Pandemic Report
The latest weekly stats from CDC:
Clearly the winter surge has largely tailed off at least overall nationally since my last report over a month ago, Congressional Republicans and the White House are trying to claw back unspent state/local federal COVID relief funding. NIH is cutting back research arguing the pandemic is over. The military has started rehiring those who refused a COVID vaccine, including backpay, although that may require a multi-year commitment and deduction for any interim income, Novovax's COVID vaccine approval got deferred. Military games in China in Oct. 2019 reported early COVID-like illnesses.
Other relevant news items of interest:
- "Certain nasal bacteria may boost the risk for COVID-19 infection"
- "5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data"
- "mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the 'long-term memory' of the immune system"
- ?Food insecurity may have driven increased tuberculosis mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic"
- "Three companies recently announced progression in their clinical research for next-generation Covid-19 vaccines: INOVIO, Ocugen, and Pfizer.:"
- "COVID-19 vaccination induces long-lasting antibody B-cell responses."
- "1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor"
- "New quinoline-based antiviral shows strong promise against SARS-CoV-2"
- "COVID-19 Linked to Increased Kidney Risks in Children"
- "Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts"
- "PET/CT detects vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination"
- "Using a study design from the past, researchers again show COVID-19 is airborne"
- "Scientists stop long-COVID symptoms in mice using a new antiviral compound"
- Prosecution of COVID relief and other crimes continues, including
- "San Diego restaurant owner sentenced for $1.7M COVID fraud"
- "KC realtor indicted for tax evasion, COVID-19 loan program fraud"
- "Scammer admits to defrauding investors with fake COVID-19 protection products during pandemic"
- "Husband of former Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush charged with COVID fraud"
- Legal and political issues continue to be pursued including
- "North Carolina family can sue over COVID-19 vaccine administered without consent, court rules"
- "H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics"
- "Greene calls for yanking FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines: 'Causing permanent harm and deaths"
- "US COVID-relief funds lost to fraud likely total hundreds of billions of dollars"
- "Feds probe disputed tip Pfizer held Covid vaccine results until after 2020 vote: WSJ"
- "CDC doctor monitoring bad COVID vaccine reactions may have deleted files, alleges Sen. Ron Johnson"
- "New York spent $452 million on medical equipment to fight COVID. Barely any of it got distributed"
- "States sue Trump administration over termination of Covid recovery grants for schools"
More Notes
A recent month-long hiatus from the Internet interrupted all but a couple of prescheduled blog posts. A family member finally retrieved a laptop and cellphone and I've been able to resume publication on Blogger and X.
I'm not going to discuss the details of my health incident, which lasted probably 2-3 days (my bedroom alarm has 2 settings daily). My cellphone had been unavailable during the incident, preventing an emergency call. so I became obsessed whether I was close to a heart attack or even possibly facing my mortality. What led to my medical rescue was an unexpected knock on my door. From others, it seems that an ISP cable rival was doing an unsolicited sales call. I pleaded through the door for the stranger to call emergency services, which probably saved my life, thanks to this kind-hearted stranger. I am in the process of recovering in a rehab facility.
