And another day of losing patience, percentages of the vaccinated, FL breaks record, police respect, women and men gymnastics rules, a urine test for cancer, AI as an inventor, the largest comet known on its way, and bacon may disappear in CA comes to a close:
“We should not grant an unreasonable minority the power to endanger public health.” — Max Boot
“The irony of antivaxers saying "they don't want to be part of an experiment" is they don't realize they are now the control group.” — Bert Gilfoyle
Deaths
US: 629,315 (+251)
World: 4,232,892 (+8768)
Cases
US: 35,745,024 (+56,518)
World: 198,547,026 (+536,059)
Some vaccinated Americans have lost their patience with those refusing the shot as Covid-19 cases surge and mandates return. Roughly 57.4% of the US population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and roughly 49.5% is fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. Much like face masks, the vaccines became highly politicized in some parts of the country, resulting in vastly different coverage rates. And vaccine hesitancy and refusal were fueled by misinformation and falsehoods that continue to run rampant online.
Less than 0.004% of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization and less than 0.001% died from the disease, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases. Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. -- That includes last year, 2020.
DeSantis will allow parents in Florida to defy school mask mandates, despite health officials saying younger people are COVID-19's "new target". — DeSantis is actively trying to kill you and your children.
Black drivers receive less respect from police officers, study says. A recent American Psychological Association study revealed that police officers speak to Black drivers in a more disrespectful tone during traffic stops than the way they speak to white drivers. The study analyzed body camera footage from more than 100 police officers and used 250 audio clips from an unnamed mid-sized U.S. city and revealed that officers spoke to Black men in a tone of voice that conveyed less warmth, respect and ease in comparison to white men.
Women gymnasts must perform their floor routines to music, while men do not have the same requirement. Some say it's time to do away with that rule. Between the 1910s and the 1960s, vigorous exercise was considered bad for women and their reproductive health, said Jane Rogers, a curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. "Even physicians thought strenuous exercise was bad for women since women were supposed to become wives and mothers," she said. "Sports might physically injure women and leave them unable to perform their housework. Women competed, but were not afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts."…Judges award points to women gymnasts for artistry, musicality and choreography, while the men are scored mostly on their acrobatic skills -- giving them no incentive to add artistic elements to their routines, said Jason Woodnick, vice president of the men's program for USA Gymnastics.
Men's US soccer team backs women's in equal pay dispute. In the filing, the association said U.S. Soccer has “persistently treated the women as second class throughout the 35-year history of the Women’s National Team.”
New Zealand announces conversion therapy ban with prison sentences for abusers. The bill, likely to pass under the country’s Labour majority, would make attempts to change a person’s gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation punishable with up to five years in prison.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn tried to board plane with gun; could face fine, status loss.
MIT engineers have made a diagnostic tool that can detect cancer in urine. The tool, invisible to the naked eye at less than 100 nanometres wide, could also be modified to work as an imaging agent to highlight a confirmed cancerous tumour’s location from a scan…The world-renowned science and technology institute said the nanoparticle could in principle be used to detect cancer anywhere in the body - including tumours that have spread from their primary location, a process known as 'metastasis'. — Science. It matters.
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect. The animal welfare law requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.
Artificial intelligence can now be recognised as an inventor after historic Australian court decision. In a landmark decision, an Australian court has set a groundbreaking precedent, deciding artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be legally recognised as an inventor in patent applications. That might not sound like a big deal, but it challenges a fundamental assumption in the law: that only human beings can be inventors.
Largest known comet is heading close enough to us to become visible. Astronomers have discovered the largest known comet, and it's about a thousand times more massive than others.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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