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   Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 07:33:21 JST Minoru Saba

   "[COVID-19] has not yet lost its ability to cause major outbreaks—and kill thousands—"
   "2 main factors in the ebb and flow of SARS-CoV-2 are the emergence of new viral variants that escape immune responses, and waning immunity from previous exposure to the virus and vaccines"
   " “[It] can be quite a nasty disease still,” [Oxford Univ epidemiologist Christopher Dye] adds. “And then there’s the question of Long Covid..."
   https://www.science.org/content/article/why-covid-19-surging-again-and-do-shots-still-make-sense?
   #CovidIsNotOver

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     Muro deGrizeco :toad: (murodegrizeco@toad.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 08:56:58 JST Muro deGrizeco :toad:

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     @minorusaba There is a gesture I have taken to making in angry reaction to articles like this.

     With my right hand, I point to the left. With my left hand, I point to the right.

     As if I am telling someone to go in two opposite directions at the same time.

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     Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 14:10:14 JST Minoru Saba

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     • Muro deGrizeco :toad:

     @murodegrizeco The mayor of Amity Island in "Jaws" comes to mind:
     "Mayor Vaughan of Amity, Long Island, was presented with evidence that a man-eating shark was feasting on the locals, yet he insisted that the beaches remain open. The original book gives him criminal reasons for this decision, thanks to his connection to the mob. The Jaws movie explains that his decision is based on the economic well-being of the town."
     https://www.cbr.com/jaws-mayor-vaughn-why-beaches-open/