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This Should Be A Hoot, Once It Takes Off

The South African variant of the coronavirus is notably more adept at “breaking through” the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine than other variants are, Israeli scientists have found, in a first-of-its-kind real-world study.

Israel has used the Pfizer vaccine almost exclusively to vaccinate millions of citizens, with a version by Moderna, based on similar innovative mRNA technology, used minimally.

There was briefly a defense of sorts, but it looks as though there's more trouble ahead.

 

He Didn't Exactly Drown In A Sea Of Love

LA SALLE, Colo. — Juan Panzo Temoxtle, 44, died after a manure vacuum truck he was operating sunk into a manure pit at the Shelton Dairy on March 31.

He was in the cab when it went nose-first into the soup.

 

Saying Goodbye To PPB

Officers are leaving the Portland Police Bureau in droves, citing reasons such as city leadership, budget cuts, and protests, The Oregonian reports. Many officers, according top the Police bureau, are moving to other agencies around the state.

 

Coming Back To Oregon

The initiative's aim, which could begin as early as this upcoming fall, is to create a "nonessential experimental population" in the Pacific Northwest — where the birds haven't lived in the wild for a century.

Up here, they mostly died from lead poisoning, although now laws have been changed to reduce the incidents. So it's "welcome back, buzzards!"

 

Might Want To Avoid Dallas For The Time Being

Coronavirus deaths surpassed fatalities from heart disease, cancer & strokes. DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new report from the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation said mortalities due to the coronavirus pandemic are now the leading cause of death among Dallas County residents, surpassing heart disease, cancer and strokes in the past year.

No word on how it stacks up against gunshots.

 

 

Da Shots For Da Covid

Medical experts think we will need a vaccination rate of around 80% to reach the point where infections are dramatically reduced in the US, and projections show that 70% of Americans will be vaccinated by late June.

But those projections assume that everyone who is eligible will take a vaccine. A recent Pew study estimates, however, that only 69% of Americans want a shot. That means reaching the threshold will require efforts to understand why the “maybes” are hesitant and how their minds might be changed.

Actually, I've not been vaccinated, and don't have any plans to change that, as I spend my outdoor time in a fenced yard with the dog or indoors with said dog. The freezer's full, so I don't need to go to a store; there's enough food and dog-food to last for a few months. I've got meats, salmon, and veggies in there, so all in all, things are looking decent. I stocked up before the pandemic thing, because prices were low and I like a good selection on hand. Then this thing hit, but as luck would have it, it's not much of a problem.

One thing that's kind of amazing is how quiet the neighborhood has become. Traffic's way down around here; ducks are leaving the creek and hanging out in the road and elsewhere. It's like an animal takeover! There were three of them hanging in the front yard this morning, rooting around for whatever they root around for.

 

Tuning Up The Tiny Violins

BOSTON (CBS) – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has filed a lawsuit over his treatment at a supermax prison.

The hand-written complaint, originally filed in January, was amended March 5. Among other things, Tsarnaev claims the defendants – which include BOP, the company that administers the prison and Attorney General Merrick Garland – are interfering with his ability to communicate with his family, placing a hold on his money and hurting his chances of avoiding a death sentence.

I'm surprised that he's still alive.

 

Well, All U.S. Supreme Court Justices Are Vaccinated

I suppose that's good.

The health risks from Covid-19 infection increase exponentially among older age groups. The death rate for people ages 65-74 is 1,100 times higher than people ages 5-17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

Surprise!

When surveyed, Americans of all political stripes -- but especially liberals -- hugely exaggerated the number of unarmed black men wrongly killed by police in the US.

Grave Error

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Long Island cemetery employee was killed when a grave he was leveling out collapsed on him Thursday morning, authorities said.

The man was leveling out the bottom of a grave at Washington Memorial Park on Canal Road in Mount Sinai around 8:30 a.m. when the grave collapsed on him, Suffolk County police said in a statement provided to 1010 WINS.