I bought myself a second book for a Christmas present--one I had heard of in a Philosophy class more than fifty years ago and kept in mind ever since, but never read. Bought it through Alibris.com [thanks, Susan!] and it seemed rather dear, but adjusting for inflation it cost no more than I paid for an unremarkable textbook in junior college way back when.
Real Men Drive Electric Trucks[?] [Click] “How much will American men have to adapt to help keep the planet from roasting?” The male behaviors described sound totally weird to me; I can’t think of a single male role model, or even an acquaintance, who acted like that.
GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 [Click] “In Idaho, a lawmaker introduced a bill that would define vaccine mandates — of any kind — as a form of assault. In Florida, a prominent state senator has called for a review of all vaccine requirements, including those for immunizations that have enjoyed wide public acceptance for decades, like polio and the measles, mumps, and rubella shot. And in Montana, the Republican governor recently signed into law a new bill that forbids businesses, including hospitals, from enforcing any vaccination requirements as a condition of employment.”
I used to work in hospitals with prenatal, labor and delivery services. Rubella vaccination or immunity was required to come in contact with expectant patients, to prevent in utero rubella [German measles] infections, which were the major cause of extreme mental retardation. After vaccination became general, it took decades (or to be more precise lifetimes—of the patients) for the number of institutionalized victims to fall to current levels.
When I was a chaplain intern at the hospital, I was not allowed to be there until I had first had a TB tine test. I'm sure I also had to have the other usual immunisations, but I remember having the actual tine test too. Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it...but it's sure unfair when they take the rest of us down with them.
Biden nominates new chair for postal service board, ousts Dejoys allies
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DeleteThe Canadian story is certainly a good one, whether true or not! I find myself speculating about what might ensue in the Lone Star State. . .
ReplyDeleteSan Diego motorway frenzy after armoured van spills money https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59358070
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Plastic pollution: New meat tray 'could save tonnes of waste'
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I bought myself a second book for a Christmas present--one I had heard of in a Philosophy class more than fifty years ago and kept in mind ever since, but never read. Bought it through Alibris.com [thanks, Susan!] and it seemed rather dear, but adjusting for inflation it cost no more than I paid for an unremarkable textbook in junior college way back when.
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FBI searches for Jimmy Hoffa’s body in New Jersey landfill after deathbed tip [Click]
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NYT: You Should See Her in a Crown. Now You Can See Her Face. [Click] More strange prehistoric goings-on revealed by DNA, this time in southern Iberia during the transition from the Copper Age to the Bronze Age.
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GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19 [Click] “In Idaho, a lawmaker introduced a bill that would define vaccine mandates — of any kind — as a form of assault. In Florida, a prominent state senator has called for a review of all vaccine requirements, including those for immunizations that have enjoyed wide public acceptance for decades, like polio and the measles, mumps, and rubella shot. And in Montana, the Republican governor recently signed into law a new bill that forbids businesses, including hospitals, from enforcing any vaccination requirements as a condition of employment.”
ReplyDeleteI used to work in hospitals with prenatal, labor and delivery services. Rubella vaccination or immunity was required to come in contact with expectant patients, to prevent in utero rubella [German measles] infections, which were the major cause of extreme mental retardation. After vaccination became general, it took decades (or to be more precise lifetimes—of the patients) for the number of institutionalized victims to fall to current levels.
When I was a chaplain intern at the hospital, I was not allowed to be there until I had first had a TB tine test. I'm sure I also had to have the other usual immunisations, but I remember having the actual tine test too. Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it...but it's sure unfair when they take the rest of us down with them.
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