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Rolla Peace News July 13, 2021 |
Dear Friends:Editor's note: Please consider writing for our newsletter. It's always very exciting to be able to publish submissions from our readers.In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Cuba's Soberana-02 Vaccine Over 90% Effective Against COVID-19 b) And While We Were Celebrating Our Independence... 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021 We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office, THIS THURSDAY, JULY 15, FROM NOON TO 1:00 PM (and most subsequent Thursdays until Peace is established). Please join us this Thursday in saying NO WAR AGAINST PALESTINE or any other country. The temperature is predicted to be close to 90. If you do not feel comfortable standing with us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign. Note 1: Since there are so few of us, generally 2 or 3, no need to cancel; but let's maintain social distancing. Note 2: In case of inclement weather, vigils may be canceled or terminated early. 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Cuba's Soberana-02 Vaccine Over 90% Effective Against COVID-19 b) And While We Were Celebrating Our Independence... Cuba's Soberana-02 Vaccine Over 90% Effective Against COVID-19 Cuba now has two vaccines against COVID-19: Abdala with 92% efficacy and Soberana-02 with 91% efficacy, both require three jabs, but unlike Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can be stored under normal refrigeration. Cuba is the only Latin American country to have developed a COVID-19 vaccine and one of two countries in the world to have produced two COVID-19 vaccines of over 90% efficacy. It is widely believed that Cuba will export its vaccines and technology around the world at little more than cost. By contrast: Western corporations like Pfizer have made billions off of vaccine technology. Wealthy countries in North America and Europe are still refusing to share with poor countries. As a result, Africa faces its worst outbreak of COVID-19 yet. Perhaps, Cuba will help to quell this outbreak. This is like cutting off our nose to spite our face. Outbreaks anywhere in the world give the SARS-CoV-2 virus opportunities to mutate and then return to reinfect previously protected populations. To what extent new variants will be resistant to vaccines seems to be an unknown at this time. Here in Phelps County, Missouri, the delta variant, which is 225% more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be spiking. New cases have risen to a seven day average of 14, up from 4 two weeks ago, higher than at any time since January. Indeed, the World, the USA, Missouri and many other locations have experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases recently. Of course, here in the United States, the only thing most people hear about Cuba is that last weekend a few thousand people demonstrated, largely against shortages, which are mostly due to the confluence of the 60-year-long US blockade of Cuba and the COVID pandemic that has hit Cuba hard economically. Regardless, Cuba is on track to have its entire population vaccinated by the end of year 2021. And While We Were Celebrating Our Independence... North America experienced its hottest June since record-keeping began. Hundreds died from an unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Unbearable heat, drought and wildfires are predicted to continue in western North America. In northern Finland and elsewhere around the globe, heat records fell like dominoes. Tropical Storm Elsa sashayed up the Atlantic coast flooding the dilapidated New York City subway system. The worst aspect of urban flooding may be the toxics which are picked up and spread around by flood waters. A flash-flood emergency was issued as Rockport, Texas received 11 inches of rain in short period of time. Heavy rains caused a catastrophic mudslide in Japan. A leak from a ruptured Pemex pipeline caused the Gulf of Mexico to literally burn. And every minute 11 people die of hunger. Would you know yet more? Rolla Peace News is distributed by email once a week on Tuesday evenings (except on rare occasions) and is posted on the web at http://tomsager.org (click on Rollaites for Peace: near the top of rightmost column). If you don't wish to get notices of peace events in the Rolla area, let me know and I'll take you off this list. If you want to be added to this list, let me know. Wage peace, Tom yushasager (at) yahoo.com |