Wrongo went to his local power equipment repair place on Saturday. It was the first time he consciously didn’t wear a mask in a public setting. Two weeks ago, he went with son Sean to watch a baseball game at Yankee Stadium. While we had seats in the vaccinated section, it was wonderful to be a human among a large gathering of humans, doing very human things.
Connecticut has a new Covid infection rate of less than 2 per 100,000. Our county has zero hospitalized Covid patients and a vaccination rate of more than 70%. That’s not true for much of Red America. An MD friend wrote this on her Facebook page: (emphasis by Wrongo)
“England just delayed their full re-opening by 4 weeks as Covid cases are rising again even though 80% of adults are vaccinated. 99% of their cases are the Delta variant now and a vast majority of their new cases are in children and young adults who have not yet been vaccinated. 10% of hospitalized patients with the Covid Delta variant have been fully vaccinated (Pfizer is 96% effective in preventing severe illness w/Delta variant while Astra Zeneca is 92% effective). We are usually about 3-4 weeks behind Europe.”
As the  Delta variant becomes more widespread in the US in the next 4 to 8 weeks, it will be a real challenge for our poorly vaccinated states. No one really knows how to reach those who refuse to get vaccinated. But Wrongo no longer cares what happens to them. If they don’t want to take basic health precautions, it’s on them:
If you are fully vaccinated, go outside. Be around other people. Bask in the sun. Draw energy from sunlight and the other people.
The Supremes upheld the ACA for a third time. Not everyone is happy:
Juneteenth is now a national holiday:
We should never underestimate the importance of symbolism. And as symbolic gestures go, who exactly could be insulted by celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in America? A national holiday might not be as substantial as a voting rights law, but everything doesn’t have to be judged through the same lens.
Putin Summit wasn’t fun for somebody:
GOP is not happy with the Summit. They fail to see the irony:
You may have seen an article where a FL judge overruled the CDCs restrictions on cruise lines. As flawed as the CDC is, the notion that a judge has the wherewithal to overrule the CDC especially on cruise ships – where infections spread like wildfire, is astonishing.
The politicization of the vaccines should be a scandal – with Republicans suffering but they live in an alternate universe.