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The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles. It allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.We don't need to be comprehensive. We only need to cover the most important salient points of the topic. And this article definitely does that. Especially with the few additions (<5) that I suggested and Ozzie implemented (see below). I cannot think of any major point about the pandemic that is not at least mentioned with 1 or 2 sentences in this article. And any more depth in some of those topics might run afoul of 3b (no excessive detail). This is not meant to be a comprehensive coverage of this topic, and indeed to do so would easily lengthen the article beyond all reason (it's already 360kb). This is a major event that happened in human history, and it deserves a long article. But it should break off those larger issues into smaller chunks in daughter articles (which it does!) I see no reasonable argument why this should not be a "yes" and have thus marked it so.
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The following was copied over from my user talk, see that page's history for attribution.— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC) |
Several variants have been named by WHO and labelled as a variant of concern (VoC) or a variant of interest (VoI). They share the more infectious D614G mutation") but this one from NYT does: [15]
Many of these variants have shared" and add "They sharethe more infectious D614G.
As of May 2023, the WHO had downgraded all variants of concern to "previously circulating as these were no longer detected in new infections." or something like that. You can then cite the 25 May 2023 WHO report and the 16 March statement from WHO to verify that.
However did you want me to add those listed at [22]
Sub-lineages of the Omicron variant (BA.1 - BA.5) were considered separate variants of concern by the WHO until they were downgraded as no longer widely circulating in March 2023. (cite the march statement)." in the text... I leave it totally up to you, but there are a few options. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:58, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
The above was copied over from my user talk, see that page's history for attribution.— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC) |
People with the same infection may have different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over time. Three common clusters of symptoms have been identified: one respiratory symptom cluster with cough, sputum, shortness of breath, and fever; a musculoskeletal symptom cluster with muscle and joint pain, headache, and fatigue; a cluster of digestive symptoms with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea). These sources could be used instead, as WP:MEDRS: [23] [24]
The standard methods of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 are nucleic acid tests,in COVID-19 pandemic § Diagnosis is weird. I think it should be reworded to: The standard method of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 is a nucleic acid test, (minor to moderate)
Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who believe they may be infected are advised byto Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who believe they may be infected are advised by healthcare authorities... I would then replace ref 126 (which is not a great MEDRS as a non-technical and broadly outdated site) with [27] (from CDC, but a better MEDRS) and then also replace ref 127 with this from ECDC and this from Public Health England (just to have a slightly more global perspective).the CDC
The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic, often severe illnessis a lil weird. I would change to: The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic and severe illness. (minor)
As of late-December 2021, more than 4.49 billion people had received one or more doses (8+ billion in total) in over 197 countries. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was the most widely usedcould be updated as both refs 132 and 133 have been updated in the years since 2021. The 132 ref was updated in March 2023! The basic ideas there are still true, though, AstraZenica is still the largest group.
On 8 November 2022, Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine booster was authorized for use in adults in the United Kingdom.fails to demonstrate what is DUE about this. But it is DUE! What it should probably say, is: On 8 November 2022, the first recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine (Novavax's booster Nuvaxovid) was authorized for use in adults in the United Kingdom. It has subsequently received endorsement/authorization from the WHO, US, European Union, and Australia. (second sentence less necessary, but it is true. Might be too much of a listicle. Could instead say "from the WHO and a number of other countries") The WHO doesn't authorize drugs, of course, but it does endorse drugs in its Emergency Use Listing and countries do pay attention to that. Should also use these MEDRS sources: [28] and [29] (this second one is especially useful as an expert review). I would also make the current next sentence
On 12 November 2022, the WHO released its Global Vaccine Market Report...a new paragraph.
Supportive care includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support and prone positioning, and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs. Because all of those things are useful for SEVERE cases, and this immediately comes after a sentence about mild cases. I would just clarify it to: Supportive care in severe cases includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support and prone positioning, and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:24, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Existing drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, ivermectin and so-called early treatment are not recommended...with "and so-called early treatment". But I think the phrasing is confusing in context and doesn't add anything. I would just remove "and so-called early treatment" to make it more concise and less confusing. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:26, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
The severity of COVID-19 varies, it may take a mild course with few or no symptoms...is quite long. I think it changes zero meaning but reads better to change the first comma to a period (after "
varies") — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Nature reported in 2021 that 90 per cent of immunologists who responded to a survey "think that the coronavirus will become endemic".[169]but that survey was actually conducted on "Immunologists, infectious-disease researchers, and virologists from 23 countries". As a guy with a PhD in virology, I think it may be unfair to say they were all immunologists . I think "infectious disease researchers" is a better catch-all, but you could also just put "researchers" or "scientists" or even "relevant experts" instead of saying the type. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:30, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Successful containment or suppression reduces Rt to less than 1. But I think we should probably wikilink "Rt" as a rather technical concept that isn't explained here (and probably shouldn't be to maintain summary style). I think the best destination would be: Basic reproduction number#Effective reproduction number — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:37, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
I recognize this is one of my more large-scale recommended changes and will say it is also recommended with a low amount of certainty. I think the section would greatly benefit from this wikilinking, but also that it is probably not completely necessary. I do think it improves the article, though.I also know we have the COVID-19 pandemic § National responses section, but this is far more specific to lockdowns and the most severe cases, and thus justifies the wikilinks. Plus the wikilink practice is typically to wikilink first mention in a top-level section, which would still be true here. And these are much less ASTONISH than many of the wikilinks in that section. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 19:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)More drastic actions, such as quarantining entire populations and strict travel bans have been attempted in various jurisdictions.[175] The Chinese and Australian government approaches have included many lockdowns and are widely considered the most strict. The New Zealand government response included the most severe travel restrictions. As part of it's K-Quarantine program, South Korea introduced mass screening and localised quarantines, and issued alerts on the movements of infected individuals. The Singaporean government's response included so-called " circuit breaker lockdowns" and financial support for those affected while also imposing large fines for those who broke quarantine.
Due to capacity supply chains limitationsis a little strangely worded. Why not change it to: Due to supply chain capacity limitations? Is this a UK-ism that I'm not aware of maybe? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 19:05, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
A pneumonia cluster was observed on 26 December and treated by Doctor Zhang Jixian.but I think per MOS:DOCTOR, we should probably instead say: A pneumonia cluster was observed on 26 December and treated by pulmonologist Zhang Jixian. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:19, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
Vision Medicals reported the discovery of a novel coronavirus to the China CDC (CCDC) on 28 December.[194][195]but this doesn't give the proper context as to what "Vision Medicals" is, so I think it's a bit confusing in retrospect. We should maybe say: After analyzing pneumonia patient samples, a genetic sequencing company named Vision Medicals reported the discovery of a novel coronavirus to the China CDC (CCDC) on 28 December.[194][195] or something similar. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:24, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
Eight of those doctors, including Li Wenliang (who was also punished on 3 January),[196] were later admonished by the police for spreading false rumours; and Ai Fen was reprimandedbut this doesn't give the reasoning why Ai Fen's mention is WP:DUE. It's also a bit of a mouthful in sentence structure. I suggest either A) deleting the Ai Fen mention, or B) changing to: Eight of those doctors, including Li Wenliang (who was also punished on 3 January),[196] were later admonished by the police for spreading false rumours. Director of the Emergency Department at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Ai Fen, was also reprimanded. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:27, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 31 December, the WHO office in China was informed of cases of the pneumonia cases. This doesn't make much sense, so why don't we edit to: On 31 December, the WHO office in China was notified about the cluster of unknown pneumonia cases. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:29, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
However, in May 2020, CCDC director George Gao indicated the market was not the origin (animal samples had tested negative).[204]which is kind of funny in retrospect, since most scientists now believe the market probably was the origin. So why don't we change it to: In May 2020, CCDC director George Gao initially ruled out the market as a possible origin, as animal samples collected there had tested negative.[204] I don't think it would be proper to put anything else in there about the current state of the science (in this section anyway). — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:32, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
A 24 January report indicated human transmission, recommended personal protective equipment for health workers, and advocated testing, given the outbreak's "pandemic potential".but this is somewhat awkward as a list given the hanging "human transmission." That's a pretty technical use of the language, so I would make it more standard for encyclopedia writing: A 24 January report indicated human transmission was likely occurring, and recommended personal protective equipment for health workers. It also advocated testing, given the outbreak's "pandemic potential". — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:36, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 9 November, Pfizer released trial results for a candidate vaccine, showing a 90 per cent effectiveness against infection.[223] That day, Novavax entered an FDA Fast Track application for their vaccine.---> On 9 November, Pfizer released trial results for a candidate vaccine, showing a 90 per cent effectiveness in preventing infection.[223] That day, Novavax submitted an FDA Fast Track application for their vaccine. (we actually say things like "effectiveness against infection" in papers all the time, but it's very WP:jargon-y in my opinion. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:43, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
The variant, later named Alpha, showed changes to the spike protein that could be more infectiouswhich is awkward because the changes aren't becoming more infectious, the virus is. I suggest we change it to: The variant, later named Alpha, showed changes to the spike protein that could make the virus more infectious — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:45, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
As of 13 December, 1,108 infections had been confirmed.But we should probably say: As of 13 December, 1,108 infections had been confirmed in the UK. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:48, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
The CoronaVac vaccine was reported to be 50.4 per cent effective in a Brazil clinical trial. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:06, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 12 March, several countries stopped using the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clotting problems, specifically cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). It should also properly use the endash (–) in the mention. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:06, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 20 March, the WHO and European Medicines Agency found no link to thrombus, leading several countries to resume the vaccinemisuses the terminology and is a lil awkward. It should read: On 20 March, the WHO and European Medicines Agency found no link to thrombosis, leading several countries to resume administering the vaccine. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
the variant was first detected in the UK and two months later it had metastasized into a third wave thereand is not encyclopedic in tone. I would maybe alter it slightly to: the variant was first detected in the UK and two months later it had become a full-fledged third wave in the country
On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30by adding the following: On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30, due to a possible association with myocarditis. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30
Later that month on 14 January, the World Health Organization recommended two new treatments, Baricitinib, and Sotrovimab (although conditionally).I find this to be too little information to give context, and overemphasizing dates. I would alter to: Later that month
Later on 24 January, it was reported that about 57% of the world had been infected by COVID-19, per the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Modelis awkwardly worded/phrased. I would change to: On 24 January, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that about 57% of the world's population had been infected by COVID-19. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:24, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC).... Later that month, the WHO recommended the rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitinib for severe or critical patients. It also recommended the monoclonal antibody Sotrovimab in patients with non-severe disease, but only those who are at highest risk of hospitalization.
On 24 January, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that about 57% of the world's population had been infected by COVID-19.
OnBy 6 March,reported thatthe total worldwide death count had surpassed 6 million peoplesince the start of the pandemic.[244]Some time later, onBy 6 July,it was reported thatOmicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 had spread worldwide.[245] WHO Director-General Ghebreyesusof the WHOstated on 14 September 2022, that "[The world has] never been in a better position to end the pandemic", citing the lowest number of weekly reported deaths since March 2020. He continued, "We are not there yet. But the end is in sight—we can see the finish line." (inserted here from the following paragraph)On 21 October, the United States surpassed 99 million cases of COVID-19, the most cases of any country.[246]
OnBy 30 October,it was reported thatthe worldwide daily death toll was 424occurred due to the virus, the lowest since 385 deaths were reported on 12 March 2020.[247] 17 November marked the three-year anniversary since health officials in China first detected COVID-19.[248]
I know these few sentences have been subject to a lot of debate on the talk page and elsewhere, but it honestly shows in how stilted those sentences are! I think we should clean it up and provide only the most important info. These edits above don't change the substance of the content, but they do remove a lot of extraneous verbiage which actually distracts from the point imo. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 12:43, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On 4 January 2023, the World Health Organization
indicated thatsaid the informationbeingshared by China duringits latestthe recentvirussurge in infections lacksed data, such as hospitalization rates.[258] On 10 January, theWorld Health OrganizationWHO’s Europe officeindicated thatsaid the recent viral surge in China posed "no immediate threat."there was no current threat from China's recent viral surge for the aforementioned region.[259] On 16 January, the WHO recommended that China,"the monitoring of excess mortality, which provides us with a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of COVID-19", in regards to the current surge in China.monitor excess mortality, to provide "a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of COVID-19."
I cut the last sentence here as it is clearly a nothingburger with no related content here, and therefore likely UNDUE for this summary-style overview. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 12:48, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On
2730 January,the 3 year anniversary of the original declaration, the World Health Organizationmet to decide if COVID-19determined that COVID-19 still met the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).[261]Its decision was announced on 30 January, exactly 3 years to the day when it was first declared;[262] it was decided it was still a PHEIC.[263]On 8 February, it was reported that a recent study aimed at China's case surge indicated no new COVID-19 variants have emerged as a result.[264][265]
I know I'm making a lot of edits in this section, but I think that makes sense as it was the most recently introduced content and thus likely to be the least polished. Overall I still think the section is really good. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:01, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On 19 March, WHO
dDirector-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus indicatedthathe was "confident" the COVID-19 pandemic would cease to be a public health emergencythatby the end of the year.[266] On 5 May, the WHO downgraded COVID-19 from being a global health emergency, though it continued to refer to it as a pandemic.[267] The WHO does not make official declarations of when pandemics end.[268][269] This decision came after Ghebreyesus convened with the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, wherein the Committee noted that due to the decrease in deaths and hospitalisations, and the prevalence of vaccinations and the level of general immunity, it was time to remove the emergency designation and "transition to long-term management".[270] Ghebreyesus agreed, reducing the classification to an "established and ongoing health issue".[270]
I would just smooth this out/make it more readable/less of a mouthful as:By May 2023, in most countries everyday life had returned to how it was before the pandemic due to improvement in the pandemic's situation.
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)By May 2023, most countries had returned to everyday life as it was before the pandemic.
However, cumulatively they had experienced only half the world average. I think we should clarify this as:
However, cumulatively they had experienced only half of the global average in cases. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:05, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
China opted for containment, inflicting strict lockdowns to eliminate viral spread.which I think is probably not very encyclopedic. How about "instituting" instead? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:07, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Post-lockdown, the Government of India introducedto Post-lockdown, the Government of India introduced an app called Arogya Setu to help authorities manage contact tracing and vaccine distribution. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:13, 31 May 2023 (UTC)a contact trackingapp called Arogya Setu to help authorities manage contact tracing.Later this app was also used for a vaccination management program.
India's vaccination program was considered to be the world's largest and. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)themost successful with over 90% of citizens getting the first dose and another 65% getting the second dose
Early measures included the cancellation/closure of concerts and other cultural events,[306] Friday prayers,[307] and— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)education shutdownsschool and university campuses.
Disinfection of Tehran Metro trainswhich sounds kind of weird. Let's edit slightly to: Disinfection of Tehran Metro trains to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Similar measures have also been taken in other countries. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:19, 31 May 2023 (UTC)againstCOVID-19 transmission. Similar measures have also been taken in other countries.
By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case,[323] and all— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:30, 31 May 2023 (UTC)havehad reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City.
The Italian outbreak" at the start of the next paragraph instead? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
On 22 February 2020, the Council of Ministers announced a new decree-law to contain the outbreak,to On 22 February 2020, the Council of Ministers announced a new decree-law to contain the outbreak, which quarantined more than 50,000 people in northern Italy — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:03, 31 May 2023 (UTC)including quarantiningmore than 50,000 people in northern Italy
On 11 MarchLets edit to: On 11 March, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte closed down nearly all commercial activity except supermarkets and pharmacies. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:06, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Conte stoppednearly all commercial activity except supermarkets and pharmacies
On 19 Marchand
On 19 Apriland
On 10 November. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:07, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2is a little strange, I think it would be more appropriate to say: a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on La Gomera in the Canary Islands — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:09, 31 May 2023 (UTC)inLa Gomera, Canary Islands
while also being one of the countries more in favour of vaccines against COVID-19 (nearly 94% of its population were already vaccinated or wanted to be).I don't think it adds much and it's pretty confusing given the numbers we just read in the preceeding sentence. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
However, as of 21 January 2022, this figure had only increased to 80.6%. Nevertheless, Spain leads Europe for per-capita full-vaccination rates.for similar reasons. It just muddies the waters and is poor summary-style. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:12, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Swedish Constitution. Given that it actually has a proper name that is not that: Basic Laws of Sweden. But we should wikilink it so:
the Swedish constitution. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:14, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
U.S." should be changed to: US. per MOS:US — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:20, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
In the United States, COVID-19 vaccines became available in December 2020, under emergency use, beginning the national vaccination program, with the first vaccine officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 23 August 2021is pretty confusing. Perhaps a better formulation: In the United States, COVID-19 vaccines became available under emergency use in December 2020, beginning the national vaccination program. The first COVID-19 vaccine was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 23 August 2021. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:22, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
On 18 November 2022, while cases in the U.S. have declined, COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 have become dominant in the countryso: By 18 November 2022, while cases in the U.S. had declined, COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 had become dominant in the country. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:23, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Provinces and territories have, to varying degrees, implemented school and daycare closures, prohibitions on gatherings, closures of non-essential businesses and restrictions on entry.we should change to: Provinces and territories
Canada is facing a surge in influenza, while COVID-19 is expected to rise during winter> Canadian health authorities saw a surge in influenza, while COVID-19 was expected to rise during winter — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:27, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
tested positive for the virus" — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 22:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Many preventive measures have been implementedshould be made past-tense, as in: Many preventive measures were implemented — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 22:13, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
it was reported by the World Health Organization that most countries on the African continent will miss the goal of 70 percent of their population being vaccinated by the end of 2022to In October 2022, WHO reported that most countries on the African continent will miss the goal of 70 percent vaccination by the end of 2022. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
By early March, with cases exceeding 1000 a day Western Australia conceded defeat in its eradication strategy and opened the borders after previously delaying the re-opening due to the omicron variantto: By early March 2022, with cases exceeding 1,000 a day,[<--See commas] Western Australia conceded defeat in its eradication strategy and opened its borders.
Despite record cases, Australian jurisdictions slowly removed restrictions such as close contact isolation, mask wearing and density limits by Aprilas in: Despite record cases, Australian jurisdictions slowly removed restrictions such as close contact isolation, mask wearing and density limits by April 2022. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:38, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:43, 2 June 2023 (UTC)On 9 September 2022 restrictions were significantly relaxed. The aircraft mask mandate
on aircraftwas scrapped nationwide and daily reporting transitioned to weekly reporting.[413]9 September was also the last day cases were reported daily in Australia as the country transitioned to weekly reporting instead.[414] On 14 September, COVID-19 disaster payment for isolating personspeople who had to isolate due to COVID-19was extended for mandatory isolationso long as isolating was mandated by the government.[415] By 22 September,[<---See comma] all states had ended mask mandates on public transport including in Victoria where the mandate had lasted some 800 days.[416] On 30 September 2022, all Australian leaders declared the emergency response finished and announced the end of isolation requirementsthe requirement for people to isolate from 14 October if they have COVID-19. These changes were due in part to high levels of 'hybrid immunity' and very low case numbers.[417]
and daily reporting transitioned to weekly reportingalso needs a secondary source in addition to its current one, e.g.: [33] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 21:08, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
reached Oceania on 25 January 2020, with the first confirmed case reported in Melbourne, Australiamight benefit from a secondary source in addition to the primary australian govt PR source. E.g. Brisbane Times or The Guardian — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
It has since spread elsewhere in the regionas a secondary source in addition to the dashboard — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:55, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and was one of the last regions of the world affected directly by the pandemicto: Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19
At least 36 people are confirmed to have been infectedAs in: At least 36 people have been
In June 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19.I tried really hard to find independent non-UN reliable sources that cover this to make the argument that it is DUE inclusion, and I could not find a single one that mentions the issuance of the document or the document at all. The current source is non-independent as it's from the news branch of the UN. Of course they think it's significant, their head honcho issued the thing! But apparently nobody else considers this very significant, by WP:RSUW standards.Probably UNDUE for a top level article like this. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 21:31, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic shook the world's economy, with especially severe economic damage in the United States, Europe, and Latin Americashould be removed, since we do not use it in the rest of the article. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
One study found that travel restrictions only modestly affected the initial spread, unless combined with other infection prevention and control measuresalso needs a secondary source, here's a good one: [40] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Several countries repatriated their citizens and diplomatic staff from Wuhan and surroundingsis somewhat awkward, I would edit to: Several countries repatriated their citizens and diplomatic staff from Wuhan and surrounding areas — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Germany, and Thailand, to comply with the rest of the article and the MOS. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:00, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
On 15 February, the US announced it would evacuate Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, for both A) WP:SEAOFBLUE concerns and B) because it's a pretty common thing that doesn't need to be wikilinked. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:01, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
The outbreak was blamed for panic buying, emptying groceries of essentials such as food, toilet paper, and bottled waterhas it backwards, I think. I would suggest mirroring the caption of the image in that section, and editing to: Pandemic fears led to panic buying, emptying groceries of essentials such as food, toilet paper, and bottled water — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
According to WHO's Adhanomto According to WHO Secretary-General Tedros Ghebreyesus to be consistent — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
PPE stocks were exhausted everywheresince its such a broad statement, and broad statements are well-served by broad sourcing. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
In September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remain generally stable and the supply outlook remains positivepast tense, as in: In September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remained generally stable and the supply outlook remained positive — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:21, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remain generally stable and the supply outlook remains positive. However, the poorest countries witnessed a sharp increase in food prices, reaching the highest level since the pandemic began.here are some potential ones, that at least verify
the poorest countries witnessed a sharp increase in food prices, reaching the highest level since the pandemic began:
The Agricultural Commodity Price Index stabilized in the third quarter but remained 17% higher than in January 2021here are some good secondary sources:
The performing arts and cultural heritage sectors have been profoundly affected by the pandemic, impacting organisations' operations as well as individuals – both employed and independent – globally.is also weird. I would change to: The performing arts and cultural heritage sectors have been profoundly affected by the pandemic. Both organisations' and individual's operations have been impacted globally. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
By March 2020, across the world and to varying degrees, museums, libraries, performance venues, and other cultural institutions had been indefinitely closed with their exhibitions, events and performances cancelled or postponed.to: By March 2020, across the world and to varying degrees, museums, libraries, performance venues, and other cultural institutions were
A UNESCO report estimated ten million job losses worldwide in the culture and creative industriesas in: A 2021 UNESCO report estimated ten million job losses worldwide in the culture and creative industries. and add one of these secondary sources: [49] [50] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:45, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
On 23 March 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres appealed for a global ceasefire;[483][484] 172 UN member states and observers signed a non-binding supporting statement in June,[485] and the UN Security Council passed a resolution supporting it in July.[486][487]from COVID-19 pandemic § Politics should be moved to COVID-19 pandemic § United Nations (under Other Responses) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Beginning in mid-April 2020, protestors objected to government-imposed business closures and restricted personal movement and associationis a lil awkward. We should revise it to: Beginning in mid-April 2020, protestors objected to government-imposed business closures and restrictions on personal movement and assembly. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:25, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Simultaneously, essential workers protestedneeds a bit more context from the cited source. Let's revise to: Simultaneously, essential workers protested unsafe conditions and low wages by participating in a brief general strike. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:27, 6 June 2023 (UTC)in the form ofa brief general strike
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated the cost of preventable hospitalizations (of unvaccinated people) for COVID-19 in the United States between June and November 2021 at US$13.8 billioncould be simplified to: The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that preventable hospitalizations of unvaccinated Americans in the second half of 2021 cost US$13.8 billion. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:33, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
There were also protest in regards to vaccine mandates in the United States.should have its own ref. Here are some good ones: [52] [53] [54] Relatedly, the ref from Fox News 513 should probably be removed as not very reliable for this content. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:37, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
One matter that was taken before the Supreme court which had to do with enforcing said mandates on private companies, resulted in OSHA losing the caseneeds some work re: style, content, and description. We could revise to:In January 2022, the US Supreme Court struck down an OSHA rule that mandated vaccination or a testing regimen for all companies with greater than 100 employees. And the current ref 512 from The Hill (and 513 from Fox as described above) should be replaced with this more updated one after the decision: from CNBC and this excellent summary from SCOTUS blog: [55] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:44, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic disrupted food systems worldwidein COVID-19 pandemic § food systems — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:36, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Food access fell – driven by falling incomes, lost remittances, and disruptions to food production— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:37, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns and travel restrictions slowed movement of food aid. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:38, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Hospital visits fellin COVID-19 pandemic § Health should get a ref. Here are some suggestions: [59] [60] [61] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:50, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
People with strokes and appendicitis were less likely to seek treatmentneeds a MEDRS. Here are some suggestions: [62] [63] (appys) [64] [65] (strokes). — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Northern Hemisphere" should be capitalized — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:54, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
In late 2022, during the first Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter seasons following the widespread relaxation of global public health measures, North America and Europe experienced a surge in respiratory viruses and coinfections in both adults and childrenneeds a MEDRS. Here are some suggestions: [66] [67] [68] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:57, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
In the United Kingdom, pediatric infections also began to spike beyond pre-pandemic levels, albeit with different illnesses, such as Group A streptococcal infection and resultant scarlet feveralso needs a MEDRS. Here are some ideas:Scholarly: [69] [70] [71] WHO WHO Europe PHE — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 01:04, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Planned air travel and vehicle transportation declinedin COVID-19 pandemic § Environment probably needs its own source. Here are some ideas: [72] [73] [74] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 02:26, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
A wide variety of largely mammalian species, both captive and wild, have been shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, with some encountering particularly fatal outcomes, this probably needs a source. Here are some ideas: [75] [76] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 02:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen)in the image caption under COVID-19 pandemic § Non-pharmaceutical interventions
Russian president Vladimir Putinin COVID-19 pandemic § Italy
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyenin COVID-19 pandemic § Italy
CCP general secretary Xi Jinpingin COVID-19 pandemic § China
prime minister Viktor Orbánin COVID-19 pandemic § Other countries
world.[569][570]Reports— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:13, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
US President Donald Trump was criticised for referring to SARS-CoV-2 as the "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Flu", which were condemned as being racist and xenophobic, so I would edit to: US President Donald Trump was criticised for referring to SARS-CoV-2 as the "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Flu", terms which were condemned as being racist and xenophobic — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:13, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Correspondence published in The Lancet on 20 November 2021, suggested the "inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens", noting vaccinated individuals' high rates of infection, high viral loads, and therefore their relevant role in transmissionso my suggestion is to edit to: In a correspondence published in The Lancet in 2021, German epidemiologist Günter Kampf described the harmful effects of "inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens", noting the evidence that vaccinated individuals play a large role in transmission. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:19, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
cultural changes in the job marketbut that isn't really the best summary of the content. I think cultural changes in the workplace is more precise given what is detailed in this section. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
According to the Pew Research Center, amid the COVID-19 pandemic some religious groups defied public health measures and stated "the rules [during COVID-19] were a violation of religious freedom".I would rewrite to: In some areas, religious groups exacerbated the spread of the virus, through large gatherings and the dissemination of misinformation. [90] [91] [92] Some religious leaders decried what they saw as violations of religious freedom. [93] In other cases, religious identity was a beneficial factor for health, increasing compliance with public health measures and protecting against the negative effects of isolation on mental wellbeing. [94] [95] [96] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:02, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Some news organizations removed their online paywalls for some or all of their pandemic-related articles and posts."I would then remove
Some scientific publishers made pandemic-related papers available with open access.and
Research is indexed and searchable in the NIH COVID-19 Portfolio.[597](Keep ref 594, remove 595 and 597)I would then also add: According to one estimate from researchers at the University of Rome, 89.5% of COVID-19-related papers were open access, compared to an average of 48.8% for the ten most deadly human diseases. [97]So altogether, those changes would make the section read as:
Some news organizations removed their online paywalls for some or all of their pandemic-related articles and posts.[593] Many scientific publishers provided pandemic-related journal articles to the public free of charge as part of the National Institutes of Health's COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Initiative. [3] [4][594] According to one estimate from researchers at the University of Rome, 89.5% of COVID-19-related papers were open access, compared to an average of 48.8% for the ten most deadly human diseases. [98] The share of papers published on preprint servers prior to peer review increased dramatically.[596]
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It is undeniably a big deal when the Chief Scientific Advisors of 12 countries ask for a private industry to do anything (in this case, form the COVID-19 public health emergency collection). So I think we need to highlight it a bit more, hence these edits. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
conspiracy beliefsWe should add a wikilink to cognitive biases. I would also remove "
jumping to conclusions and" from that sentence, as it doesn't add much. If we want to highlight another bias, could use selective perception or motivated reasoning. Up to you. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:32, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
These includepast tense. As in These included. I also think we should change "
as of November 2022" to "As of May 2023" since that's the most recent citation there, for Croatia. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:41, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
On 10 April 2023, US President Joe Biden signed a House bill to immediately end the COVID-19 national emergency,[614] ending the Public Health Emergency on 11 May.[615]to On 10 April 2023, US President Joe Biden signed a house bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency.[614] The separate HHS-led "public health emergency" ended 11 May.[615] (also neither of these "emergencies" should be capitalized per our MOS.) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:44, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
It has been included in the narratives of ongoing pre-pandemic television series and become a central narrative inFor grammar, we should add a verb to:somenew ones, with mixed results
The pandemic has driven some people to seek peaceful escapism in media, while others towards fictional pandemics...as in: The pandemic has driven some people to seek peaceful escapism in media, while others were drawn towards fictional pandemics...I think for WP:RSUW and DUE reasons, we should add the following at the end of that short paragraph (after "
Common themes have included..."): Many drew comparisons to the fictional movie Contagion from 2011, [99] [100] praising the film's accuracies while noting some differences, [101] such as the lack of an orderly vaccine rollout. [102] [103]I say this because there are literally dozens and dozens of articles about comparisons of the film and the pandemic, and pandemic/ID experts almost universally praise the film as the most accurate "disease thriller" out there. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:57, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
As people turned to music to relieve emotions evoked by the pandemic, Spotify listenership showed that Classical, Ambient, and Children's genres grew, while it remained relatively the same for Pop, Country, and Dance.[621][622]needs adjusting:to: As people turned to music to relieve emotions evoked by the pandemic, Spotify listenership showed that Classical, Ambient and Children's genres grew, while Pop, Country and Dance remained relatively stable. (rearranging second clause and removing oxford commas) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
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The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles. It allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.We don't need to be comprehensive. We only need to cover the most important salient points of the topic. And this article definitely does that. Especially with the few additions (<5) that I suggested and Ozzie implemented (see below). I cannot think of any major point about the pandemic that is not at least mentioned with 1 or 2 sentences in this article. And any more depth in some of those topics might run afoul of 3b (no excessive detail). This is not meant to be a comprehensive coverage of this topic, and indeed to do so would easily lengthen the article beyond all reason (it's already 360kb). This is a major event that happened in human history, and it deserves a long article. But it should break off those larger issues into smaller chunks in daughter articles (which it does!) I see no reasonable argument why this should not be a "yes" and have thus marked it so.
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The following was copied over from my user talk, see that page's history for attribution.— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC) |
Several variants have been named by WHO and labelled as a variant of concern (VoC) or a variant of interest (VoI). They share the more infectious D614G mutation") but this one from NYT does: [15]
Many of these variants have shared" and add "They sharethe more infectious D614G.
As of May 2023, the WHO had downgraded all variants of concern to "previously circulating as these were no longer detected in new infections." or something like that. You can then cite the 25 May 2023 WHO report and the 16 March statement from WHO to verify that.
However did you want me to add those listed at [22]
Sub-lineages of the Omicron variant (BA.1 - BA.5) were considered separate variants of concern by the WHO until they were downgraded as no longer widely circulating in March 2023. (cite the march statement)." in the text... I leave it totally up to you, but there are a few options. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:58, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
The above was copied over from my user talk, see that page's history for attribution.— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC) |
People with the same infection may have different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over time. Three common clusters of symptoms have been identified: one respiratory symptom cluster with cough, sputum, shortness of breath, and fever; a musculoskeletal symptom cluster with muscle and joint pain, headache, and fatigue; a cluster of digestive symptoms with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea). These sources could be used instead, as WP:MEDRS: [23] [24]
The standard methods of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 are nucleic acid tests,in COVID-19 pandemic § Diagnosis is weird. I think it should be reworded to: The standard method of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 is a nucleic acid test, (minor to moderate)
Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who believe they may be infected are advised byto Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who believe they may be infected are advised by healthcare authorities... I would then replace ref 126 (which is not a great MEDRS as a non-technical and broadly outdated site) with [27] (from CDC, but a better MEDRS) and then also replace ref 127 with this from ECDC and this from Public Health England (just to have a slightly more global perspective).the CDC
The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic, often severe illnessis a lil weird. I would change to: The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic and severe illness. (minor)
As of late-December 2021, more than 4.49 billion people had received one or more doses (8+ billion in total) in over 197 countries. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was the most widely usedcould be updated as both refs 132 and 133 have been updated in the years since 2021. The 132 ref was updated in March 2023! The basic ideas there are still true, though, AstraZenica is still the largest group.
On 8 November 2022, Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine booster was authorized for use in adults in the United Kingdom.fails to demonstrate what is DUE about this. But it is DUE! What it should probably say, is: On 8 November 2022, the first recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine (Novavax's booster Nuvaxovid) was authorized for use in adults in the United Kingdom. It has subsequently received endorsement/authorization from the WHO, US, European Union, and Australia. (second sentence less necessary, but it is true. Might be too much of a listicle. Could instead say "from the WHO and a number of other countries") The WHO doesn't authorize drugs, of course, but it does endorse drugs in its Emergency Use Listing and countries do pay attention to that. Should also use these MEDRS sources: [28] and [29] (this second one is especially useful as an expert review). I would also make the current next sentence
On 12 November 2022, the WHO released its Global Vaccine Market Report...a new paragraph.
Supportive care includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support and prone positioning, and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs. Because all of those things are useful for SEVERE cases, and this immediately comes after a sentence about mild cases. I would just clarify it to: Supportive care in severe cases includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support and prone positioning, and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:24, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Existing drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, ivermectin and so-called early treatment are not recommended...with "and so-called early treatment". But I think the phrasing is confusing in context and doesn't add anything. I would just remove "and so-called early treatment" to make it more concise and less confusing. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:26, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
The severity of COVID-19 varies, it may take a mild course with few or no symptoms...is quite long. I think it changes zero meaning but reads better to change the first comma to a period (after "
varies") — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Nature reported in 2021 that 90 per cent of immunologists who responded to a survey "think that the coronavirus will become endemic".[169]but that survey was actually conducted on "Immunologists, infectious-disease researchers, and virologists from 23 countries". As a guy with a PhD in virology, I think it may be unfair to say they were all immunologists . I think "infectious disease researchers" is a better catch-all, but you could also just put "researchers" or "scientists" or even "relevant experts" instead of saying the type. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:30, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Successful containment or suppression reduces Rt to less than 1. But I think we should probably wikilink "Rt" as a rather technical concept that isn't explained here (and probably shouldn't be to maintain summary style). I think the best destination would be: Basic reproduction number#Effective reproduction number — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:37, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
I recognize this is one of my more large-scale recommended changes and will say it is also recommended with a low amount of certainty. I think the section would greatly benefit from this wikilinking, but also that it is probably not completely necessary. I do think it improves the article, though.I also know we have the COVID-19 pandemic § National responses section, but this is far more specific to lockdowns and the most severe cases, and thus justifies the wikilinks. Plus the wikilink practice is typically to wikilink first mention in a top-level section, which would still be true here. And these are much less ASTONISH than many of the wikilinks in that section. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 19:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)More drastic actions, such as quarantining entire populations and strict travel bans have been attempted in various jurisdictions.[175] The Chinese and Australian government approaches have included many lockdowns and are widely considered the most strict. The New Zealand government response included the most severe travel restrictions. As part of it's K-Quarantine program, South Korea introduced mass screening and localised quarantines, and issued alerts on the movements of infected individuals. The Singaporean government's response included so-called " circuit breaker lockdowns" and financial support for those affected while also imposing large fines for those who broke quarantine.
Due to capacity supply chains limitationsis a little strangely worded. Why not change it to: Due to supply chain capacity limitations? Is this a UK-ism that I'm not aware of maybe? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 19:05, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
A pneumonia cluster was observed on 26 December and treated by Doctor Zhang Jixian.but I think per MOS:DOCTOR, we should probably instead say: A pneumonia cluster was observed on 26 December and treated by pulmonologist Zhang Jixian. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:19, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
Vision Medicals reported the discovery of a novel coronavirus to the China CDC (CCDC) on 28 December.[194][195]but this doesn't give the proper context as to what "Vision Medicals" is, so I think it's a bit confusing in retrospect. We should maybe say: After analyzing pneumonia patient samples, a genetic sequencing company named Vision Medicals reported the discovery of a novel coronavirus to the China CDC (CCDC) on 28 December.[194][195] or something similar. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:24, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
Eight of those doctors, including Li Wenliang (who was also punished on 3 January),[196] were later admonished by the police for spreading false rumours; and Ai Fen was reprimandedbut this doesn't give the reasoning why Ai Fen's mention is WP:DUE. It's also a bit of a mouthful in sentence structure. I suggest either A) deleting the Ai Fen mention, or B) changing to: Eight of those doctors, including Li Wenliang (who was also punished on 3 January),[196] were later admonished by the police for spreading false rumours. Director of the Emergency Department at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Ai Fen, was also reprimanded. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:27, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 31 December, the WHO office in China was informed of cases of the pneumonia cases. This doesn't make much sense, so why don't we edit to: On 31 December, the WHO office in China was notified about the cluster of unknown pneumonia cases. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:29, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
However, in May 2020, CCDC director George Gao indicated the market was not the origin (animal samples had tested negative).[204]which is kind of funny in retrospect, since most scientists now believe the market probably was the origin. So why don't we change it to: In May 2020, CCDC director George Gao initially ruled out the market as a possible origin, as animal samples collected there had tested negative.[204] I don't think it would be proper to put anything else in there about the current state of the science (in this section anyway). — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:32, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
A 24 January report indicated human transmission, recommended personal protective equipment for health workers, and advocated testing, given the outbreak's "pandemic potential".but this is somewhat awkward as a list given the hanging "human transmission." That's a pretty technical use of the language, so I would make it more standard for encyclopedia writing: A 24 January report indicated human transmission was likely occurring, and recommended personal protective equipment for health workers. It also advocated testing, given the outbreak's "pandemic potential". — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:36, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 9 November, Pfizer released trial results for a candidate vaccine, showing a 90 per cent effectiveness against infection.[223] That day, Novavax entered an FDA Fast Track application for their vaccine.---> On 9 November, Pfizer released trial results for a candidate vaccine, showing a 90 per cent effectiveness in preventing infection.[223] That day, Novavax submitted an FDA Fast Track application for their vaccine. (we actually say things like "effectiveness against infection" in papers all the time, but it's very WP:jargon-y in my opinion. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:43, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
The variant, later named Alpha, showed changes to the spike protein that could be more infectiouswhich is awkward because the changes aren't becoming more infectious, the virus is. I suggest we change it to: The variant, later named Alpha, showed changes to the spike protein that could make the virus more infectious — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:45, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
As of 13 December, 1,108 infections had been confirmed.But we should probably say: As of 13 December, 1,108 infections had been confirmed in the UK. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:48, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
The CoronaVac vaccine was reported to be 50.4 per cent effective in a Brazil clinical trial. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:06, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 12 March, several countries stopped using the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clotting problems, specifically cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). It should also properly use the endash (–) in the mention. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:06, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 20 March, the WHO and European Medicines Agency found no link to thrombus, leading several countries to resume the vaccinemisuses the terminology and is a lil awkward. It should read: On 20 March, the WHO and European Medicines Agency found no link to thrombosis, leading several countries to resume administering the vaccine. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
the variant was first detected in the UK and two months later it had metastasized into a third wave thereand is not encyclopedic in tone. I would maybe alter it slightly to: the variant was first detected in the UK and two months later it had become a full-fledged third wave in the country
On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30by adding the following: On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30, due to a possible association with myocarditis. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 17:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
On 10 November, Germany advised against the Moderna vaccine for people under 30
Later that month on 14 January, the World Health Organization recommended two new treatments, Baricitinib, and Sotrovimab (although conditionally).I find this to be too little information to give context, and overemphasizing dates. I would alter to: Later that month
Later on 24 January, it was reported that about 57% of the world had been infected by COVID-19, per the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Modelis awkwardly worded/phrased. I would change to: On 24 January, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that about 57% of the world's population had been infected by COVID-19. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:24, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC).... Later that month, the WHO recommended the rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitinib for severe or critical patients. It also recommended the monoclonal antibody Sotrovimab in patients with non-severe disease, but only those who are at highest risk of hospitalization.
On 24 January, The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that about 57% of the world's population had been infected by COVID-19.
OnBy 6 March,reported thatthe total worldwide death count had surpassed 6 million peoplesince the start of the pandemic.[244]Some time later, onBy 6 July,it was reported thatOmicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 had spread worldwide.[245] WHO Director-General Ghebreyesusof the WHOstated on 14 September 2022, that "[The world has] never been in a better position to end the pandemic", citing the lowest number of weekly reported deaths since March 2020. He continued, "We are not there yet. But the end is in sight—we can see the finish line." (inserted here from the following paragraph)On 21 October, the United States surpassed 99 million cases of COVID-19, the most cases of any country.[246]
OnBy 30 October,it was reported thatthe worldwide daily death toll was 424occurred due to the virus, the lowest since 385 deaths were reported on 12 March 2020.[247] 17 November marked the three-year anniversary since health officials in China first detected COVID-19.[248]
I know these few sentences have been subject to a lot of debate on the talk page and elsewhere, but it honestly shows in how stilted those sentences are! I think we should clean it up and provide only the most important info. These edits above don't change the substance of the content, but they do remove a lot of extraneous verbiage which actually distracts from the point imo. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 12:43, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On 4 January 2023, the World Health Organization
indicated thatsaid the informationbeingshared by China duringits latestthe recentvirussurge in infections lacksed data, such as hospitalization rates.[258] On 10 January, theWorld Health OrganizationWHO’s Europe officeindicated thatsaid the recent viral surge in China posed "no immediate threat."there was no current threat from China's recent viral surge for the aforementioned region.[259] On 16 January, the WHO recommended that China,"the monitoring of excess mortality, which provides us with a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of COVID-19", in regards to the current surge in China.monitor excess mortality, to provide "a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of COVID-19."
I cut the last sentence here as it is clearly a nothingburger with no related content here, and therefore likely UNDUE for this summary-style overview. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 12:48, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On
2730 January,the 3 year anniversary of the original declaration, the World Health Organizationmet to decide if COVID-19determined that COVID-19 still met the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).[261]Its decision was announced on 30 January, exactly 3 years to the day when it was first declared;[262] it was decided it was still a PHEIC.[263]On 8 February, it was reported that a recent study aimed at China's case surge indicated no new COVID-19 variants have emerged as a result.[264][265]
I know I'm making a lot of edits in this section, but I think that makes sense as it was the most recently introduced content and thus likely to be the least polished. Overall I still think the section is really good. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:01, 31 May 2023 (UTC)On 19 March, WHO
dDirector-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus indicatedthathe was "confident" the COVID-19 pandemic would cease to be a public health emergencythatby the end of the year.[266] On 5 May, the WHO downgraded COVID-19 from being a global health emergency, though it continued to refer to it as a pandemic.[267] The WHO does not make official declarations of when pandemics end.[268][269] This decision came after Ghebreyesus convened with the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, wherein the Committee noted that due to the decrease in deaths and hospitalisations, and the prevalence of vaccinations and the level of general immunity, it was time to remove the emergency designation and "transition to long-term management".[270] Ghebreyesus agreed, reducing the classification to an "established and ongoing health issue".[270]
I would just smooth this out/make it more readable/less of a mouthful as:By May 2023, in most countries everyday life had returned to how it was before the pandemic due to improvement in the pandemic's situation.
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)By May 2023, most countries had returned to everyday life as it was before the pandemic.
However, cumulatively they had experienced only half the world average. I think we should clarify this as:
However, cumulatively they had experienced only half of the global average in cases. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:05, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
China opted for containment, inflicting strict lockdowns to eliminate viral spread.which I think is probably not very encyclopedic. How about "instituting" instead? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:07, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Post-lockdown, the Government of India introducedto Post-lockdown, the Government of India introduced an app called Arogya Setu to help authorities manage contact tracing and vaccine distribution. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:13, 31 May 2023 (UTC)a contact trackingapp called Arogya Setu to help authorities manage contact tracing.Later this app was also used for a vaccination management program.
India's vaccination program was considered to be the world's largest and. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)themost successful with over 90% of citizens getting the first dose and another 65% getting the second dose
Early measures included the cancellation/closure of concerts and other cultural events,[306] Friday prayers,[307] and— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)education shutdownsschool and university campuses.
Disinfection of Tehran Metro trainswhich sounds kind of weird. Let's edit slightly to: Disinfection of Tehran Metro trains to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Similar measures have also been taken in other countries. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:19, 31 May 2023 (UTC)againstCOVID-19 transmission. Similar measures have also been taken in other countries.
By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case,[323] and all— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:30, 31 May 2023 (UTC)havehad reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City.
The Italian outbreak" at the start of the next paragraph instead? — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
On 22 February 2020, the Council of Ministers announced a new decree-law to contain the outbreak,to On 22 February 2020, the Council of Ministers announced a new decree-law to contain the outbreak, which quarantined more than 50,000 people in northern Italy — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:03, 31 May 2023 (UTC)including quarantiningmore than 50,000 people in northern Italy
On 11 MarchLets edit to: On 11 March, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte closed down nearly all commercial activity except supermarkets and pharmacies. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:06, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Conte stoppednearly all commercial activity except supermarkets and pharmacies
On 19 Marchand
On 19 Apriland
On 10 November. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:07, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2is a little strange, I think it would be more appropriate to say: a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on La Gomera in the Canary Islands — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:09, 31 May 2023 (UTC)inLa Gomera, Canary Islands
while also being one of the countries more in favour of vaccines against COVID-19 (nearly 94% of its population were already vaccinated or wanted to be).I don't think it adds much and it's pretty confusing given the numbers we just read in the preceeding sentence. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
However, as of 21 January 2022, this figure had only increased to 80.6%. Nevertheless, Spain leads Europe for per-capita full-vaccination rates.for similar reasons. It just muddies the waters and is poor summary-style. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:12, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Swedish Constitution. Given that it actually has a proper name that is not that: Basic Laws of Sweden. But we should wikilink it so:
the Swedish constitution. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:14, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
U.S." should be changed to: US. per MOS:US — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:20, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
In the United States, COVID-19 vaccines became available in December 2020, under emergency use, beginning the national vaccination program, with the first vaccine officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 23 August 2021is pretty confusing. Perhaps a better formulation: In the United States, COVID-19 vaccines became available under emergency use in December 2020, beginning the national vaccination program. The first COVID-19 vaccine was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 23 August 2021. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:22, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
On 18 November 2022, while cases in the U.S. have declined, COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 have become dominant in the countryso: By 18 November 2022, while cases in the U.S. had declined, COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 had become dominant in the country. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:23, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Provinces and territories have, to varying degrees, implemented school and daycare closures, prohibitions on gatherings, closures of non-essential businesses and restrictions on entry.we should change to: Provinces and territories
Canada is facing a surge in influenza, while COVID-19 is expected to rise during winter> Canadian health authorities saw a surge in influenza, while COVID-19 was expected to rise during winter — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:27, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
tested positive for the virus" — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 22:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Many preventive measures have been implementedshould be made past-tense, as in: Many preventive measures were implemented — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 22:13, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
it was reported by the World Health Organization that most countries on the African continent will miss the goal of 70 percent of their population being vaccinated by the end of 2022to In October 2022, WHO reported that most countries on the African continent will miss the goal of 70 percent vaccination by the end of 2022. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
By early March, with cases exceeding 1000 a day Western Australia conceded defeat in its eradication strategy and opened the borders after previously delaying the re-opening due to the omicron variantto: By early March 2022, with cases exceeding 1,000 a day,[<--See commas] Western Australia conceded defeat in its eradication strategy and opened its borders.
Despite record cases, Australian jurisdictions slowly removed restrictions such as close contact isolation, mask wearing and density limits by Aprilas in: Despite record cases, Australian jurisdictions slowly removed restrictions such as close contact isolation, mask wearing and density limits by April 2022. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:38, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:43, 2 June 2023 (UTC)On 9 September 2022 restrictions were significantly relaxed. The aircraft mask mandate
on aircraftwas scrapped nationwide and daily reporting transitioned to weekly reporting.[413]9 September was also the last day cases were reported daily in Australia as the country transitioned to weekly reporting instead.[414] On 14 September, COVID-19 disaster payment for isolating personspeople who had to isolate due to COVID-19was extended for mandatory isolationso long as isolating was mandated by the government.[415] By 22 September,[<---See comma] all states had ended mask mandates on public transport including in Victoria where the mandate had lasted some 800 days.[416] On 30 September 2022, all Australian leaders declared the emergency response finished and announced the end of isolation requirementsthe requirement for people to isolate from 14 October if they have COVID-19. These changes were due in part to high levels of 'hybrid immunity' and very low case numbers.[417]
and daily reporting transitioned to weekly reportingalso needs a secondary source in addition to its current one, e.g.: [33] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 21:08, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
reached Oceania on 25 January 2020, with the first confirmed case reported in Melbourne, Australiamight benefit from a secondary source in addition to the primary australian govt PR source. E.g. Brisbane Times or The Guardian — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
It has since spread elsewhere in the regionas a secondary source in addition to the dashboard — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:55, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and was one of the last regions of the world affected directly by the pandemicto: Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19
At least 36 people are confirmed to have been infectedAs in: At least 36 people have been
In June 2020, the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19.I tried really hard to find independent non-UN reliable sources that cover this to make the argument that it is DUE inclusion, and I could not find a single one that mentions the issuance of the document or the document at all. The current source is non-independent as it's from the news branch of the UN. Of course they think it's significant, their head honcho issued the thing! But apparently nobody else considers this very significant, by WP:RSUW standards.Probably UNDUE for a top level article like this. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 21:31, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic shook the world's economy, with especially severe economic damage in the United States, Europe, and Latin Americashould be removed, since we do not use it in the rest of the article. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
One study found that travel restrictions only modestly affected the initial spread, unless combined with other infection prevention and control measuresalso needs a secondary source, here's a good one: [40] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Several countries repatriated their citizens and diplomatic staff from Wuhan and surroundingsis somewhat awkward, I would edit to: Several countries repatriated their citizens and diplomatic staff from Wuhan and surrounding areas — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Germany, and Thailand, to comply with the rest of the article and the MOS. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:00, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
On 15 February, the US announced it would evacuate Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, for both A) WP:SEAOFBLUE concerns and B) because it's a pretty common thing that doesn't need to be wikilinked. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:01, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
The outbreak was blamed for panic buying, emptying groceries of essentials such as food, toilet paper, and bottled waterhas it backwards, I think. I would suggest mirroring the caption of the image in that section, and editing to: Pandemic fears led to panic buying, emptying groceries of essentials such as food, toilet paper, and bottled water — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
According to WHO's Adhanomto According to WHO Secretary-General Tedros Ghebreyesus to be consistent — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
PPE stocks were exhausted everywheresince its such a broad statement, and broad statements are well-served by broad sourcing. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
In September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remain generally stable and the supply outlook remains positivepast tense, as in: In September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remained generally stable and the supply outlook remained positive — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:21, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
September 2021, the World Bank reported that food prices remain generally stable and the supply outlook remains positive. However, the poorest countries witnessed a sharp increase in food prices, reaching the highest level since the pandemic began.here are some potential ones, that at least verify
the poorest countries witnessed a sharp increase in food prices, reaching the highest level since the pandemic began:
The Agricultural Commodity Price Index stabilized in the third quarter but remained 17% higher than in January 2021here are some good secondary sources:
The performing arts and cultural heritage sectors have been profoundly affected by the pandemic, impacting organisations' operations as well as individuals – both employed and independent – globally.is also weird. I would change to: The performing arts and cultural heritage sectors have been profoundly affected by the pandemic. Both organisations' and individual's operations have been impacted globally. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
By March 2020, across the world and to varying degrees, museums, libraries, performance venues, and other cultural institutions had been indefinitely closed with their exhibitions, events and performances cancelled or postponed.to: By March 2020, across the world and to varying degrees, museums, libraries, performance venues, and other cultural institutions were
A UNESCO report estimated ten million job losses worldwide in the culture and creative industriesas in: A 2021 UNESCO report estimated ten million job losses worldwide in the culture and creative industries. and add one of these secondary sources: [49] [50] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:45, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
On 23 March 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres appealed for a global ceasefire;[483][484] 172 UN member states and observers signed a non-binding supporting statement in June,[485] and the UN Security Council passed a resolution supporting it in July.[486][487]from COVID-19 pandemic § Politics should be moved to COVID-19 pandemic § United Nations (under Other Responses) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 18:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Beginning in mid-April 2020, protestors objected to government-imposed business closures and restricted personal movement and associationis a lil awkward. We should revise it to: Beginning in mid-April 2020, protestors objected to government-imposed business closures and restrictions on personal movement and assembly. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:25, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Simultaneously, essential workers protestedneeds a bit more context from the cited source. Let's revise to: Simultaneously, essential workers protested unsafe conditions and low wages by participating in a brief general strike. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:27, 6 June 2023 (UTC)in the form ofa brief general strike
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated the cost of preventable hospitalizations (of unvaccinated people) for COVID-19 in the United States between June and November 2021 at US$13.8 billioncould be simplified to: The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that preventable hospitalizations of unvaccinated Americans in the second half of 2021 cost US$13.8 billion. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:33, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
There were also protest in regards to vaccine mandates in the United States.should have its own ref. Here are some good ones: [52] [53] [54] Relatedly, the ref from Fox News 513 should probably be removed as not very reliable for this content. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:37, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
One matter that was taken before the Supreme court which had to do with enforcing said mandates on private companies, resulted in OSHA losing the caseneeds some work re: style, content, and description. We could revise to:In January 2022, the US Supreme Court struck down an OSHA rule that mandated vaccination or a testing regimen for all companies with greater than 100 employees. And the current ref 512 from The Hill (and 513 from Fox as described above) should be replaced with this more updated one after the decision: from CNBC and this excellent summary from SCOTUS blog: [55] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 20:44, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic disrupted food systems worldwidein COVID-19 pandemic § food systems — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:36, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Food access fell – driven by falling incomes, lost remittances, and disruptions to food production— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:37, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
The pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns and travel restrictions slowed movement of food aid. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:38, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Hospital visits fellin COVID-19 pandemic § Health should get a ref. Here are some suggestions: [59] [60] [61] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:50, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
People with strokes and appendicitis were less likely to seek treatmentneeds a MEDRS. Here are some suggestions: [62] [63] (appys) [64] [65] (strokes). — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Northern Hemisphere" should be capitalized — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:54, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
In late 2022, during the first Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter seasons following the widespread relaxation of global public health measures, North America and Europe experienced a surge in respiratory viruses and coinfections in both adults and childrenneeds a MEDRS. Here are some suggestions: [66] [67] [68] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 00:57, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
In the United Kingdom, pediatric infections also began to spike beyond pre-pandemic levels, albeit with different illnesses, such as Group A streptococcal infection and resultant scarlet feveralso needs a MEDRS. Here are some ideas:Scholarly: [69] [70] [71] WHO WHO Europe PHE — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 01:04, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Planned air travel and vehicle transportation declinedin COVID-19 pandemic § Environment probably needs its own source. Here are some ideas: [72] [73] [74] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 02:26, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
A wide variety of largely mammalian species, both captive and wild, have been shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, with some encountering particularly fatal outcomes, this probably needs a source. Here are some ideas: [75] [76] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 02:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen)in the image caption under COVID-19 pandemic § Non-pharmaceutical interventions
Russian president Vladimir Putinin COVID-19 pandemic § Italy
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyenin COVID-19 pandemic § Italy
CCP general secretary Xi Jinpingin COVID-19 pandemic § China
prime minister Viktor Orbánin COVID-19 pandemic § Other countries
world.[569][570]Reports— Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:13, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
US President Donald Trump was criticised for referring to SARS-CoV-2 as the "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Flu", which were condemned as being racist and xenophobic, so I would edit to: US President Donald Trump was criticised for referring to SARS-CoV-2 as the "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Flu", terms which were condemned as being racist and xenophobic — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:13, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Correspondence published in The Lancet on 20 November 2021, suggested the "inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens", noting vaccinated individuals' high rates of infection, high viral loads, and therefore their relevant role in transmissionso my suggestion is to edit to: In a correspondence published in The Lancet in 2021, German epidemiologist Günter Kampf described the harmful effects of "inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens", noting the evidence that vaccinated individuals play a large role in transmission. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:19, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
cultural changes in the job marketbut that isn't really the best summary of the content. I think cultural changes in the workplace is more precise given what is detailed in this section. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 14:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
According to the Pew Research Center, amid the COVID-19 pandemic some religious groups defied public health measures and stated "the rules [during COVID-19] were a violation of religious freedom".I would rewrite to: In some areas, religious groups exacerbated the spread of the virus, through large gatherings and the dissemination of misinformation. [90] [91] [92] Some religious leaders decried what they saw as violations of religious freedom. [93] In other cases, religious identity was a beneficial factor for health, increasing compliance with public health measures and protecting against the negative effects of isolation on mental wellbeing. [94] [95] [96] — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:02, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Some news organizations removed their online paywalls for some or all of their pandemic-related articles and posts."I would then remove
Some scientific publishers made pandemic-related papers available with open access.and
Research is indexed and searchable in the NIH COVID-19 Portfolio.[597](Keep ref 594, remove 595 and 597)I would then also add: According to one estimate from researchers at the University of Rome, 89.5% of COVID-19-related papers were open access, compared to an average of 48.8% for the ten most deadly human diseases. [97]So altogether, those changes would make the section read as:
Some news organizations removed their online paywalls for some or all of their pandemic-related articles and posts.[593] Many scientific publishers provided pandemic-related journal articles to the public free of charge as part of the National Institutes of Health's COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Initiative. [3] [4][594] According to one estimate from researchers at the University of Rome, 89.5% of COVID-19-related papers were open access, compared to an average of 48.8% for the ten most deadly human diseases. [98] The share of papers published on preprint servers prior to peer review increased dramatically.[596]
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It is undeniably a big deal when the Chief Scientific Advisors of 12 countries ask for a private industry to do anything (in this case, form the COVID-19 public health emergency collection). So I think we need to highlight it a bit more, hence these edits. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:29, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
conspiracy beliefsWe should add a wikilink to cognitive biases. I would also remove "
jumping to conclusions and" from that sentence, as it doesn't add much. If we want to highlight another bias, could use selective perception or motivated reasoning. Up to you. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:32, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
These includepast tense. As in These included. I also think we should change "
as of November 2022" to "As of May 2023" since that's the most recent citation there, for Croatia. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:41, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
On 10 April 2023, US President Joe Biden signed a House bill to immediately end the COVID-19 national emergency,[614] ending the Public Health Emergency on 11 May.[615]to On 10 April 2023, US President Joe Biden signed a house bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency.[614] The separate HHS-led "public health emergency" ended 11 May.[615] (also neither of these "emergencies" should be capitalized per our MOS.) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:44, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
It has been included in the narratives of ongoing pre-pandemic television series and become a central narrative inFor grammar, we should add a verb to:somenew ones, with mixed results
The pandemic has driven some people to seek peaceful escapism in media, while others towards fictional pandemics...as in: The pandemic has driven some people to seek peaceful escapism in media, while others were drawn towards fictional pandemics...I think for WP:RSUW and DUE reasons, we should add the following at the end of that short paragraph (after "
Common themes have included..."): Many drew comparisons to the fictional movie Contagion from 2011, [99] [100] praising the film's accuracies while noting some differences, [101] such as the lack of an orderly vaccine rollout. [102] [103]I say this because there are literally dozens and dozens of articles about comparisons of the film and the pandemic, and pandemic/ID experts almost universally praise the film as the most accurate "disease thriller" out there. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 15:57, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
As people turned to music to relieve emotions evoked by the pandemic, Spotify listenership showed that Classical, Ambient, and Children's genres grew, while it remained relatively the same for Pop, Country, and Dance.[621][622]needs adjusting:to: As people turned to music to relieve emotions evoked by the pandemic, Spotify listenership showed that Classical, Ambient and Children's genres grew, while Pop, Country and Dance remained relatively stable. (rearranging second clause and removing oxford commas) — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 16:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)