Watched a garbage truck take out a block of power lines and had to floor it to avoid getting hit by the falling utility poles… living in an Italian Job world today.
Early on in the Covid pandemic, there were lots of articles about how the 1918 flu disappeared from our collective memory and the historical record. Alfred Crosby famously called it "America's Forgotten Pandemic" in his 1989 book.
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A common fallacy is that abortions are mostly done for “unwanted” pregnancies.
The truth is that, abortions are done for many other reasons, often related to maternal health (i.e. ectopic pregnancies) and for fetuses with diagnoses that are incompatible with extrauterine life.
From an L&D Nurse:
If anyone is wondering why their scheduled c-section is delayed for 6 hours, it’s bc all these people & the OB are needed in the room to take care of the unvaccinated pregnant person who is getting intubated, sectioned & taken to icu & their baby goes to NICU.
Today I was transported to the moment my mom found our CD and couldn't make it past Ronan to discover the "Explicits" we were listening to after #ThankYouTaylor#RedTaylorsVersion
In 2012 my sister made a mix CD of mostly J. Cole and Snoop with "Ronan" by T. Swift as a palate cleanser for our teen hearts to cry to #RedTaylorsVersion
Today, FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of #COVID19 caused by SARS-CoV-2. The emergency use authorization allows the vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years and older. https://t.co/w4BQVg0n2G
"It was hard in March. If you're asked to run a race and you ask how far and you're told, 'I don't know, just keep running,' that's hard." But Walz stresses vaccines aren't far away. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel."
.@mnhealth is changing it's messaging on holiday gatherings. "The plans we thought were ok a few weeks ago... are now unsafe." They said last week no more than 10 ppl from 3 households was ok. Today, they're asking people to *skip* gathering with other households all together.
"You need to believe nurses when we tell you these things are happening. And trust the things we are asking for in support. . . Stay home this Thanksgiving so you don't have to spend the New Year with me. " - MNA member Kelly Anaas, RN, COVID ICU at Abbott Northwestern Hospital