Editor’s Note: If, like me, you are not used to engaging in reasoning about morality as a rigorous “moral philosopher” would reason, then you may, also like me, find this essay challenging and perhaps even frustrating. I’ve read it and I’m still not sure I’m convinced by it. There are plenty of moral reasons…
Penny Riggs, Texas A&M University One surprising star of the coronavirus pandemic response has been the molecule called mRNA. It’s the key ingredient in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. But mRNA itself is not a new invention from the lab. It evolved billions of years ago and is naturally found in every cell…
J. Alexander Navarro, University of Michigan Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate of social-distancing measures, gathering bans, closure orders and mask mandates in an effort to stem the tide of cases and deaths. The public responds with widespread compliance mixed with more…
Rand Paul May Be Infecting America with a Brand New COVID Epidemic And we may have no protection By Thom Hartmann Reprinted with permission of the author Because of Rand Paul and his fellow maskholes, America may be facing an entirely new pandemic, one that can kill you even if you’ve already had Covid….
William Petri, University of Virginia As the COVID-19 vaccines reach more people across the country, some people have asked: Could we delay the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow more people to be vaccinated more quickly? And, how safe am I after my first dose? As an immunologist, I hear…