Endemic Report
While the aggregate US stats continue to diminish, we still see pockets of increasing virus in the central and western sates. No apparent trend over the past week, but my relevant Internet search ran to maybe a quarter of the normal citations. I'm not sure why; a change in search engine algorithms?
The latest COVID-19 news items:
- "Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu"
- "Spouses are better predictors of severe COVID-19 infection than siblings, new data reveal"
- "Childhood measles vaccination rates fall worldwide post-COVID-19"
- "Suicide Attempts, Ideation Spiked Significantly Among Older U.S. Adults After COVID-19 Pandemic"
- "Breakthrough vaccine for the deadliest skin cancer cut risk by almost half"
- COVID relief fraud/other crimes:
- "Former Illinois subcontractor charged in $4.7 million COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud scheme"
- "Florida mayor charged with stealing COVID-19 business relief funds"
- "Castle Rock man gets federal prison time for COVID-19 loan fraud"
- "South Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to $9.3 Million COVID-19 IRS Tax Credit Scheme"
- Legal/political issues:
- "Scientific Triumph, Equity Failure: Faster, Fairer COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out Could Have Saved Millions of Lives, UN University Publication Reveals"
- "COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not violate nursing student’s civil rights, Iowa Supreme Court rules"
- "Covid tests liar nurse can return to work"
Other Notes
The blog is averaging a dubious 10L page views daily. I'm working on a second essay, although I may not complete it by the end of the month. My X followers are just shy of 250.
