Thanks for sharing thoughts about your mother. I know for me, thoughts of my mom are bittersweet, as is so many things in life.
Yes the veil is lifting somewhat, thankfully.
Thanks for sharing thoughts about your mother. I know for me, thoughts of my mom are bittersweet, as is so many things in life.
Yes the veil is lifting somewhat, thankfully.
I know they are, and, so are mine. So many things in life are bittersweet, even the nest emptying out. Glad to see them happy and branching off, sad that those times are short and sweet.
The veil is lifting, but, I am just going to stop reading I think.
It is increasingly clear that more infectious variants of concern may drive a new wave of cases in the coming months. The United Kingdom is in a relatively favorable position; cases are declining in spite of the high prevalence of the B.1.1.7 variant, suggesting that the country has a demonstrable ability to control the spread of more infectious variants. In contrast, the United States and parts of the European Union appear to have an increasing prevalence of B.1.1.7.17 The potential for a variant-driven wave of US cases and ongoing spread in Europe in the coming months is real.
Le sigh.
Why not, right?
I wonder if it has to do with their percentage of vaccinated vs ours. Last I heard Connecticut was leading the nation with fully vaccinated %. Here we have no appointment clinics that are sadly empty. Seems like this is as good as it is going to get essentially.
I hope not. Although the large outbreaks in India could potentially affect us. Prolonged large outbreaks in any country increase the possibility of new variants. Some of the variance couldn't evade immune response is triggered by vaccines and previous infections.
But, live we must.
Oh yes I see your point. Perhaps we should tighten the borders. I am not sure how that stands now?
More studies suggest that the two main vaccines in the U.S. — from Pfizer and Moderna — can protect against several variants, including the contagious B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the U.K. and the B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa, so its possible we are not as bad off as I thought.