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The COVID pandemic is now wreaking havoc on countries like India, where the infection spread and ensuing illness and death are out of control.
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Here in the US, we appear to be moving in the other direction. Infection and hospitalization rates are dropping due to mask wearing, social distancing, and most importantly, vaccination.
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Nearly 40% of American adults have received at least one vaccination and 25% are fully vaccinated. Yet we are still averaging over 60,000 new infections and 700+ deaths per day which translates to close to another 150,000 deaths within a year.
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That means we re not out of the woods. Some people look at these numbers and feel they don t need to follow through with their second shot. It s estimated that 5 million people have missed their second vaccination. Some of those may have had valid reasons and will likely reschedule. But the fact that so many people are shrugging off the second half of the vaccination is disturbing.
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How Newcastle cat cafe Catpawcino will change due to Covid
Catpawcino owner, Sarah Zong, has taken all her nine resident cats home to care for them as her cafe remains closed
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When the second national lockdown was announced in late October, this Newcastle cat cafe owner was devastated to close her doors once again.
Since 1970, April 22nd has been Earth Day a day to focus on improving the environment for us and the generations that will come afterward. This year, while there is still much need to address topics like climate change and pollution, we have other toxic environmental issues with which to contend. There's a
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On Sunday, an unarmed 20-year-old Black man was shot and killed by a local police officer during a traffic stop outside Minneapolis.
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The officer and police chief both called this an error: The officer meant to reach for her taser, but pulled out the gun and fired a single bullet instead. They called this an accidental discharge.
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After the fact, it s easy to say, we shouldn t have done something that it was a mistake. The problem is some mistakes are minor, and some are life-changing, or in this case, life-extinguishing.
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The officer involved resigned from the force and has been charged with manslaughter. The fact that she made a mistake doesn t change the outcome. Why was she even reaching for a taser anyway? Was that necessary?