“If in the second and third wave we’d seen these levels of positivity to tests conducted, we would have seen very significant increases in hospital admissions and we’re not seeing that…So I actually think there is a silver lining here and this may signal the end of Covid-19, with it attenuating itself to such an extent that it’s highly contagious, but doesn’t cause severe disease. That’s what happened with Spanish flu.”
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The Food and Drug Administration is asking a judge to give it 75 years to produce data concerning the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, up 20 years from a previous request.
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Austin, Texas is one of the nation’s fastest-gentrifying cities as the rapid influx of affluent millennials pushes out low-income residents. Parts of Austin that were once lined with mobile home parks and industrial yards have become modern apartment buildings and trendy restaurants. This trend is happening all over the city and pushing the working poor further and further outside city limits.
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An increase in heart conditions in younger people has some experts coining a new phrase: “post-pandemic stress disorder”. This new diagnosis/explanation is being defined as “a direct result of the increased stress and anxiety levels caused from the effects of PPSD (post-pandemic stress disorder) [from the pandemic].”
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A rash of vehicle break-ins that happened Monday Night in and around Sealy has police asking for help in finding/identifying subjects.
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