I heard yesterday that there are 45 cases of monkeypox in 15 states. Is that a troubling trend?
Absolutely not weather or Covid related. I’m putting it here for no reason other than I couldn’t decide which blog to post it on and ended here last. I’m hearing that the bipartisan committee on reform for guns and help for those struggling with mental illness may be reaching an agreement. I have contact info for anyone interested in writing to committee members. I put wording together and then emailed the same wording to each member. It required very little time.
Another not weather or Covid related comment. But this is perhaps a bit closer to discussions here re our US health plans. I’ve mentioned Mac’s cousins DIL who is an emergency room physician in Chile. She is expecting a baby in July. In Chile she has an automatic two weeks off before birth and five and a half months off after the baby’s birth. All paid leave
I do see different times if I google, but this is first hand so I’ll go with it.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have universal health care
Couldn’t post yesterday as I took a much needed day off to do a long bike ride with friends.
Philip, I’m not very concerned about monkeypox, because its transmissibility is quite low. This said, cases are rising in many countries. As I mentioned, our case count is definitely an undercount as we’re not comprehensive testing. I believe we have hundreds of cases right now in the U.S.
Nationwide cases have plateaued for Covid-19, though hospitalizations have edged up slightly (makes sens; there is a delay). Deaths have not been rising as much as hospitalizations; that is, the slope is less. Good sign. Massachusetts and the Northeast are trending in the right directions. But, we do have BA.4 and BA.5 waves to contend with. Portugal is experiencing a major spike. UK is entering yet another wave. How much impact these will have in the U.S. is not clear. This is because it’s unclear how much protection previous infections with BA.2 versions offer.
Glad to know that something may pass the Senate. But, it’s far too little. It won’t do much of anything to prevent mass shootings with assault rifles. The 2nd amendment – like ALL other amendments – is NOT absolute and shouldn’t be treated that way. Yes, everyone has a right to have a gun, but the conditions for such a right can be determined at the state level (eg, Massachusetts gun control laws), and at the federal level restrictions can be applied regarding the kind of weapon permitted and the munitions allowed to purchase. To say otherwise is to essentially state that all rights are absolute. They’re not, and they never have been. Freedom of speech isn’t (certain things one may not see without being punished), abortion right isn’t (subject to term limits), voting rights aren’t (prisoners may not vote), etc …
Vicki, universal healthcare should be a right, in my view, of every U.S. citizen, and, in keeping with what I said above, that right doesn’t mean everyone should have access to every medicine, procedure, etc … No. That’s not the way it works in any country that has incorporated that right of healthcare.
Agree with you re universal health care. I also agree that what passes now may not be enough but it is a start. If there is no compromise, then there is no bill.
As far as hepatitis…..I have no words. We have done absolutely nothing to protect our children on several fronts. It amazes me that we send our kids into schools that are not safe on more than one level.
Don’t know what to make of this other than to say it doesn’t look good. This is a tweet on hepatitis in children. Covid-19 may be an important factor. Still being investigated. https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1536003543139684359
Joshua, with Covid-19 testing no longer required for international travel, will you now be able to visit your daughter in the UK whenever you want for as long as you want without having to worry about being able to return home? Like 2019 again?
Yes, though I’m not planning on going over there until some time in 2023. I do plan to spend a few months in the UK in 2023, and perhaps every year after that; well, until I’m too infirm to travel. I can do much of my work from `home’ – which means anywhere nowadays, in my line of work – and can rent out my place here in Boston while spending some time over there. They have AirBnB specials, which aren’t expensive.
I like the UK a lot. I feel very much at home there. Probably more so than I do here in the US, and more than I do in the Netherlands.
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I heard yesterday that there are 45 cases of monkeypox in 15 states. Is that a troubling trend?
Absolutely not weather or Covid related. I’m putting it here for no reason other than I couldn’t decide which blog to post it on and ended here last. I’m hearing that the bipartisan committee on reform for guns and help for those struggling with mental illness may be reaching an agreement. I have contact info for anyone interested in writing to committee members. I put wording together and then emailed the same wording to each member. It required very little time.
Another not weather or Covid related comment. But this is perhaps a bit closer to discussions here re our US health plans. I’ve mentioned Mac’s cousins DIL who is an emergency room physician in Chile. She is expecting a baby in July. In Chile she has an automatic two weeks off before birth and five and a half months off after the baby’s birth. All paid leave
I do see different times if I google, but this is first hand so I’ll go with it.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have universal health care
Couldn’t post yesterday as I took a much needed day off to do a long bike ride with friends.
Philip, I’m not very concerned about monkeypox, because its transmissibility is quite low. This said, cases are rising in many countries. As I mentioned, our case count is definitely an undercount as we’re not comprehensive testing. I believe we have hundreds of cases right now in the U.S.
Nationwide cases have plateaued for Covid-19, though hospitalizations have edged up slightly (makes sens; there is a delay). Deaths have not been rising as much as hospitalizations; that is, the slope is less. Good sign. Massachusetts and the Northeast are trending in the right directions. But, we do have BA.4 and BA.5 waves to contend with. Portugal is experiencing a major spike. UK is entering yet another wave. How much impact these will have in the U.S. is not clear. This is because it’s unclear how much protection previous infections with BA.2 versions offer.
Glad to know that something may pass the Senate. But, it’s far too little. It won’t do much of anything to prevent mass shootings with assault rifles. The 2nd amendment – like ALL other amendments – is NOT absolute and shouldn’t be treated that way. Yes, everyone has a right to have a gun, but the conditions for such a right can be determined at the state level (eg, Massachusetts gun control laws), and at the federal level restrictions can be applied regarding the kind of weapon permitted and the munitions allowed to purchase. To say otherwise is to essentially state that all rights are absolute. They’re not, and they never have been. Freedom of speech isn’t (certain things one may not see without being punished), abortion right isn’t (subject to term limits), voting rights aren’t (prisoners may not vote), etc …
Vicki, universal healthcare should be a right, in my view, of every U.S. citizen, and, in keeping with what I said above, that right doesn’t mean everyone should have access to every medicine, procedure, etc … No. That’s not the way it works in any country that has incorporated that right of healthcare.
Agree with you re universal health care. I also agree that what passes now may not be enough but it is a start. If there is no compromise, then there is no bill.
As far as hepatitis…..I have no words. We have done absolutely nothing to protect our children on several fronts. It amazes me that we send our kids into schools that are not safe on more than one level.
Don’t know what to make of this other than to say it doesn’t look good. This is a tweet on hepatitis in children. Covid-19 may be an important factor. Still being investigated. https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1536003543139684359
Joshua, with Covid-19 testing no longer required for international travel, will you now be able to visit your daughter in the UK whenever you want for as long as you want without having to worry about being able to return home? Like 2019 again?
Yes, though I’m not planning on going over there until some time in 2023. I do plan to spend a few months in the UK in 2023, and perhaps every year after that; well, until I’m too infirm to travel. I can do much of my work from `home’ – which means anywhere nowadays, in my line of work – and can rent out my place here in Boston while spending some time over there. They have AirBnB specials, which aren’t expensive.
I like the UK a lot. I feel very much at home there. Probably more so than I do here in the US, and more than I do in the Netherlands.
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