Tag Archives: COVID vaccines

COVID news from around the neighborhood. Sigh

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Big cats and primates at the Jacksonville Zoo, in Florida, will receive COVID-19 vaccinations, and a judge in Ohio reversed an emergency order that compelled a hospital to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient in a … Continue reading →

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Animal news: a Great Blue Whale and a booster shot

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Naomi

I’m so excited! This morning I got my third vaccine shot, the booster, at an unusual location: the American Museum of Natural History. I was not aware until now that this was a vaccine location. But even better, the shot … Continue reading →

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Are we facing a Big Pharma competition?

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Naomi

I don’t mean that seriously. The drug companies themselves are unlikely to be spending tons of money on TV ads, telling us “Ask your doctor if [blank vaccine] is right for you.” What I wonder, though, will we Pfizer shotees … Continue reading →

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