US COVID cases climb: https://apnews.com/article/arizona-coronavirus-pandemic-thanksgiving-holidays-us-news-1dee7ebbf246b23f45515ca396b38a00 .
COVID disease timeline compared to CDC guidelines: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/12/05/if-exposed-to-covid-19-coronavirus-how-long-before-you-have-symptoms/?sh=46799b1515a6 .
Oregon doc’s anti-mask comments draw medical license suspension: https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-india-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-8eb8e174415553d82970d1ffb4581550 . Apparently he’s gunning to replace Scott Atlas.
COVID surge puts most of California in stay-at-home restrictions: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/most-of-california-to-be-under-stay-at-home-orders-as-covid-19-surges-idUSKBN28F0WC .
Can gene editing help treat sickle cell anemia?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gene-editing-shows-promise-in-sickle-cell-disease-11607189442 .
Pfizer vaccinations start in Britain Tuesday: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine/britain-gets-ready-for-roll-out-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-this-week-idUSKBN28G005 .
Moscow opens vaccination centers: https://apnews.com/article/international-news-immunizations-moscow-coronavirus-pandemic-vladimir-putin-a814654e46118a8698eb815a4bdad343 . WSJ: Sputnik V vaccinations start in Russia: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-begins-rolling-out-sputnik-v-coronavirus-vaccine-11607174273 .
Brazil’s surge worsens: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-covid-19-deaths-surge-past-uk-who-says-hospital-system-coping-idUSKBN23J30F .
WSJ: Did Asians have earlier virus exposure generating some COVID protection?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/scientists-investigate-whether-exposure-to-earlier-coronavirus-helped-asia-fight-covid-19-11607166230 . Regional mortality differences from COVID-19 may help modeling of future pandemics.
WSJ: Biden’s options for HHS Secretary: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-eyes-three-candidates-to-lead-u-s-health-agency-11607211010 .
Your Christmas nut assortment has arrived: https://www.yahoo.com/now/if-it-takes-a-miracle-for-trump-to-stay-in-office-evangelicals-like-michele-bachmann-are-fine-with-that-225202095.html . The secret to Christmas fruitcake is maximum nuts, minimum batter. “No thanks” to Christmas music from the Bachmann-Flynn Overdrive. And “No, dammit” to today’s Christmas recital, The Orange Devil Went Down to Georgia: https://www.wsj.com/articles/georgia-republicans-await-trump-visit-with-trepidation-ahead-of-crucial-vote-11607187433 .
More on Tony Hsieh’s death: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9019621/Jewel-warned-ex-Zappos-CEO-Tony-Hsieh-drug-use-prior-death.html . There has also been recent reporting that the shed was locked from the inside. Locked or barricaded, the tragic result is the same.