Surge in good news: “Had COVID? You’ll probably make antibodies for a lifetime”
I’m so old, I remember a few months ago when they told us that having Covid-19 might not give you any immunity at all, because, somehow, it was different this…
Surge in good news: “Study identifies antibody from common cold infection that reacts to COVID”
Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have found that B-cells after having a common cold coronavirus react with SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2. The study found that the antibody in question reacts…
Are vaccines the reason for the rapid drop in new cases?
I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience. I make observations and ask stupid questions. This Tweet prompts a question I have wondered about: The pandemic’s epicurve trajectory…
Google forces you to reveal age
I logged into Google today and they forced me to provide a date of birth. They then prompted to confirm my age. They claim they need this to comply with…
Inflation: Rising beef prices
But “It’s different this time” – nothing to see here – move along: Beef prices are surging worldwide, taking meat off the menu in steak-loving Buenos Aires and spoiling summer…
Next: Bans on flying
Before the pandemic, a “flying shame” movement, which aims to discourage air travel in favor of greener options like rail, was gaining ground globally thanks to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish…