News Of The Week Roundup: Week 19, 2021
Another week, more news. Obviously the biggest domestic news over the past few days was the updated CDC guidance saying fully vaccinated folks can ditch the masks. The science tells us that the vaccines are especially effective against COVID-19 and we should all be thankful for that! In Ohio, our mask mandate was officially ended because of the CDC guidance but most businesses are still requiring masks and most people seem to still be wearing them while outside in crowded areas, too. The change will take a little getting use to I suppose.
The article below, featured in Wired, is the single best piece of journalism I've come across in several months. Truly amazing long-form work. This COVID-19 piece reads like a thriller! Take 25 minutes and enjoy.
Out today, my feature for @WIRED on the origin of the airborne-droplet dichotomy, how a seemingly small error made decades ago would have massive repercussions on public health policy, and how Covid-19 catalyzed a reckoning with that flawed history.https://t.co/tz2WfKhSaI
— Megan Molteni (@MeganMolteni) May 13, 2021
The Middle East is on fire again, with Israel and Hamas launching missiles at each other and killing innocent people. Gaza looks straight shelled at this point. Such a shame.
Last night, an MSF clinic in #Gaza where we provide trauma and burn treatment was damaged by Israeli aerial bombardment, leaving a sterilization room unusable and a waiting area damaged. No one was injured in our clinic, but people were killed by the bombing. pic.twitter.com/Dwol0EPXEr
— MSF International (@MSF) May 16, 2021
UPDATE: Gaza death toll jumps to 192, including 58 children: health ministry
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) May 16, 2021
Latest updates: https://t.co/TpbmpfY80N pic.twitter.com/0t3aoj8Lrc
Also from Wired, information about ransomware attacks and how one crippled the Colonial Pipeline and caused gas shortages in some southern U.S. states. To be fair, people didn't need to panic and hoard gas. Heck, people were using plastic grocery bags to buy gas. Insanity.
If you've missed out on the Colonial Pipeline saga this week, here's @a_greenberg on why it takes ransomware attacks that cripple infrastructure to a new level... https://t.co/9P717ju7cm
— Gideon Lichfield (@glichfield) May 14, 2021
In sports news, I have to admit I am intrigued by this upcoming game. I am no fan of Tom Brady, but the media hype for the matchup between the Patriots and the Buccaneers is going to be insane.
Average ticket price for the the Buccaneers-Patriots’ game in New England on Oct. 3 is $1,370, with prices as high as $12,000 on Ticketmaster, according to Vivid Seats. pic.twitter.com/KiF5LjEQxv
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 14, 2021
And I leave you with this - I hope I win, ha!
NEW: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the state will give $1 million to 5 randomly-selected people who get vaccinated against COVID-19
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) May 12, 2021