Category Archives: SARS-CoV2

Microeuoi

Somewhere in Neal Stephenson‘s sprawling Baroque Cycle, two men are urinating against a wall — and remark on the simple joy of such an action. Both had undergone lithotomy, an operation to remove painful calculi, in their case, bladder stones. … Continue reading

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Mmxxery

Being the contrarian that I am, I shall defy convention by saying that 2020 has been a year that’ll stand in the anals annals tale of years as historical and transformative. True, millions have suffered, in all sorts of ways, … Continue reading

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Differetail

News has reached Cromer that the Pfizer vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, has been approved for use in the UK. This information followed the news yesterday that Debenhams, a department store founded well over a century ago, … Continue reading

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Covinfamy

Are you frightened of COVID-19? Being frightened is not good enough. If you are one of those legislators who dismiss lock-downs as over-reaction; or a person anxious about the cancellation of Christmas; or one of the seeming large number of … Continue reading

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