Alexandra Whittington

@alexandra4casts.bsky.social

Futurist, author, speaker INVITATION TO FUTUROLOGY https://www.thefuturistalexandra.com/home ✨️✍️💫🌎♐️♒️♒️🔮💗✌️ INFJ

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U.S. drone delivery is going mainstream. Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to 500 cities by late 2026, Uber aims for 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029, and Alphabet’s Wing targets 270 Walmart stores reaching 40 million people by 2027.

Americans’ personal savings rate has dropped to one of its lowest levels in 15 years. Household debt is at a record high. Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, which aren't keeping up with inflation. Meanwhile, corporate profits are at a record high. The system is rigged.

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The incidence and prevalence of #LongCovid worse than anticipated in the US, with 1 of 6 persons affected, and of these 89% had at least 1 chronic condition requiring management. From 58 hospitals, 4 regions, 457,950 patients. Prevalence increased thru mid 2024. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals

This cohort study quantifies the gap between true postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 burden and diagnostic code–based estimates, determines the proportion representing chronic disease, and characterizes...

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