Out late recently, we were talking about the long-defunct (31 Oct 1998–8 Jan 2005, r.i.p.) Echo Lounge in East Atlanta and the concerts we had seen there. Well, we were talking about that cinderblock place where we used to see concerts? and couldn’t remember it’s name at first. “E” something? Finally got there.
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Coronavirus–13 Jan 2022–A new kind of surge
Confusion is the coin of the realm deep into this Omicron variant.
Coronavirus — 18 Aug 2021 — Uncertainty
Why Vaccinated People Are Not Taking Delta Seriously Enough w/ Dr. Eric Topol (The New Abnormal, 13 Aug 2021)
Dr. Eric Topol (good reporting on his Twitter feed) reports that current vaccines provide protection from delta at around 40-60% effectiveness and a booster would bring that to 90%. The data from a CNN report expands/clarifies those numbers but provides no data on boosters (see images below). On 13 Aug 2021, the CDC advised that immunocompromised people start getting boosters and there are reports that the federal government will recommend all others to get one eight months after their previous shot (our 2nd dose of the Pfizer was 11 Apr 2021, so hello Dec 2021).
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Coronavirus – 28 Jul 2021 – Square zero (again)
A little over a year ago, I felt like we had a reset and were back into panic mode.
It feels again like we’re realizing there’s a catastrophe starting and the shock is as if we’ve never felt it before.
Coronavirus – 9 Jul 2020 – Square zero
Here we are again.
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