How Long Does Covid Immunity Last? Will a Second Illness Be Worse? How Can I Prepare?
The New York Times – “Some reinfection questions, answered. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have already had Covid-19, you may be wondering how long you will have immunity from the coronavirus. Earlier in the pandemic, most people assumed that getting infected had at least one upside: that you would be protected against future encounters with the virus. But as the latest wave heads toward the Western region of the country and the virus shows no signs of easing up, reinfections seem to have become common.
Already, many people are reporting second or even third infections with newer variants. Experts have warned that exposure to the coronavirus — through vaccination or infection — does not mean that you are completely protected from future infections. Rather, the coronavirus is evolving to behave more like its closely related cousins, which cause common colds and infect people repeatedly throughout their lives…”
Whose Venice Is It?
… once upon a time: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
The Fed Can’t Fix What’s Driving Inflation. But It Can Start a Recession. J.W. Mason, Barron’s. “If wages aren’t what’s driving inflation, why are we addressing inflation with tools that act mainly on wages?”
This Is Going to Hurt NYT (Re Silc). “Policymakers are engineering this slowdown. Then, the problem was a global pandemic; now, it’s stubbornly high inflation, and the main way the government knows to solve that is by inflicting some economic pain.” Remember the pandemic? Good times
Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store Associated Press
Labor Notes Headliner Covered Up Sexual Assault & Retaliated Against Chicago Union Democracy Activists Payday Report. Yikes.
Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across the U.S. Seattle Times
Facebook Says Apple is Too Powerful. They’re Right. Cory Doctorow, Electronic Frontier Foundation