One reason I decided to pursue science (degreed/job) was because I naively thought it was devoid of politics. My father warned me I was wrong, and he was so right. I quickly learned that anything involving humans becomes political.

Same here. Didn't go to any of my graduations. I could have cared less. Went camping or started a job instead.

The data must have been updated last time I looked. It was 2-3% and considered “rare”. I recommended to people that had similar event(s) to report it to CDC to help capture adverse events. Such data helps inform the future.

I had shingles on my scalp and in left ear. I was slammed with medications (anti-virals, etc) to prevent it going into my eye(s). Thankfully, no lesions. It was as if there were microscopic insects crawling on the nerves all over my scalp and in my ear. Thought I was going insane. 🙄

That didn’t stop me from subsequent boosters but I did get the shingles vaccination as soon as Medicare supported them. 2/2

Shingles events were more common following the 1st mRNA COVID vaccination than admitted by health authorities until finally reported in 2022. One ER MD said he had more presentation of shingles post-COVID vaccinations in 3 weeks than he has ever had in 1 year. 1/2

“… physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms.” -Chandra Prescod-Weinstein, physicist/astronomer Not just physicists, but all scientists.

Reading Thomas Hale’s Commentary (see link) made me hopeful, but will a Declaration on Future Generations succeed? I don’t expect the high power countries to participate. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is already eroding. Or am I just cynical? www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A Declaration on Future Generations could bring the changes we need

Committing countries to safeguarding the needs and interests of the citizens of tomorrow, a new Declaration on Future Generations could be as transformational as 1948's Universal Declaration of Human ...

This central database is welcomed. A point of view from my yrs in academic veterinary pathology (clinical & research), the complicated issue is still humans. You can provide information & guidance to farmers, owners, even private veterinarians, etc, but they still do what they damn well want to do.

This still remains on my personal bookshelf. Bought 2 copies. Lab members often created ditties with the sub-chapter titles of Chapter 1 (e.g. "Steppin' Out and Taking the A Train...."). The book was often the basis for topics in our animal/veterinary virology journal club.