Yes, meteorologists like @KeithCarson have immersed themselves in mastering their field for years, studying the intricacies of physics and mathematical modeling.
But this person on Facebook says the storm tomorrow isn't going to be that big of a deal, so I'm going with that.
I mean, for all we know, this storm is just being hyped up by Big Snowblower and various corporate shovel interests.
Plus, why all this focus on "plowing" the snow if it's only going to keep falling?
I mean, if you plow, you still have snow. And if you *don't* plow, you still have snow. What's the point?
I though plowing was supposed to ELIMINATE snow hazards, right?
Finally, I wonder if @MaineDOT1 will reduce the speed limit on the interstate during this supposed "storm."
That is unbelievable! How dare they limit my ability to drive whatever speed I want when conditions aren't safe?
Maine CDC has been preparing for monkeypox for several weeks, given the international outbreak. So what is monkeypox? How does it spread? Who is a risk? What can we do to prevent it?
2/Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.
The #monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, though the diseases are different. The symptoms are milder, and monkeypox is rarely fatal. cdc.gov/poxvirus/monke…
3/Monkeypox often causes a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body. Individuals also report symptoms like fever, fatigue, and muscle aches.
1/The logical implications of common arguments against #COVID19#vaccines are worth considering. I focus on some of them here.
2/Argument #1: The approval process is corrupt!
What part of the process, specifically, is corrupt and how is that different from the pathway that other COVID therapeutics followed? For example, was the process that authorized monoclonal antibodies like bebtelovimab corrupt?
3/What about the process oral medicines like Paxlovid followed? What that corrupt, too? Remdesivir?
Would you be willing to take those other products if you got a serious case of #COVID? If so, why not vaccines?
What was uniquely corrupt about the vaccine pathway?
Though the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines are quite impressive, I've seen a more fundamental question.
2/That is, "Why should I vaccinate my child against #COVID at all? After all, it isn't that severe in kids, and my kid already had it. Is #COVID19 in children really a big deal?"
I'd like to make the public health case for pediatric #COVID19 vaccines with @CDCgov data.
3/Let's start with the baseline number of cases among children. Many children have been affected by COVID throughout the pandemic.
1/Here's where we stand with #COVID19 in #Maine right now.
There are 223 people hospitalized w/COVID, 35 of whom are in the ICU and 2 on a ventilator.
Two weeks ago, there were 143 hospitalized. One thing different now as compared to prior surges is the severity level.
2/In prior waves, the number of patients in the ICU and on ventilators grew in tandem with overall numbers. But here, we have not seen the same parallel growth in the most severely ill patients.
Two weeks ago, there were 34 patients in the ICU and 5 on ventilators.
3/So our growth in hospitalizations has come from non-ICU/non-ventilated patients. They are still ill--make no mistake--since they are hospitalized.
Generally, the composition of those who are hospitalized now are older vaccinated individuals and younger, unvaccinated ones.