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FDA authorizes bamlanivimab and etesevimab monoclonal antibody therapy for post-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) for COVID-19 Apparently the hydroxychloroquine/ivermectin/anti-vaxxer gang has latched onto this as the latest panacea treatment for COVID-19. The difference this time is this actually shows some (albeit preliminary) positive results by preventing a statistically significant portion of the infected from being hospitalized. The irony is that the same people raging against Big Pharma pursuing expensive treatments for COVID-19 have gravitated toward an expensive treatment from Big Pharma, rather than getting vaccinated. Strange logic. I suspect that this treatment will not be available to low income, uninsured people.

The doors will be locked as they fly by...

I have to suspect that, at the time, there was a lot of intense pressure on the military brass to stop another bombing, which led to hasty intel conclusions and targeting mistakes. All part of the fog of war. My sympathies for the family targeted.

I took my annual flu shot yesterday. Barely felt it go in and I've felt fine since. Maybe it was just water?

It's not actually a new phenomenon. There have long been political (and personal) influences in the selections.

Those old 80's sticky hair sprays sure did klingon...

It seems odd that the state Lieutenant Governor wouldn't succeed a vacated office of the Governor. That's just asking for trouble.

Long COVID: an estrogen-associated autoimmune disease? If true, this doesn't seem like a good outcome.

But that's the way politics works in the USA now: the two parties are so far apart that political oscillation can't be avoided. You get your left/right-wing President in office with control of Congress, and you get a year to ram through your left/right platform. Then the next election cycle kicks in and it's stalemate for 3-7 years, whereupon the pendulum swings to the opposite extreme. Even a moderate Biden is trapped in this cycle. I think the fix is to change the pluralistic voting scheme to a method that's more tolerant of multiple candidates, such as approval voting or ranked choice. That gives moderate candidates a greater chance of winning office.

Potential COVID-19 treatment: Effective, cheap, available It's curious that an anti-depressant would look promising, but apparently it also has an anti-inflammatory effect. COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

Sure, sure. How quickly we forget Trump's response to the pandemic.

I suspect that's an oversimplification. They do care about the kids of their family and friends. Many of them are probably charitable.

This reminds me of a story I read recently: Fructose contributes to obesity by changing cells Not only is Fructose unhealthy, but it changes your gut in a way that makes you want to be even more unhealthy.

As abortion ban goes into effect, Texas poised to double down with separate restrictions on abortion-inducing medications

I suspect that's the point of the law; to make it much more difficult to get an abortion without absolutely prohibiting it. It effectively cripples Roe v. Wade without challenging the established ruling itself. I'm sure they have been thinking about this for a long, long time.

(Courtesy of xkcd)