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Time to mask up again?

TIME TO MASK UP AGAIN?

Because the COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus continues to circulate, but more importantly, because of an uptick in infections and hospitalizations, I’ve decided to start a new thread, since the old one is a pretty large file.  Let’s begin with a status check.  As of mid-August 2023 there were: U.S. Hospitalizations from COVID Deaths from COVID in U.S. Doses of vaccine given in U.S. 6,256,971 1,145,659 676,728,782[1] [1] As of May 2023. Variant Name R0 Value Comments XBB.1.5 Kraken TBD Emerged in Fall...

Near term fetus

IF WE’RE GOING TO CALL OURSELVES PRO-LIFE, SHOULDN’T . . .

First of all, I’m as pro-life as anyone who claims that label (and I hope that any ladies who read this will not be dissuaded from continuing with my essay.) After all, there was a time when I was a fetus, myself, as was Tim Tebow and as was Andrea Bocelli. I could cite certain passages from Scripture which we all know, plus Barnabas, Cyprian, Tertullian, Augustine, Martin Luther, et. al, but fundamentally, and regardless of that cloud of witnesses,...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus

WHY IS SARS-COV-2 SO RESILIENT?

Origins (as described on NPR One) Originally, the so-called wet markets found in Huanan and many other cities not only in China but in Laos, Thailand, SIngapore and elsewhere in Southeast Asia were blamed for the begining of the SARS-CoV-2 in humans. At the markets, many common foods such fish, chicken and pork are displayed in close proximity to more exotic animals, which are often stacked in cages that create incredible stress on the animals, making them vulnerable to disease....

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