Over at The Intercept, Lee Fang complains that former Governor and Presidential candidate Howard Dean is working for the pharmaceutical lobby to discourage President Biden from giving away COVID-19 vaccine rights:Howard Dean, the former progressive champion, is calling on President Joe Biden to reject a special intellectual property waiver that would allow low-cost, generic … [Read more...] about A Theft By Any Other Name
Onslaught!
Things have been looking pretty good for my immune system since I last checked in. Those pesky spike proteins seem to have gone away, and my immune system is presumably standing down, tapering off the number of anti-spike antibodies in my system. It will leave a few of them around, just in case, but for the most part, the invasion seems to be over. Perhaps there's no need for … [Read more...] about Onslaught!
Invaders v.s. Antibodies: Dawn of Immunity
My wife and I got our first dose of the Pfizer vaccine about a week and a half ago. According to the Phase 3 trial results, enough time has now passed since the first dose for vaccinated people's incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 to begin diverging from the unvaccinated population.I don't feel any different, but if I understand correctly -- full disclosure: I may not, so … [Read more...] about Invaders v.s. Antibodies: Dawn of Immunity
Creepy. Every. Time.
It seems like just an ordinary commercial use of a pop song -- "Opportunities" by Pet Shop Boys -- until that thing starts singing... … [Read more...] about Creepy. Every. Time.