Happy first day of autumn or, in the case of those far, far to the south, first day of spring. We've had a couple of days here that smelled like autumn, but for the most part summer has yet to say farewell.
The US has doubled its recent Pfizer order to one billion doses to be distributed to lower-income countries in 2022. POTUS was supposed to convene a virtual coronavirus summit today. One question sure to be asked relates to that billion-dose order just mentioned. Why should "rich" nations be giving third doses when so many "poor" nations haven't been able to give first doses? The US has set a goal of having 70 percent of the global population fully vaccinated by the 2022 UN General Assembly meeting. Other targets include having oxygen readily available, testing a minimum of one person per 1,000 each week before the end of 2021, or having test positivity rates less than five percent weekly in all countries.
The CDC vaccination committee was meeting today to decide who should get boosters when. The FDA recommended boosters for people over the age of 65 and those in high-risk groups. The CDC committee would decide what conditions put someone at high risk. An Israeli study started the whole booster issue when it reported waning immunity several months after immunization. Other
FRUSTRATING INTERMITTENT INTERNET MEANS THIS IS IT FOR TODAY.
DUE TO INTERMITTENT AND VERY FRUSTRATING INTERNET CONNECTION, THIS IS IT FOR TONIGHT. I'M TIRED OF FUCKING AROUND TRYING TO KEE A
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I don't blame you, I went away for a few days and got so sick of watching for the flashing orange light of doom on the hub that I switched it off at the wall. At least you know where you stand with no internet.
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