CoViD-19: Ending The Emergency, Research Still Trickling | Fletcher Resigns | California Passes Windfall Profit Law |

Amur Leopard Cup (4.5.23)

I've had a hell of a month, so this post is just to clean my slate of drafts. I've got a lot to talk about when I'm able. 

Stay safe out there. 

• COVID-19:
• COVID left some with damaged immune response, study finds - CBS News (3.23.23)
• mRNA vaccine beats infection for key defense against COVID-19, Stanford Medicine scientists find. Stanford Medicine researchers have shown that prior SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces killer T cells’ response to vaccination. These cells are crucial for eliminating the virus from the body. - Stanford Medicine News Center (3.28.23)
• Senate votes to overturn COVID-19 national emergency order. Biden opposed measure but plans to sign it, White House official says. - Roll Call (3.29.23)
• As County Emergency Declarations End, Public Health Releases Guidance for Safety at Schools, Worksites and Healthcare Facilities - County of Los Angeles Public Health (3.31.23)
• Politics:
• Morning Report: Fletcher Resigns - Voice of San Diego (3.30.23)
• Supervisor Fletcher, MTS named in sexual harassment lawsuit - kpbs (3.29.23)
• GOP lawmakers override Kentucky governor’s veto of transgender bill - PBS.org (3.29.23)
• News:
• New California gas price law another defeat for oil industry - AP News/kpbs (3.29.23)
• Be a Fool Fur Love for a Hopeful Shelter Animal - April 1-April 9: Adopt Adult Pets for only $20 - County News Center (3.29.23)
• Guns:
• Right-wing pundits, with Musk's encouragement, respond to mass shooting with anti-trans propaganda - Popular Information (3.30.23)
• The Right Is Using the Nashville Shooting to Declare War on Trans People. “It has been an online barrage towards basically any visible trans person online.” - Vice (3.29.23)
• Other Reading:
• California’s Atmospheric Rivers Are Getting Worse. As climate change makes storms warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. - Wired (3.25.23)