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We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘Follow the science,’ over the last year. While it may
sound good, at times I’ve questioned if those at our state level truly are following
the science. A study released this week examined more than 48,000 Kaiser
Permanente patients in Southern California and the effects regular exercise has
on their COVID-19 complications.
The results, “Patients with COVID-19 who were consistently inactive had a greater
risk of hospitalization, admission to the ICU and death due to COVID-19 than
patients who were consistently meeting physical activity guidelines. Patients who
were consistently inactive also had a greater risk of hospitalization, admission to
the ICU and death due to COVID-19 than patients who were doing some physical
activity.”
We’ve known for a while that it is extremely rare to contract COVID-19 outside
and that if you want to truly follow the science, we should be promoting physical
activity. Instead, the Governor closed beaches, playgrounds, youth sports, gyms,
and other activities forcing people inside, putting more lives at greater risk.
Another phrase that you may have heard when it comes to the media is, ‘If it
bleeds it leads.’ A recent study published by National Bureau of Economic
Research looked at the coverage of COVID-19 in the United States compared to
other countries. What they found was that ‘about 87% of Covid coverage in
national U.S. media last year was negative. The share was 51% in
international media, 53% in U.S. regional media and 64% in scientific
Journals.’
Unfortunately, bad news sells when it comes major media outlets, (CNN, Fox
News, NBC, etc.) but now more than ever shows the importance for local
journalism, fact-based stories and maybe even some positivity!
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