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“#COVID has become a media-driven panic disconnected from facts” Reprinted with permission from Mediaite. One of the most underrated aspects of human behavior is how much expectations dictate our perceptions of reality. Largely because none of us has ever dealt with a pandemic before and, therefore, we have no experience on which to draw comparisons,…
“#The Delta variant is no reason to extend all US travel bans” It wasn’t just Canada after all: The White House now says it’ll extend all bans on international travel indefinitely because it’s worried about the Delta variant. This is nuts. Just for starters: Britain, which Delta hit hard well before the US surge, just…
“#A new Mary Tyler Moore documentary is coming to TV” Yes, we need ‘Moore’ docs In days of yore, everyone either had a confirmation, bar mitzvah, Sweet Sixteen hoo-hah, coming out party, graduation, engagement, face-lift. The rite of passage today is a documentary. Now, even dead orthodontists get docs. Coming to your tired, your old,…
“#Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia’s Papua as hospitals near capacity” JAKARTA — Hospitals in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with health officials bracing for the full impact of the virulent Delta variant on one of the country’s least-developed areas. The bed occupancy rate at…
“#No, Delta doesn’t mean the vaccinated — or children — need to mask up again” With COVID cases in the country rising as the Delta variant spreads, the best thing political and public-health leaders can do is encourage the hesitant to get vaccinated. Yet many are instead undermining confidence in the shots, which have proven overwhelmingly effective…
“#Dow rebounds more than 600 points after Monday’s virus-driven rout” The Dow rose more than 600 points on Tuesday, erasing most of a massive selloff that slammed the markets a day earlier on fears that the coronavirus’ new Delta variant could derail the economic recovery. In mid-morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up…
“#Fauci, Sen. Paul clash over ‘gain of function’ research at Wuhan lab in China” Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul sparred Tuesday over claims that the Chinese lab where the virus is suspected to have emerged was doing “gain of function” research with funds provided by the National Institutes of Health. Beginning his questioning…
“#Apple delays return to office amid COVID variant surge: report” Apple is pushing back its deadline for employees to return to their offices until at least October as coronavirus variants drive cases up around the world, according to a report. The tech giant had originally told most employees they would be required to return to…
“#The Delta variant is ‘moving the goalposts’ for Canada’s vaccination targets” Vaxx Populi: Outbreaks at a Toronto hospital and in Yukon have been linked to more infectious variants; data shows vaccines are very effective at preventing hospitalization among those who contract Delta The public’s crash course in epidemiology and vaccine efficacy shows no sign of…
“#Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?” On May 25, when I wrote my first Vaxx Populi post on Delta (B.1.617.2), there was a lot about this new variant of concern that experts were unsure of, including how contagious it was and, perhaps most importantly, how the current roster…