As you know, the new COVID-19 Omicron bivalent booster is now available.   When is the best time to take this shot?   It depends.   Read this article for details . For those who took their last booster six months ago, plan to soon travel, or otherwise happen to be vulnerable, like elders, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. In my case, I'm old, have a long trip coming up beginning on November 12, and live in a seniors' community.   Thus, 15 Craigside will arrange for these shots to be taken on our premises later this month.   For me, that's perfect, especially if taken at least two weeks before departure, which will be the case. But all my four vaccinations were of the Moderna version.   Should I stick to the same one, or expand to Pfizer? The CDC says it does not matter. Some studies of the earlier shots indicated that mixing vaccine brands actually may have produced a higher number of antibodies.  Moderna's earlier monovalent vaccines were slightly more effective than Pfizer's,

At COP26 in Glasgow nuclear power seemed to have made a comeback to team with renewable resources to check climate warming.  If nothing else, the nuclear proponents argue that their power source is the only major baseload option in the transition to totally clean energy.   To quote: Nuclear power generates about 10% of the world’s electricity, which amounts to more than a quarter of all low-carbon electricity. Its reliable, 24/7 output also helps mitigate energy fuel price volatility and improve the reliability and resilience of electrical grids with high shares of variable renewables. For these reasons, nuclear power in partnership with other clean energy sources can help deliver on both the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a   recent report   by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) . Mind you, the above came from the International Atomic Energy Agency. I've read a range of articles about the validity of using more

Before getting into the COVID-19 Pandemic, here is a New York Times viewpoint from this morning on how Biden will tax the very rich: The data is a reminder of   just how far   taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years. In the decades just after World War II, many corporations paid about half of their profits in federal taxes. (Shareholders, who are disproportionately affluent, effectively pay those taxes). Today, corporate taxes are   only about one-fourth as large , as a share of G.D.P., as they were in the 1950s and ’60s. Also from the NYT: Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing , raising questions about the future of their philanthropic foundation. I began reading Gates' new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster . Bill McKibbens' review , where he starts with: First things first — much respect to   Bill Gates   for his membership in the select club of ultrabillionaires not actively attempting to flee Earth and colonize Mars . For the record, here is a timetable