Henry J. Cordes
Omaha World-Herald
It takes time for vaccines to build up immunity and the two authorized coronavirus vaccines both require two doses given several weeks apart to train the body s immune system. Source by: Stringr
Everett âBudâ Hopkinson didnât treat the shot he was about to get in his left arm as anything special.
âIâve had so damn many shots in my life,â the 88-year-old retired teacher said with a laugh.
But this shot was indeed notable: the second vaccination intended to protect the Papillion nursing home resident from contracting COVID-19. And if recent figures for new infections in Nebraskaâs nursing homes are any indication, those shots are proving effective in stopping spread of the deadly virus.
Travel memories from urban polo player Sam Hopkinson - a life in travel
17 Feb, 2021 10:46 PM
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Broome s Cable Beach in the Kimberley, Western Australia provided Kiwi polo player Sam Hopkinson s most memorable sunset. Photo / Jarrad Seng
Broome s Cable Beach in the Kimberley, Western Australia provided Kiwi polo player Sam Hopkinson s most memorable sunset. Photo / Jarrad Seng
NZ Herald
Where are your strongest memories from the first overseas trip you ever took?
The first trip I took for polo was to the UK to work as a groom for Ross Ainsley, one of the world s best polo players. I flew from Auckland to Dubai to London on a freight plane carrying 12 polo ponies, three racehorses and a very large Rolls Royce for a member of the Dubai royal family. I remember spending most of the trip sitting in the Rolls Royce with the seat laid back. It was the closest to travelling First Class I would ever get! I arrived in London at 5am on a freezing cold foggy morning. Afte