Lockdown and its close-knit family of dry laws, masking, self-isolation, curfew and quarantine have had extended shelf life here in pandemic Colombia. Throw in
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My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State
At 2:30 pm, on Friday, January 29, 2021, I became a COVD-19 statistic. That day, my name was entered into two databases: New York
Biden announces Jan. 19, 2021 national memorial for COVID victims
January 20th is just nine days from the writing of this post. That day and the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala
Trump’s obsession with grievance
I’m a glutton for punishment. From time to time, I dip into Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter feed just to see what kind of insanity
COVID-19 vaccines in a rich-country, poor-country world
That we live in an unequal world is nothing new. Now, though, that reality may have unpredictable consequences for all of us. We are
I tested negative for COVID-19: Here’s my story of exposure, anxiety and relief
I am not perfect, and I’ve never been particularly great at taking direction. As a child I always received low grades in art, of
We’re all in this together. Where we are, where we need to go.
It’s already starting to happen. The healing. The power to love one another. The excitement of a shared commitment. The sense of wholeness when
A little math, a lot of science: calculating COVID-19 risks
This morning’s New York Times roundup, by David Leonhart, mentioned a blog post by a Dartmouth biologist, Erin S. Bromage: The Risks – Know
Life by numbers
Once upon a time, we had Paint by Numbers. Now suddenly, we have Life by Numbers. Numbers circulate in our daily 2020 lives just
800,000 MD’s call Trump’s Easter re-opening plan a prescription for disaster
800,000 doctors are telling Donald Trump that his “plan” to reopen businesses by Easter is a bad idea. In a letter delivered to Trump