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women and long covid

Why are they more susceptable?

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

the delta variant

Bob Wachter notes you really need most people to be vaccinated.  (longish thread)

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2/ If you’re not vaccinated: I’d be afraid. Maybe even very afraid.
Why? Let’s start with the things that we know about the current situation, then layer in new information about the Delta (aka, Indian) variant, B.1.617.2 Then we’ll end with what I’d suggest you, and we, do.

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fake a vaccine card and go to jail

Seems reasonable to me.

 

kids and long covid

It's real and there are a lot of questions.

 

andy leaves washington

An exit interview of sorts with Andy Slavitt. 

 

magnetic stupidity in ohio

Sherri Tenpenny, a Cleveland based osteopath was an expert witness in the Ohio legislature yesterday.  They're trying go full antivax.  Hopefully she was a bit over the top for them.

 

 

painting bravery

An artist tries to capture nurses at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in NYC

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

a call for mandatory immunization for the olympics

Extending to everyone remotely associated.  

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In conclusion, the government of Japan must take full responsibility for the Olympic Games in Tokyo under the IHR convention. We believe that the choice is between full immunisa- tion of participants or the Games should not be held at all.

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It's unlikely to happen, but is probably necessary.

a tip of the hat to Roland

 

 

 

nearly complete vaccination rate

The Blackfoot Nation in Northern Montana. 

 

new doctors on the front lines

Newly graduated doctors pressed into service during the worst days of the pandemic

it's going on in many other parts of the world at the moment..