in Australia from the perspective of a 19th-c. Humanities scholar. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… A thread… 1/14 2. NB: teaching humanities is pretty cheap. My faculty’s budget has been about the same as its tuition revenues for nearly a decade now, & tuition revenues are approx. matched by gov’t funding in my univ’s budget. Our students don’t see gov’t funding in their classrooms.

Lots of helpful predictions about what #cdnpse will look like in the Fall from @JLisaYoung, @ryankatzrosene, and others. I’ve been thinking about this not in terms of public health practices but this: what will people need? 1. Immuno-compromised faculty, staff, and students will need support to continue to work or study from home. This may require adjusting which courses are available.