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COVID Notes: More Covid Patients; Studies on Long Term Covid; A Million Deaths

Posted on May 17, 2022 by David Posnett

  I had several COVID positive patients this week, all vaccinated. All relatively speaking mild (i.e. no respiratory distress), including members of my family. COVID is constantly mutating. It would appear that one of the mutations is responsible for the … Continue reading →

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The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box at Wuhan?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by David Posnett

By Nicholas Wade | May 5, 2021 Reprinted with permission. First appeared in medium.com here and in the bulletin.org here. Check out the comments at both of these sites. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins … Continue reading →

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How to Climb out of the Financial Rut in NY State

Posted on February 6, 2021 by David Posnett

On Feb. 5th R&R heard a presentation by Rebecca Saletan and Nick Lyndon on “The Invest in our New York Act”. It is a package of 6 bills for the State of NY. Together they are proposed to raise more … Continue reading →

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SARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain

Posted on November 8, 2020 by David Posnett

This story is of some concern… (1) WHO, 6 November 2020 Since June 2020, 214 human cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Denmark with SARS-CoV-2 variants associated with farmed minks, including 12 cases with a unique variant, reported on … Continue reading →

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How Masks Matter

Posted on October 21, 2020 by David Posnett

OMG! Who did this?!?! Best 2 minutes of your day, week, month, maybe year. #WearAMask #SleepingBeauty #COVID19 #Masks #MasksSaveLives pic.twitter.com/ArgUIL77B3 — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 18, 2020 OK. Seriously, what is the latest on masks? Bottom line: if most people … Continue reading →

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What are Trump’s chances?

Posted on October 3, 2020 by David Posnett

What are the chances of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death in a COVID-19 patient like Donald Trump? There is a ton of data relating to age of the patient, sex of the patient, obesity, pre-existing conditions, etc. There are important … Continue reading →

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Pence staffer calls out Trump, endorses Biden

Posted on September 20, 2020 by David Posnett

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/campaign-ads-2020/republican-voters-against-trump-pence-staffer-calls-out-trump-endorses-biden–campaign-2020/2020/09/17/1f3b7e6c-583e-4cbe-bafa-9f4325fd9f64_video.html Former Pence aide, Olivia Troye, says she will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic.Watch this short video!

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Trump lied. Americans died.

Posted on September 10, 2020 by David Posnett

Great ad. Watch here! If you are a Trump sycophant, like Lee ZELDIN, you are complicit. https://secure.anedot.com/the-lincoln-project/c262bcf05f6eb4578127d

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Pandemic: How did Trump’s America Screw up?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by David Posnett

http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/05/america-leads-world-covid-19-deaths/ The United States has just 4% of the world’s population but over 25% of its confirmed COVID‑19 cases and deaths. With arguably the most advanced healthcare research and top hospitals and doctors, it seems difficult to fathom. What the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Science Denialism

Posted on September 2, 2020 by David Posnett

“People don’t seem to understand that public health is a critical element of national security,” said Randall Larsen, a retired Air Force colonel. “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to … Continue reading →

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