This is one of those days, Friday, no less, when a range of issues and events is coming to conclusion: The most immediate is that Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts . The FDA is close to approving boosters for all adults. House will vote today on the $1.85 trillion social welfare package. Next, on to the Senate. Last year hardly anyone caught the seasonal flu. This year the H3N2 virus has made a strong return . This was the Hong Kong Flu in 1968/9 and Fujian Flu of 2003/4. 90% of all flu cases so far this year linked to H3N2. College campuses, in particular, have shown outbreaks. While the positivity rate for the flu remains low today at 0.3%, it is 37% at the University of Michigan and 30% at Florida State. 77% of UofM cases were to students who did not get the flu shot this fall. This will only get worse into February. Who knew that the positivity rate for the seasonal flu was 17% for the U.S. in 2019, but only 0.15% last year. Not ...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.