COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy The ethics and safety of COVID vaccines for pregnant people Q&A WITH RUTH FADEN, ELANA JAFFE, CARLEIGH KRUBINER, AND CHIZOBA WONODI | MARCH 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Linked In Email Pinterest This article originally appeared on the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Globally, over 200 million people are pregnant each year. Whether they should beContinue reading “Pregnancy and the COVID Vaccine”
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A Primer on Herd Immunity
What is Herd Immunity and How Can We Achieve It With COVID-19? Stopping SARS-CoV-2 will require a substantial percentage of the population to be immune. BY GYPSYAMBER D’SOUZA AND DAVID DOWDY | UPDATED APRIL 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Linked In Email Pinterest When the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first started to spread, virtually nobody was immune. Meeting no resistance,Continue reading “A Primer on Herd Immunity”
COVID in Bangladesh; Not Much Compassion
In Bangladesh, Plenty of Vaccines but Few Takers April 5, 2021 BRIAN W. SIMPSONEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Image creditWest Dhanmondi, Dhaka, March 31, 2021. Image:Taufique Joarder A speedy vaccine rollout is Bangladesh’s shining victory during the pandemic, but there aren’t enough takers for the shots, says Taufique Joarder, MBBS, DrPH, MPH, executive director of the Public Health Foundation,Continue reading “COVID in Bangladesh; Not Much Compassion”
Is it Worth it to Get More of Tom Gore?
$19.95 for a California Cabernet Sauvignon? I think its possible if you stay away from Napa, Sonoma and the Russian River Valley. I this case the Tom Gore label says it is a California Cabernet Sauvignon which means all the grapes can come from all over California. So it pays for Mr. Gore to knowContinue reading “Is it Worth it to Get More of Tom Gore?”
Poetry Corner: “Casino Covid In Canada”
Casino Covid in Canada Caught in the slot machine blurAnti vaxxers be prepared for a nasty slurhoping for the jackpot of herd immunitythe saviour of the communitythe three cherries of untested vaccines in the long termwhich could be worse than the germas the RNA composition of Pfizer and Moderna messes with our genesHoly Shit whereContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Casino Covid In Canada””
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”; a second way of practicing mindfulness
“The second way of practicing using the breath is to be mindful of it from time to time during the day, or even all day long, wherever you are and whatever you are doing. In this way the thread of meditative awareness, including the physical relaxation, the emotional calm, and the insight that come with,Continue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”; a second way of practicing mindfulness”
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”; introverts vs. extroverts
“Introverts think before they act, digest information thoroughly, stay on task longer, give up less easily, and work more accurately. Introverts and extroverts also direct their attention differently: if you leave them to their own devices, the introverts tend to sit around wondering about things, imagining things, recalling events from their past, and making plansContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”; introverts vs. extroverts”
Passage of the Day :Marguerite de Navarre: “The Heptameron”: Love
“I’ll do just as you ask, because the story I have in mind is about a woman who was wanton and a woman who was wise. You may please yourselves which example you follow. You will see that love makes bad people do bad things, and virtuous people do things we should respect. For inContinue reading “Passage of the Day :Marguerite de Navarre: “The Heptameron”: Love”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 37 “Green Cross Public Relations vs. Reality”
Nicaragua was embroiled in a fiendish mess. Detroit manufactured Cadillac’s whizzed by the begging hordes occasionally tossing a few worthless coins not for charitable purposes but rather for a laugh at these dirty and rank smelling masses. Charity was big business for Hartford Connecticut based Green Cross. A leaked report by a team of investigativeContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 37 “Green Cross Public Relations vs. Reality””
Testimonial to Failure in Strategy: Yet Another Yo-Yo Move Stay at Home Order in Ontario
COVID-19: enhanced public health and workplace safety measures Learn about the state of emergency and provincewide stay-at-home order to interrupt transmission of COVID-19covid 19. Stay-at-home order A province-wide declaration of emergency and a stay-at-home order are in effect as of April 8 at 12:01 a.m. The COVID-19covid 19 Response Framework (colour-coded zones) is paused during this time. On this pageSkip thisContinue reading “Testimonial to Failure in Strategy: Yet Another Yo-Yo Move Stay at Home Order in Ontario”
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