After Covid, Researchers Turn mRNA Vaccines To Flu Shots
The mRNA vaccine technology that brought the Covid-19 vaccines online in record time is now being eyed for the common flu shot.
Category: Healthcare
NC SB514 Transgender Bill: Read It For Yourself
It is titled “Youth Health Protection Act” but NC SB514 will be debated as the latest legislation directed at transgender minors
A Few Notes on COVID and Cats
I would compare having COVID to wading into a bog where you can’t see what lurks beneath the water-imagine the trash compactor in Star Wars.
A Parson’s Apocalyptic Journey
An apocalypse reveals what has been hidden before…and this is very clear when it comes to the church and my role as a pastor.
More European Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Four of Europe’s most populous countries followed Denmark in suspending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
What is the Goal of Vaccine Discourse?
The goal of vaccine discourse should be to share information that will push as many people as possible to legally obtain the vaccine.
Retirement Planning: Epictetus, Jimmy Buffett, and You
Now that our society has the luxury to contemplate retirement planning, we have these dream salespeople who will run a simple calculator on your behalf.
The Empire (State Health Department) Strikes Back at Gov Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is under fire from departing public health officials who clearly did not read his “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” and find it satisfactory.
Mini-Throughput: Mutant Math and New Strains of Covid
The rise of new more infectious strains of COVID-19 are the biggest story in science right now. This is why herd immunity was always a bad idea.
Andrew Cuomo Get Bad Covid Review From NY AG James
NYAG Letitia James has a bad review of Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 leadership, along with a 76-page report of receipts.
First, Do No Fraud: The Unworthy Pardoning of John Davis
John Davis’s pardon is easily overlooked, with the more noteworthy names like Bannon making the headlines.
Thankful Just to Be Here
There’s nothing like a near death experience to fix your attitude on life! This year, I have SO MUCH to be grateful for.
Neurodiversity and the Dignity of Work
Our meritocratic society believes that people with neurological disabilities are worthless weeds. Nonsense. We are flowers that can be beautiful.
Ritalin and Me
The obvious problem is that putting children on an amphetamine with side effects that are hard to verbalize means effects that will be undiscovered.
Thursday Throughput: Missing COVID Deaths Edition
The initial wave of infections was massive, much worse that it looks if you only use confirmed detections. But the resurgence is bad and getting worse. This is not just testing; this is an actual resurgence of the virus.
Election 2020 Chapter 4: The White Heat Of The Summer Campaign
Since I last wrote about this race in April, the President’s chances have only gotten worse and a blue wave is now in play as much as a Trump squeaker is.
Hydroxychloroquine, COVID Truthers, Trump and Science
If Hydroxychloroquine fails-and it’s not looking good-my only response will be massive disappointment. Not entirely unexpected, but also a tragedy.
The Last Confession of Jane Roe
The most passionate of all our political debates is about to get a whole new, ugly chapter in it’s long history opened up.
Whither An Old Problem: Sweden, New York, and Problems with Elderly Care
People are going to die, and there is going to be economic pain. The final numbers of both are what has been, and still is being, negotiated.
