wow, that case rate graph. when i was a kid, christmas gifts were actually fun. 
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Santa brought something for everybody
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Hyperbolic Frankenstein reference, but elsewhere spot on.
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Finally some news on Omicron Long COVID in the Toronto Star.
The article refers to some early indications that Paxlovid may be effective for Long COVID
In Dr. Bettina Hohbergerâs current work at Uni Erlangen they are looking at three aspects of Long COVID:
- viral persistence,
- virus-induced auto-immunity (GPCR antibodies) and
- organ dysfunction.
The previously reported, ongoing work with BC-007 targets point 2. The stated plan for point (1) was booster vaccination, but if Paxlovid is promising that would seem to be another angle.
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Didnât watch, so canât confirm the Doocey squirm.
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âThis is the first time the president has attended this dinner in six years,â Biden observed. âItâs understandable. We had a horrible plague â followed by two years of Covid.â
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Nothing like encouraging people to come to work sick.
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Mental health and the pandemic: the growing crisis facing children
Paywalled content. Archive.ph and 12ft.io could be your friends.
Havenât read, yet. Will probably do later.
BTW, it isnât just the kids. But they are the future, we are the past. The future needs our help and deserves it, because we messed up the future.
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Interpretation: Although risk associated with avoiding vaccination during a virulent pandemic accrues chiefly to people who are unvaccinated, their choices affect risk of viral infection among those who are vaccinated in a manner that is disproportionate to the portion of unvaccinated people in the population.
So yes, upshot of this study is that the unvaccinated are doing disproportionate damage.
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Correct. Also to democracy. And my sanity.
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Today, I was able to get my all-important PCR test to travel home to Japan on Thursday (the test has to be within 72 hours of the first flight on the itinerary and I have a morning flight out of Kansas City).
I am so thankful to a family friend who found a clinic that does free testing even for travel. The nurse said it was her third time testing someone for travel to Japan, so she knew the form and all that.
Fingers crossed that it comes back negative on Wednesday, but I took a rapid test at home and it was negative.
I hope the day when everyone can go to Japan without hassle is close at hand.
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Itâs very UK specific in its reporting to do with early intervention care collapsing and the difficulties in accessing CAMHS and its very grim.
And thatâs almost certainly considerably better than it is here. I canât prove that though.
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