South Carolina school mask mandate ban halted by federal judge: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-education-covid-19-pandemic-53b86af8a705b25c8e85dd5e04995c75 . Another GOP governor joins the idiot bandwagon. This is appalling child endangerment, and none of these fools can even come up with a different stunt.
American Academy of Pediatrics weighs in against Iowa school mask mandate ban: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-courts-lawsuits-health-5133c608260c310c972f845ad684ef93 . See comment in previous paragraph.
WSJ: People are getting boosters under false pretenses: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-getting-covid-19-boostersno-questions-asked-11632916800 . We called out this basic problem some time ago.
United Airlines expected to fire 593 employees who refused vaccination: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/29/united-airlines-600-workers-face-termination-vaccines-coronavirus . United is getting a bit less friendly but safer.
WSJ: COVID risk on airplanes: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-transmission-flights-planes-recent-research-11632857439 .
Care rationing spreads in Alaska: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-29/the-latest-un-reports-10-global-drop-in-new-virus-cases .
Wyoming residents confuse “fierce independence” and “ignorant”: https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-low-covid-vaccine-rate-impact-5381fe4e9f96ae7461e0cb68e98aea49 . Wyoming has less than 0.2% of the US population, but has the same number of US senators as California, which has over 11%. What’s wrong with this picture? Answer: Article 5 of the US Constitution, the major remaining slavery-based provision of the document.
Meanwhile, we know so much about the January 6 insurrection that it’s preventing speedy trials: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-trials-arrests-health-united-states-3f40cb01b0415c6cd453b214711ab4ea . Mass data is not necessarily progress. Sometimes it obscures obvious information.
Federal judge blocks part of Arizona abortion law: https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-temporarily-blocks-parts-of-new-arizona-abortion-law-11632936417 .
WSJ: India looks to produce its own mRNA vaccine this year: https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-aims-to-producemrnacovid-19-vaccine-this-year-11632907801 . Note that the mRNA vaccine they propose will withstand storage in a regular refrigerator. The implications for developing countries are enormous.
Singapore relaxes COVID restrictions, worrying its citizens: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-pandemics-singapore-9d1ae27b0b79294924c5765b5ba619d2 .
South Africa reports corruption in its health ministry during pandemic: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-africa-health-south-africa-b41b697e2ec09287027dd942f5622d55 .
WSJ: US to reinstate penalties for accidental killings of migratory birds: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-plans-to-restore-criminal-penalties-for-accidental-killings-of-migratory-birds-11632928768 . How does this affect wind turbines?
WSJ: Extinctions rise: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nearly-two-dozen-endangered-species-are-now-extinct-u-s-agency-says-11632934478 .