Whatever that means. He double-talked reporters about whether he’ll get the shots, story here. To see how Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Dave Horsey previously savaged him, click here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
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August 19th, 2021 - 6:47 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges
Anti-vaxxer WSU football coach says he’ll “follow governor’s mandate”
August 18th, 2021 - 9:55 pm § in Health, Israel/Palestine
Where the push for booster shots is coming from
Israel has high vaccination (78% of population over 12) and infection rates. “More than half are in fully vaccinated people, underscoring the extraordinary transmissibility of the Delta variant and stoking concerns that the benefits of vaccination ebb over time,” Science magazine says (a[...]
The infomercial governor
The governor who’s against prevention sells cures. “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been criticized for opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports — is now touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment in which a top donor’s company has invested millions of dollars,” Huffington[...]
How to handle booster backlash
“Global health advocates are pushing back on the Biden administration’s anticipated plans to start offering Americans a booster dose of coronavirus vaccine, arguing it will only deepen global inequalities,” The Hill reported on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. “Biden officials are s[...]
August 15th, 2021 - 4:13 pm § in Health, Law and Courts
Prosecute fake vaccine cards
“The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online,” ABC News reported on Sunday, August 15, 2021 (read story here). Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to go after those making and selling the fake vacc[...]
August 15th, 2021 - 1:26 pm § in Health
Is anti-vax the new drunk driving?
We know what works against Covid-19, but the virulent Delta variant is raging out of control this summer, and health experts are worried about what will happen when winter flu season arrives. From the start of the pandemic, America has also been afflicted by raging stupidity driven by ignorance, mis[...]
The battle of Los Angeles
Fights broke out at the L.A. city hall on Saturday, August 14, 2021, between anti-vaxxers and counter-protesters. (Story and more photos here.) Say, don’t we have a pandemic to fight? And shouldn’t we be fighting it together? It’s a real concern that as Delta rages, and other more [...]
Anti-vaxxer anger grows; too bad, that’s tough, go suck eggs
“Almost all governments … have so far resisted making Covid vaccination mandatory for their citizens,” CNBC says, but, “The divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated … is likely to become even deeper, with officials in the U.S. and Europe planning, or introducing, [...]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem isn’t as stupid as she looks
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is a staunch defender of the right-to-die from Covid-19. On the surface, this looks bad. But when you take some time to think about it, her policies make perfect sense from her state’s point of view: South Dakotans don’t need to wear masks. Their houses are 5 mi[...]
Florida hospitals are “overrun”
“Hospitals across Florida are now being pushed to the limit with ICU beds filling up and providers struggling to find enough staff to care for patients as the state fights one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the nation, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant,” CNBC reported on Wedn[...]