Monthly Archives: December 2021

Time to Bribe Manchin

Posted on December 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

The best definition of chutzpah is a man who murders his parents and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan. This is, of course, a post about Senator (and de facto Co-president) Joe … Continue reading →

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Links 12/16/21

Posted on December 16, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How to Save Sharks and Rays From Extinction Lyme disease – USA: (NB) 1st cases acquired in state (range expansion of Lyme disease…) Omicron is getting more defined Improved neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant after … Continue reading →

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We Are Nearly Two Years into This Mess and We Still Don’t Get It: The Gov. Polis Edition

Posted on December 16, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

So Democratic Gov. Jared Polis really doesn’t seem to understand how infectious disease works or what long COVID is–and Sweet Baby Intelligent Designer could someone ask politicians and public health officials what percentage of non-hospitalized people will get long COVID … Continue reading →

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Links 12/15/21

Posted on December 15, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: “It Will Make Scientific Sense To Offer Booster after Three Months” Climate-only scientific models may underestimate scope of biodiversity damage SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron) evades neutralization by sera from vaccinated and convalescent individuals Polyclonal pathogen populations … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: It’s Increasing Again

Posted on December 15, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And this doesn’t seem to be Omicron. Before we get to that, no wards are below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the moderate threshold the CDC uses (0.05% in the second … Continue reading →

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Links 12/14/21

Posted on December 14, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: More infections in poorly ventilated classrooms Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA Reduced Incidence of Long-COVID Symptoms Related to Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines Both Before COVID-19 Diagnosis and … Continue reading →

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Blaming Everyone but Themselves

Posted on December 14, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Have no doubt that, if (and that’s a very likely if) Democrats lose the Senate or the House, moderate Democrats will blame the left for their failures. There’s just one problem with that (boldface mine): It is true that some … Continue reading →

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Links 12/13/21

Posted on December 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Science: A decade without data: Eating disorder researchers say a gap in CDC survey has left them flying blind Sciencing while brown Real-Time Investigation of a Large Nosocomial Influenza A Outbreak Informed by Genomic Epidemiology B.1.1.529 escapes the majority of … Continue reading →

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Omicron Changes Either Everything or Nothing

Posted on December 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

When Omicron first broke, some asshole with a blog noted: The key thing is to Keep Calm and Carry On. Unless you’re laying odds in Vegas on an Omicron surge and you ‘need’ to know what will happen over the … Continue reading →

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Links 12/12/21

Posted on December 12, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genomic Epidemiology of MRSA During Incarceration at a Large Inner-City Jail Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Vaccines In Minneapolis, home to George Floyd, heavy policing is tied to higher rates of preterm births Antimicrobial Resistance Trends … Continue reading →

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