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Why You Should Get A Yearly Flu Shot (And My Worst Experience With The Flu)
For the past year, I've gone out of my way to urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while also pointing out why anti-vaxx arguments are ridiculously stupid. Honestly, I'm sick of doing that and I'm sick of talking about this. I wish getting a vaccine didn't have to be a point of contention, but that's just the state of the world we live in.
Again, get vaccinated people. You'll end this pandemic and save lives in the process.
That being said, I'd like to add another layer to this effort. It's not quite as dire as the current situation with COVID-19, but it's still relevant, given that it involves our health and ways we can improve it. It has to do flu shots.
Now, let me start by making clear that the flu is not as serious as COVID-19. Despite the claims of certain misinformed pundits, the typical flu is less likely to kill you than COVID-19. You still don't want to get either because even if it doesn't kill you, having the flu is an awful experience.
You feel like crap for almost an entire week.
You can barely eat anything and even when you do, it's hard to keep down.
Your face is flushed all the time, your nose is stuffy, your throat is sore, and your head won't stop pounding from the inside.
It's just an all-around bad time for you and your body. If you're older or happen to be in poor health, it can be even more serious. People do die because of the flu and it's not a trivial figure, either.
That's why I encourage everyone to get a yearly flu shot, especially this year. Last year was bad enough, but this year is even more critical. Now that lockdowns are over and people are trying to live life as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, the flu is likely to make a comeback.
As such, if you can get a flu shot, do what you have to do in order to get it. Do it for yourself and your family. I certainly plan on doing so. If you need information on doing so, the CDC has an entire section of their website dedicated to it.
It's not a conspiracy.
It's not an agenda.
It's just a shot that'll protect you from another disease you don't want to get.
To further reinforce that point, I'd like to share a quick story about the worst flu I ever got and how it affected my attitudes towards flu shots. It's not a very pleasant story, but I hope it gets the point across as to why flu shots are critical.
To set the stage and context, this occurred back when I was in the seventh grade. At this point in my life, I wasn't in great shape overall. However, aside from bad allergies and acne, I was in generally good health. I hadn't been seriously sick beyond a common cold in years. As a result, I saw little need for flu shots.
Then, one evening, I started feeling a little ill. I can remember exactly when it happened. It was around 7:00 p.m. one evening. I'd finished dinner and my folks were watching TV. It started with a sore throat and a cough, but it was nothing I hadn't dealt with before. I thought I'd feel fine after I slept it off.
I was very wrong.
When I woke up the next morning, I felt terrible. My joints hurt, my head hurt, my sinuses were stuffed up, and I was so weak you could knock me over with a feather. I don't remember looking in the mirror that morning, but I'm pretty sure I looked like hell.
Despite all that, I still thought I could make it to school that day. I thought it was just something that would wear off after I got going. I made an effort to get dressed, get some breakfast, and walk to school. My mother kept encouraging me not to, but I didn't listen.
In hindsight, this was a terrible decision.
I managed to make it to school. But just as my first class began, my body just gave out. I couldn't keep my head up and I couldn't focus. My teacher naturally sent me to the school clinic. Once there, the nurse said I had a 101-degree fever. That's pretty bad, even for a seventh grader.
My mom had to come and pick me up. To her credit, she didn't say, "I told you so." She just took me home, laid me down on the couch, gave me some medicine, and let me sleep.
The next few days sucked, but they weren't nearly s bad as the first. I was so weak, tired, and sickly that I couldn't do much aside from watch TV. At one point, I ran out of favorite movies to watch. I tried playing video games, but my head was in such a fog that I didn't have much fun.
It was just such a terrible experience overall. Even after I got better, I made it a point to take the flu serious from that day forward. I always got a flu shot when it was available. I also took my health a bit more seriously, even though I wouldn't get in shape until years later. I think that experience helped inform future health habits that have stuck with me to this day.
I still wish I didn't have to go through that to learn the value of good health and flu shots. I certainly don't want anyone to have to learn those hard lessons like I did. Even if the flu is not life-threatening, it's just not an experience you want to have.
So please, if you can, get a flu shot this year.
Get one every year if you can. Take it from someone who learned the hard way. Having the flu sucks. A vaccine can help protect you from it and after living through a pandemic, we should all make the effort.
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I Got My COVID-19 Booster Shot (And Why You Should Get One Too)
I know it's been a while since I talked about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In general, I've avoided it, but not because I think it's over or that it isn't a problem. It definitely is. If anyone out there claims the pandemic is over, they're lying to you. It's still happening. It's still killing people and it'll likely kill a lot more people in the coming years, thanks largely to idiots who refuse to follow basic medical science.
Now, I'm as sick of this plague as everyone else. I'm sick of having to wear masks in public places and freaking out every time someone starts coughing near me. However, I understand that we're not going to get out of this by fuming about it. We actually have to make an effort.
To that end, I recently got myself a COVID-19 booster shot.
This is something I encourage everyone else to do if they're eligible. You may not think you need it. If you're young and relatively healthy, chances are you don't need it as much as someone who has other health issues. They should definitely get it first. However, if you get a chance to get one, as I did, I encourage you to take it.
In a sense, I'm very lucky. One of the vaccination sites near my home really ramped up their operations after the vaccines were authorized for children. That same site was already doing boosters, but they didn't have enough supply for anyone outside individuals who fit a certain criteria, namely health care workers and the elderly.
Once they got a fresh supply in, they opened up appointments for a lot more people. I decided to make one, largely at the advice of my parents and my doctor. It was a bit tricky, but I managed to get one and it went as smoothly as I could've hoped.
Since I got the two-shot vaccine from Pfizer earlier this year, that's the same shot I got this time. Just like last time, the side-effects were mild. My arm hurt for a while. I had a bit of a headache, as well. It was nothing I couldn't handle. I even went to the gym the same day I got the shot.
It was also refreshing to see so many kids getting their shots, as well. Most were really brave about it. I even saw a couple of kids playing catch with a tennis ball after they got their shots. They're tougher than any anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist will ever be.
I know vaccines are still a politically charged issue and for all the wrong reasons. I could spend hours on end talking about the sheer absurdity of those politics, but I'll save that for another time.
For now, I just want to encourage everyone out there to get their booster shot if they can. If you're as sick of this pandemic as I am, then this is what you have to do to help end it. Get out there, get your shot, and help end this stubborn disease. I got it and I feel great. Please do your part and the world, as we know it, can keep healing.
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COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted: Thoughts, Feelings, And (Unexpected) Implications
This past week marked a huge milestone for my home state. Like so many others, the COVID-19 restrictions that have pretty much defined our lives since late March of 2020 were finally lifted. At this very moment, we are no longer in a State of Emergency.
There are no more capacity restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms, and movie theaters.
There are no more mask requirements that are enforced by the state.
There are no more social distancing requirements for outdoor or indoor events.
Just typing that out put a smile on my face. It also fills me with this strange array of emotions that I don't quite know how to articulate. Like so many other fellow Americans, I watched this year-long horror show that was the COVID-19 pandemic unfold before my eyes.
I felt it affect me, my friends, my community, and my family in profound ways. I know people who got the disease. Some of them still don't have their sense of taste and smell back entirely. I know people who have died from this disease. I also was unable to attend major family events, including a wedding, because of this damned disease.
I could go on, but I won't. It's just impossible to overstate how big an impact this disease had on our world. It's going to leave scars that will last years. It's going to define an entire generation and beyond. If I ever have kids, I'm going to struggle to explain to them what it was like, navigating this pandemic.
For a time, it felt truly apocalyptic. There was a long stretch last year where my dad and I were constantly making up dates for when things would get back to "normal." At one point, it was May 15th, 2020. At another, we thought the 4th of July would be the end of it. Then, we started looking towards Labor Day.
At some point, we just came to realize that there was no use hoping anymore. We had no idea when this would end. For all we knew, this pandemic would draw out for years. Even after news about a vaccine emerged, we were still skeptical. A life without COVID-19 restrictions still seemed so far away.
Now, that day has come.
However, the effects are still there.
Recently, I went out to have breakfast with my parents at one of our favorite diners. There were no capacity restrictions. There were no mask requirements either. However, a number of people were still wearing masks, including most of the staff. My parents even wore masks when they first entered, even though they're both fully vaccinated. I didn't wear one, but I had one with me, just in case.
To some extent, it was downright jarring, not having to wear a mask. Yes, it was liberating in some ways, but it still felt so unusual after having spent over a year under these restrictions. You almost feel more vulnerable not wearing one, especially in an enclosed space like a crowded diner. I'm sure that's a feeling we'll have to get used to again, but it doesn't change one inescapable truth.
This "normal" that we've been waiting for doesn't feel "normal" to us anymore.
I don't know if that's temporary or if that's something that will linger on for years to come. I know people who have stated outright that they're going to keep wearing masks, even if the number of COVID-19 cases drops to zero. To them, the mask has become just another part of their lives. The see it like a seatbelt or hand soap. It's not about avoiding a disease anymore. It's about staying healthy.
That's an implication that I don't know that we've collectively processed. I certainly haven't. I've no inclination to throw away my masks. I also have no plans to stop the frequent handwashing that I've come to embrace since last March. That does lead me to wonder whether this is truly our new "normal."
I put that in quotes because, now that the state mandated restrictions are lifted, it's on us to determine what form that normal takes. Will that mean always wearing a mask in certain settings? Just the other day, I went to the grocery store and I still wore a mask. The signs on the front doors saying they were required were still there. Until they come down, I'll keep doing so.
At the same time, a part of me feels like I'm still adjusting. I'm almost reluctant to embrace a post-pandemic world because I saw how bad it got last year. Maybe that feeling will fade with time. Maybe within a few months, mask wearing will become a rarity and everyone will be eager to put the memories of the pandemic behind them.
I don't claim to know what will happen. I just know that it's going to take a while to get out of this mindset that a year of pandemic restrictions has wrought.
That's just my experience, though. How do you feel? Have the restrictions in your state been lifted? If so, how have you and your family reacted? Please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments.
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Why I'm Still Going To Wear A Mask (For Now)
The past few months have been full of objectively great news in terms of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Given how, at this time last year, the entire world was shutting down and the news kept getting worse with each passing day, I welcome that news. Hell, I'm willing to celebrate it.
It's now safe to say with a straight face that we're almost through this once-in-a-century pandemic. The trend line, both in terms of new cases and deaths, is going down. It's still terrible in some parts of the world, but unlike last year, we have multiple vaccines with which to fight it.
Again, this is a good thing. I got my vaccination and I cannot overstate the relief I felt when it was all said and done. I still take precautions when I go out in public, mostly because there are still some restrictions in place and I understand that not everyone has gotten their vaccine. That includes wearing a mask.
Then, last week, a big announcement from the Centers for Disease Control brought more good news to those who have been vaccinated. Apparently, if we get the vaccine, then there's no reason to keep wearing a mask. Here's the story from NPR.
NPR: Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that fully vaccinated adults can safely resume activities indoors or outdoors without masks or distancing, in gatherings large or small. The announcement marks a major milestone in the effort to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced the new guidance Thursday.
"You can do things you stopped doing because of the pandemic," Walensky said.
The new policy is based on recent real-world studies from Israel and the U.S. on people who've been vaccinated, she said.
Once again, I welcome this news. Like everyone else, I'm sick of having to wear a mask, just to go and get groceries. I also don't like wearing a mask when I work out. That's just one other piece of cloth that gets all sweaty and stinky. I'm as eager as everyone else to discard them.
However, despite this welcome news, I've already made a choice. I will continue wearing a mask in public, at least for now.
My reason for doing so has nothing to do with my trust in the science. I believe it's legitimate. This is the Center for Disease Control. They're not some wannabe guru trying to sell vitamins as a cure all. These brave men and women have been on the front lines since this crisis began. They've earned that credibility.
For that same reason, I choose to wear a mask because I understand that not everyone trusts the news and policies that public officials have given. That includes those who refuse to get the vaccine and refuse to wear masks. As a result, these people, who are a sizable chunk of the population, are still vulnerable. They'll remain vulnerable until the infection rate is at a point where it's easy to track, treat, and contain.
We're not quite at that place yet. As of this writing, only about half the population has been vaccinated by at least one of the available vaccines. Just this past week, most clinics and pharmacies in my area started offering walk-in vaccinations without an appointment. That's a great thing and people now have no excuse not to get one.
However, until that vaccination rate gets to a point where the virus can't easily spread, I'm still wearing a mask. Even though the vaccine does prevent me from getting ill or showing symptoms, there's still the possibility of breakthrough infections. While those vaccinated may never feel ill at all, they may still spread it and they could spread it to someone who is not vaccinated.
I do not want to be one of those people.
I do not want to be someone who spreads this terrible disease to someone, even if I never feel sick.
Yes, wearing a mask is uncomfortable and I look forward to discarding them.
No, I'm not willing to risk hurting other people for my own personal comfort.
That's not just an informed choice. It's the right thing to do and it'll get us out of this crisis that much sooner.
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I'm Officially Vaccinated! Please Do The Same
Today, I feel like I've just finished running a long marathon over rocky terrain through a snowstorm and with a pack of hungry wolves chasing me. If it sounds like I'm being melodramatic, I make no apologies. I'm just that excited and relieved because, as of this writing, I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Having watched with everyone else over the past year as this once-in-a-generation pandemic has ravaged the world, I've been anxiously waiting for this moment, like so many others. Most of us know people who have been infected or in some ways impacted by this terrible disease. The only way we're going to beat it while minimizing further loss of life is through a vaccine.
I've covered the news surrounding the development of multiple vaccines for this disease. I've also made it very clear that I am not sympathetic to those who cut in line to get their dose or those who try to undermine public health for political or religious reasons. I know there was and still is a lot of drama surrounding vaccines. I'm willing to set that all aside for now.
Getting vaccinated after living through so many upheavals is a great feeling. For those who may be concerned, I can attest that the process is simple and quick. Those involved were kind, diligent, and professional every step of the way. I was in and out within a half-hour. I couldn't be happier with how the whole operation went down.
Since I'll still need a second dose, I will have to return. Having seen the dedication and efficiency of those involved, I am perfectly comfortable with that. I also encourage everyone, including those who hate needles, to make the effort to get this vaccine.
Check with your local government.
Talk to your family doctor.
Call up a CVS or local pharmacy.
Use this handy tool that I've linked to before.
Whatever steps you have to take, make the effort. You'll be doing yourself, your neighbors, and your family a huge favor. I'm as sick of this pandemic as everyone else. This vaccine is how we'll get out of it and get our lives back. Please make the effort. Regardless of your politics, religion, or ideology, get this vaccine.
I got mine and I can attest that it's a great feeling.
Also, to all the wonderful men and women who helped develop this vaccine and other treatments, I sincerely thank you. You are all the true heroes of this pandemic.
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PSA: If You Cut In Line To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine, You're An Asshole
Some things really shouldn't have to be said. They're so obvious, both in terms of common sense and basic human decency, that nobody should have to be reminded in any capacity. If you have a functioning brain and a simple understanding of a situation, you have no excuse.
Sadly, there are some people in this world who are just a special kind of asshole.
They don't care what makes sense or what's generally decent. They'll just find a way to serve themselves, even if it causes legitimate harm to others.
This brings me to the assholes that the ongoing global pandemic has exposed. Now, this pandemic has already exposed plenty of assholes of a certain variety. The people who downplayed the pandemic and refused to take precautions are already deplorable human beings by any measure.
However, now that there are two vaccines available to end this pandemic, more assholes are being exposed in the most hypocritical way possible. Now, it should go without saying that, given the state of the pandemic, the first people who should get this treatment are the front line health care workers.
These people are the legitimate heroes of this pandemic. They need this vaccine. They deserve it. More lives will be saved because of them.
Even so, some people who are not front line health care workers are attempting to get this vaccine. Some are powerful people with powerful connections. Some are just well-connected, in general. Whatever their reason, if they're not a front line health care worker, they're still a special kind of asshole for cutting in line to get this vaccine.
I can't be subtle or tactful about this.
I can't be polite about it, either.
I'm just going to say what I feel as someone who has witnessed the damage and suffering that this pandemic has caused like so many others. It shouldn't have to be said, but I'll say it anyways.
If you're a politician who uses their power and influence to get the vaccine before a single front line health care worker, you're an asshole.
If you're a rich, well-connected business type who uses their money and connection to get the vaccine before a single front line health care worker, you're an asshole.
If you're the friend or spouse of a billionaire or politician who uses that friendship to get the vaccine before a single front line health care worker, you're an asshole.
If you're someone who downplayed the pandemic or scoffed at basic health guidelines when it began and still attempt to get the vaccine, you're an asshole.
If you're an anti-evolution religious zealot who encouraged congregates to ignore the advice of doctors during the pandemic and still try to get the vaccine, you're an asshole.
If you're a just liar, cheater, or con-artist who uses those skills to get the vaccine before a single front line health care worker, you're an asshole of the highest order.
In essence, if you're trying to jump ahead in the line to get this vaccine for any reason, even if you're among those who didn't take the pandemic seriously in the beginning, you are an asshole in the highest order. You are just one of the reasons why people lose faith in humanity and the future.
I would tell these people to knock it off, apologize, or show some basic human decency, but I have a feeling they'll either ignore me or just make an excuse. I doubt those people would ever read this. I still think this is worth saying, if only to share that angry sentiment that many feel when they hear about people cutting in line to get this life-saving treatment.
The world is still in a precarious place right now. The pandemic isn't over. There's still a lot of work to be done and, as has been the case since the beginning, the front line health care workers who have been nothing short of superhuman, will bear the brunt of it. Anyone who cuts in front of them to get this treatment deserves nothing but the utmost scorn.
We will eventually emerge from this. Hopefully, there will come a point in 2021 where we can definitively say that this horrible pandemic is over. However, even after that fateful moment, let's not forget about the assholes who did everything to help themselves when others were suffering.
They'll still be assholes.
They'll keep being assholes, no matter what the state of the world.
We can't always avoid them, but we can expose them for the level asshole they are.
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Vaccine Update: The Impact Of The Moderna Vaccine (Beyond COVID-19)
Sometimes, it takes a terrible global crisis to spurn huge leaps in technology. World War II was arguably the greatest crisis of the modern era, but it helps advance some of the greatest technological leaps in history. We can argue whether those advances were worth all the death and destruction, but there's no denying that our world wouldn't be the same without them.
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't on the same level as World War II, but it is, by most measures, the greatest crisis the world has faced in the past 50 years. It hasn't just caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and immeasurable amounts of suffering. It has completely disrupted this big, interconnected world that we've come to depend on.
We've all lost something in this pandemic. Beyond the loved ones who have perished, our entire sense of security and hope has been shattered. We now realize just how vulnerable we were and how inevitable this was. As bad as it is, there is some good coming out of it.
Usually, a crisis like this helps break down the barriers that divided us and hindered progress, technological or otherwise. Never before has the world been more united or engaged in a singular effort. Before 2020, we probably didn't know much about vaccines or vaccine research. We just knew that Jenny McCarthy tried to be relevant again by protesting them.
That's changing now. The global effort to create a vaccine for this terrible disease has been watched and agonized over for months. Most recently, we got a much-needed glimmer of hope from Pfizer, who reported that their vaccine is 90 percent effective. I celebrated this news like everyone else.
Then, we got an even greater glimmer of hope from the other vaccine front-runner by Moderna. Not only is their vaccine in the final phase of testing, like Pfizer. It's even more effective and promises to be easier to store and distribute.
CNN: Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to company data
The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate.
"These are obviously very exciting results," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor. "It's just as good as it gets — 94.5% is truly outstanding."
Moderna heard its results on a call Sunday afternoon with members of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board, an independent panel analyzing Moderna's clinical trial data.
This is objectively great news in a year when we've had precious little of it. These two vaccines may very well be the one-two punch we need to end the COVID-19 pandemic and return to some semblance of normalcy. I would still like to go to a movie theater or baseball game at some point in 2021. These vaccines may make that possible.
However, I'd like to take a moment to speculate beyond this terrible pandemic that has uprooted so many lives. I know that's not easy to do when the crisis is still very relevant and inflicting plenty of suffering. I still think it's worth attempting, if only to imagine the better world that emerges from this mess.
That's because both these vaccines aren't like your typical flu shots. For one, flu shots aren't nearly as effective as what Pfizer and Moderna reported. According to the CDC, you're average flu shot is between 40 and 60 percent effective. That's still important because the flu can be deadly. Anything you do to reduce it can only further public health, in general.
The problem is the flu shot, and most vaccines like it, are based on old technology. At their most basic, they take a non-infectious or weakened strain of a pathogen and use it to amp up your body's immunity. It's crude, but it works. Literally nothing has saved more lives than vaccines.
The problem is that vaccines are notoriously hard to develop. They take a long time to test and an even longer time to approve. Until this pandemic, there just wasn't much incentive to improve on that process. Now, after these past 8 months, the incentive couldn't have been greater.
That's what sped up the development of mRNA vaccines, the technology behind both Pfizer and Moderna. It was reported on as far back as 2018. While this technology isn't completely new, it has never been developed beyond a certain point. There just wasn't any incentive to do so. A global crisis changed that.
Very simply, an mRNA vaccine does one better on traditional vaccines by using RNA to develop immunity. It's not as easy as it sounds. To develop that immunity, it has encode itself with just the right antigen. That way, the antibodies it creates can attack the desired pathogen.
In the case of COVID-19, the mRNA vaccine attacks the distinct spike protein the virus uses to attach to host cells. It's like a missile targeting a specific individual in a large crowd by locking onto the distinct hat they wear.
This approach has the potential to be much more effective at generating immunity to a particular disease. Instead of trying to mimic a virus, it just gives the immune system the necessary software it needs to do the work. It could potentially revolutionize the way we treat and prevent diseases.
For years, certain viruses like the flu and HIV have confounded efforts to develop a vaccine. Beyond the problems I listed earlier with regards to testing, the difficulty of creating a particular immune response to a particular antigen is very difficult. These viruses mutate and change all the time. With COVID, vaccines do have an advantage because they have a distinct feature.
The challenge for future vaccines against future pandemics is quickly uncovering a particular antigen that the mRNA can be coded for. In theory, all you would have to do is find the one key antigen that's common to every strain of the virus. While viruses like the flu are notoriously diverse, they can only change so much.
It's akin to trying to identify an army of spies in a large crowd. They may all look different on the outside, but if they all have the same socks, then that's what you code for. With some refinements, an mRNA vaccine can stop a pandemic in its tracks before it ever gets beyond a certain point.
That assumes we'll continue to refine this technology after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed. I certainly hope that's the case. This year has traumatized entire generations with how much pain and suffering it has inflicted. I sincerely hope that gives plenty of motivation to develop technology like this. That way, we never have to endure a disruption like this again.
To all those who helped develop this technology and these two vaccines, I hope you appreciate the impact you'll make with this technology. The number of lives they could save is incalculable. Future generations may not remember your names, but they will be forever grateful for this wondrous gift you've given them.
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July 21, 2020 · 5:58 am
Why You Should Be Pessimistic About Optimistic News On Vaccines
In general, I'm a pretty optimistic person. I try to focus on the positives, even when I'm surrounded by a lot of negatives. It's part of my personality. Granted, I wasn't always like that. As a teenager, I was a pretty miserable, jaded, self-loathing cynic. There's a long story behind that, but it's not important right now
The reason I make that disclaimer is because the past few months have killed my sense of optimism. Actually, that's an understatement. The impact of this massive global pandemic has taken my optimism, shot it five times with a shotgun, and ran it over eight times with a fully loaded pickup truck. My optimism is dead. It will be for the foreseeable future. That's what this pandemic has done.
At this point, I question the sanity of anyone who has clung to any sense of optimism. Thousands of people are dead. Infections are in the millions. Things are getting worse every day. That's not an opinion. That's just basic goddamn math.
Now, I'm not trying to turn everyone into a pessimist, nor am I trying to crush everyone's hopes. The point I want to make here is that there are just some things that hope cannot help, no matter how many inspirational quotes you read. Yes, hope and optimism can go a long way in many fields. A global pandemic just isn't one of them.
To that point, I want to highlight the recent "optimism" surrounding vaccine research. I admit I too have been following this closely, too. How can you not? Even a cynic would agree. The best way to end this pandemic and get our lives back is with a vaccine. That's somewhat distressing, given all the negative press vaccines had leading up to this moment.
At the same time, it's remarkable how much the world has united behind this effort. I can't remember a time when so many countries and so many organizations were this unified in their effort to achieve something. I want to find hope in that, but there are still a few intractable problem. This time, it has to do with both math and physics.
Making a vaccine is hard. There's just no way around it. Even if you know the exact molecular sequence, producing it on a mass scale and distributing it to a large number of people is also difficult. It's not a matter of will. It's a matter of resources and logistics, the likes of which can't be solved overnight or even within a year.
For that reason, when you see a positive story about a vaccine for COVID-19, you should be very pessimistic. Just look at this recent story from the Associated Press regarding Moderna's vaccine research.
AP: First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
There's no guarantee but the government hopes to have results around the end of the year — record-setting speed for developing a vaccine.
The vaccine requires two doses, a month apart.
There were no serious side effects. But more than half the study participants reported flu-like reactions to the shots that aren't uncommon with other vaccines — fatigue, headache, chills, fever and pain at the injection site. For three participants given the highest dose, those reactions were more severe; that dose isn't being pursued.
Some of those reactions are similar to coronavirus symptoms but they're temporary, lasting about a day and occur right after vaccination, researchers noted.
"Small price to pay for protection against COVID," said Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a vaccine expert who wasn't involved with the study.
He called the early results "a good first step," and is optimistic that final testing could deliver answers about whether it's really safe and effective by the beginning of next year.
On the surface, it looks rosy. It hints that a vaccine is getting closer. It may even arrive at the end of the year. They're even saying that research is moving at record speed. It all sounds so great.
Don't get your hopes up.
Don't expect this pandemic to be over by Christmas, either.
Notice that I bolded the phrase "a good first step." Also, note how few details about the research are actually listed or linked to. It just notes how many people were involved and how many will be utilized in the next step. That's both a sign and a red flag.
It's a common problem whenever the media tries to report on science. Actual scientific research, namely the kind reported in journals, is not the kind of thing you can fit into a simple news blurb. You can't fit it in an article, let alone a tweet. Most scientific research, especially of the medical variety, involves a lot of numbers, intimate details, and chemical constructs that most people aren't equipped to understand.
It's not that the news media has to dumb it down for us, the public. It just can only report on the broadest details. Those details often include the various complications and shortcomings of the research. Make no mistake. Those complications are there. If they weren't, then the scientific research wouldn't be necessary. It's why becoming a doctor is so difficult and laborious.
I don't doubt for a second that most of these doctors want to end this pandemic. Some are probably hopeful that they're close. However, you can't be a good doctor without sticking to rigorous science. Breakthroughs don't happen all at once. Those light-bulb moments we see in movies and TV shows aren't even close to what happens in real life.
In real life, medical breakthroughs still take years if not decades. The sheer complexity of disease and our methods for treating it preclude easy fixes to big problems. In terms of problems, pandemics are as big as they come. If ending it required only one breakthrough, it would've been found by now and thousands of lives wouldn't have been lost.
That's why you should never look at vaccine news in terms of a breakthrough. Even headlines that inspire hope in this field can only ever tell part of the story. Unfortunately, science is hard and so is creating effective medicine. You can't rush it. You can't encourage it. It's at the mercy of hard limits that you can't bullshit your way around. That's what makes it hard. It's also why it works.
Remember that the next time you see headlines about the prospect of vaccine research. Don't assume it's going to finish tomorrow. Don't assume a miracle will speed it up. That's not how science works and that's not how this pandemic will end. For now, the best we can do is endure, brace ourselves, and retain our sanity until things eventually do change for the better.
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Comment on NIST's post-quantum cryptography standards.
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules, Gibson Dunn reports. The Draft Amendments show that the DFS continues to grow and evolve in strengthening cybersecurity practices. Highlights of the Draft Amendments include "increased expectations for senior leaders, heightened technology requirements, an expanded set of events covered under the mandatory 72-hour notification requirements, a new 24-hour reporting requirement for ransom payments and a 30-day submission of defenses, significant new requirements for business continuity and disaster recovery, and heightened annual certification and assessment requirements."
Connecticut has also seen forward movement in its policies, joining Colorado, California, Utah, and Virginia in passing a comprehensive consumer privacy law, the National Law Review reports. The legislation will take effect on July 1, 2023, but provisions about a task force created by the state legislature take effect immediately, focusing on issues including "information sharing among health care providers, algorithmic decision-making, and possible legislation regarding children's privacy." This legislation will add to Connecticut's already existing data protection laws, which include Obligation to Safeguard Personal Information and SSNs, Obligation to Destroy Personal Information, and Data Breach Notification Law.
Schneier on Security has reported on NIST's post-quantum cryptography standards whose development has been in progress since 2016. 82 post-quantum algorithm submissions were received in 2017, with 69 progressing to Round 1, 27 progressing to Round 2, and seven (with eight alternates) progressing to Round 3. NIST was prepared to have final algorithm selections this year, and planned to have a draft standard available in 2023, but the competition was brutal. New cryptanalysis results came against four of the top contenders just moments before the final decision was to be made. One algorithm, Rainbow, was found to be completely broken, and three other algorithms were weakened.
Schneier says that we will face a double uncertainty in coming years, both with respect to quantum computing becoming a reality, and with respect to the algorithms themselves. Quantum computing architecture has the potential to change as we learn more about it, and with that may come changes in cryptanalytic techniques. When it comes to the algorithms, "More cryptanalytic results are coming, and more algorithms are going to be broken."
One year later, CISA Director Jen Easterly has big plans for her agency's private sector work (Axios) The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative is marking its one year this week.
Cyber expert: US-Israel homeland security cyber defense cooperation spiking (Jerusalem Post) There is an "increasingly pressing need for effective data protection in today's uncertain world," and Israel has a special role in meeting this need.
New York is first state to require CLE course in cybersecurity (ABA Journal) Lawyers in New York will have to take at least a one-hour cybersecurity course as part of their continuing legal education requirements beginning in July 2023.
'Greek Watergate' wiretap scandal throws government into turmoil (Washington Post) Recent revelations that Greek intelligence tapped an opposition leader's phone have left the embattled prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, struggling to fend off a mounting scandal ahead of next year's elections.
EU Court Expands Definition of Sensitive Data, Prompting Legal Concerns for Companies (Wall Street Journal) The ruling will require companies to protect data that indirectly relates to sensitive information such as health or sexual orientation.
FBI, Justice Department Routinely Prosecute Misuse of Classified Documents (VOA) Previous investigations have targeted a former national security adviser and a former CIA director

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Dutch populist Geert Wilders in security leak scare
Police said the official was of Moroccan descent but not a bodyguard.
Mr Wilders, who has called some Moroccans "scum", told Prime Minister Mark Rutte the breach was "unacceptable".
Opinion polls suggest Mr Wilders' populist Freedom Party could win most seats in next month's election.
The officer from the DBB security team was detained on Monday for "sharing classified police information in the private sphere", police spokesman Dennis Janus confirmed to the Associated Press news agency.
The DBB is responsible for security around the Dutch royal family, diplomats and high profile politicians, like Mr Wilders, based in the Netherlands.
Local media, citing security sources, said the information was being passed to a Dutch-Moroccan gang.
Mr Wilders has been under 24-hour police protection for more than a decade, due to death threats.
But National Police Chief Erik Akerboom told a Dutch radio station he did not believe Mr Wilders' safety had been compromised, as the officer was not part of the inner circle protecting the politician.
However, Mr Wilders, who was found guilty of hate speech over his promise to reduce the number of Moroccans in the country last year, tweeted: "If I can't blindly trust the service (DBB) that has to protect me, I can no longer function. This is unacceptable."
Mr Wilders' Freedom Party is expected to do well in Dutch parliamentary elections, but other mainstream parties say they will not join a coalition with the group due to its anti-Islam stance.
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Mayor Sandy Stimpson today announced that the grand opening of Riverside Ice will be Nov. 19. This rink will kick off the holiday season with a lineup of jubilant and festive activities for all ages.
"Riverside Ice will be bigger and better than ever," Stimpson said. "There is no better place to skate than on the waterfront of Mobile, Alabama with our beautiful skyline as a backdrop. The holiday season is an important time for our community to come together, and this is one way we can all celebrate."
The city will be providing ice skating lessons at Riverside Ice this holiday season for both the young and the young at heart. Children can learn to ice skate every Saturday and adults can learn every Sunday from Nov. 20 through Jan. 10. Each class will cost $15. Private lessons will also be offered for the cost of $20 for 20 minutes and $30 for 30 minutes. To reserve the rink for parties, field trips and corporate functions, please contact Elizabeth Egetoe at elizabeth@magiciceusa.com.
This year, there will be a special guest appearance on the rink. Santa Claus will fly down from the North Pole to Riverside Ice on November 26.
The rink will be open seven days a week operating from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Riverside Ice will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and will close early on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. The final day to skate will be Jan. 14.
Admission for skating will be $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. This includes the cost of skate rentals. For more information, visit www.RiversideIce.com.
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"As we strive to become a destination city, we realize that through public private partnerships many of our greatest desires can be accomplished," Stimpson said. "We are delighted that Airbus will once again serve as our title sponsor. Their generosity, along with the rest of our sponsors, will offer our community an amazing opportunity to delight in an outdoor pleasure that we typically don't see in our neck of the woods."
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Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in her Department; and what the cost was to her Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The Department recognises its legal duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of our employees; this includes identifying and reducing workplace stressors. Our approach is a holistic one that utilises the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Management Standards for work related stress and follows key principles to help identify and reduce work place stressors.

2,473 employees took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months which represents 3% of our paid staff. As a percentage, such absences equated to 10.7% of all Working Days Lost due to sickness absence. However, as the Department continues to pay salaries during sickness absence there is no direct financial cost.

Our approach to absence is fair but robust with the emphasis on health promotion and absence prevention. The Department has a range of support from mental health toolkits, stress reduction plans plus tailored support for people who do go off sick or need support through our Employee Assistance Programme which includes counselling.

The Department has 965 Mental Health First Aiders, who provide acute, short-term and structured support to individuals, provide reassurance and signpost colleagues to both DWP and external sources of support as appropriate. Mental Health First Aiders are also provided with continuous professional development and support for their own mental wellbeing.

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Home Office: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The number of staff in the Home Office who took sickness absence due to mental health issues in the 12 months to 30 April 2019; the proportion of the total sick absence that this comprises; and the cost to the Department of sick absence due to mental ill health during that period is set out in the accompanying table. These absences include those relating to stress, as well as other mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. These conditions can be triggered by various factors.

We are committed to breaking down barriers and reducing stigma for employees living with mental health conditions. We aim to equip managers to recognise and address stress in the workplace and encourage employees to talk to their managers about mental health issues so that they can access help and support at the earliest stage.

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Treasury: Sick Leave
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The Treasury's sickness absence data for 'mental health and related issues includes stress related conditions. HM Treasury publishes data in the Annual report and Accounts. The data for January to December 2017 can be found in the 2017/18 report and accounts, and data for the period January to December 2018 will be reported in the 2018/19 annual report and accounts which is due to be published in July.

For information I have attached a link below to the 2017/18 report.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report

We do not currently make an estimate of the cost of sick absence to the department.

HM Treasury has the following support in place for those that are suffering due to stress or poor mental health including:

Stress and Mental Health Awareness e-learning – which covers learning about stress, what the stressors can be and how to identify and lessen stress

Stress risk assessment used to identify stressors and implement controls to help reduce/eliminate the stress

Workplace Adjustments including flexible working

Stress Management guidance

Wellbeing Gateway

Mental Health Tips

Tips to help reduce stress

Mental Health First Aiders

Employee Assistance Programme - provides a number of confidential advisory, counselling and support services. Their helpline is available 24/7

Occupational Health provision

Mental Wellbeing Network

Treasury Supporters who are employees trained to help colleagues work through any concerns, however serious whatever their cause

Wellness Action Plans

Time to Talk Workshops

HR Advisers and Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team

HSE Stress Talking Toolkit

Cabinet Office: Sick Leave
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The number of employees in Cabinet Office from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 who were
absent for stress related reasons was 48. This represented 0.64% of the total workforce

The proportion of sickness absence related to stress related reasons was 11.35% of the
overall sickness absence for the department for the same time period

The estimated cost to the department from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 for employees
taking stress related reasons, is estimated at £199,634

Cabinet Office sickness absence data is published regularly, and is available up to
December 2018 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-absence-
data

The Cabinet Office wellbeing action plan enables support for all staff's health and
wellbeing. Key initiatives include: running leadership wellbeing training for all Senior Civil
Servants, updating line manager training to ensure wellbeing is included in all
conversations, embedding wellbeing into the Senior Civil Service leadership objective and
including wellbeing in performance management monthly conversation tools

There are a number of support services available in Cabinet Office that provide support or
advice to all employees. These include the Cabinet Office alumni network, the Cabinet
Office listening service and the employee assistance programme.

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Prime Minister: Sick Leave
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of officials in the Prime Minister's office took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in her Department; and what the cost was to her Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
Ministry of Defence: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department office took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in her Department; and what the cost was to her Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Civilian Sickness Absence data has been published on the GOV.UK website since January 2016 and the latest available edition can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-sickness-absence-financial-year-201718.

Data relating to the 12 month period to 31 March 2019 is due to be published on 13 June 2019.

The MOD takes the health and wellbeing of its personnel very seriously. The Department's Health and Wellbeing Strategy for all MOD employees, military and civilian, is designed to provide guidance to the chain of command and civilian line managers on how to manage the health needs, both mental and physical, of their people. The aim is to maximise the number of people fit to work, managing people back to work after a period of sickness, so that they are fit and able to meet the requirements of Defence outputs, including operational effectiveness. In 2017, the Department also launched its Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017–2022 with a four-step plan of implementation; promotion, prevention, detection and treatment.

All civilian staff can access the Department's Employee Wellbeing Service which offers emotional support and advice on life events as well as counselling services. In addition, the Speak Safe helpline provides a safe space to discuss issues relating to bullying, harassment and discrimination. The Department also has over 2,000 civilian and military Mental Health First Aiders, each of whom has completed a two-day course delivered in accordance with the requirements of Mental Health First Aid England (or equivalent).

The MOD offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for civilian employees. The department recognises that by enabling employees to create a good work-life balance it benefits by attracting and retaining high calibre staff.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

We can confirm we have searched our records and can provide the information below. This information covers the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019. We do not hold data relating specifically to stress as a separate category of sick leave absence. Instead we have provided data relating to all mental health absences. This category includes psychological illnesses such as stress, depression, anxiety and any other mental health condition.

How many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to mental health in the last 12 months

109 members of staff 2.25% of total staff headcount

What proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department

Absences relating to mental health made up 34.9% of all sickness absences

What the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period

Total cost of mental health sickness is £427,559.55

The proportion of officials taking sick leave for reasons relating to mental health has remained constant at around 2% for the last five years.

We have various services and support mechanisms in place to support employee mental health. For example we have an internal employee led mental health 'buddy' network, and employees have access to an external provider Employee Assistance Programme, and Occupational Health Service. We also have a process in place for notifying and managing work related stress.

Scarborough and Whitby
Mr Robert Goodwill
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

During the period 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2019, a total of 16 employees (1.0% of the total employees employed in the department for the same period) took sickness absence for reasons relating to stress. This sickness absence accounted for 10.1% of total sickness absence taken in the Department, and cost the Department approximately £70,130.

The department has implemented a number of policies to provide support for staff suffering from stress, including:

Early referral to occupational health experts

Extensive training for managers and employees - including on disability and mental health awareness, well-being, resilience and stress.

A Stress Assessment and Reduction Plan toolkit which can be used by line managers to identify and manage stress when required

DCMS has sought to promote an environment where individuals feel comfortable to talk openly about stress and mental health.The Department is a signatory to the 'Time to Change Pledge' and raises awareness of mental health and coping strategies through national campaigns such as the 'Time to Talk' day and the Mental Health Awareness Week. The department also organises 'Mindfulness' sessions for employees.

Attorney General: Sick Leave
To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has had officials take sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months. However, we are not in a position to release this data, as due to the small size of the office this could lead to individuals becoming identifiable.

The AGO is highly committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff, and works to help them to manage stress in the workplace. The AGO offers a range of guidance and services in place to support staff, including launching its own wellbeing statement and strategy, and receiving the commitment of the Executive Board to wellbeing. The staff volunteer led wellbeing group has organised numerous events for colleagues to help improve wellbeing and manage stress. The AGO also offers free counselling services for staff members.

South East Cambridgeshire
Lucy Frazer
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Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union's commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has an attendance management policy, and Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated mental health and wellbeing network who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department.

We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress. The total cost to the Department of all recorded sickness absence in the last financial year was approximately £72k based on the estimated cost of working days lost.

Spelthorne
Kwasi Kwarteng
Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
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Jesus, I know I have sinned. I need Your forgiveness. I accept You as Savior and believe that You died and rose again for my sins. I accept Your gift of grace and I now want to live for you. Thank You, Jesus, for saving me and for giving me a new life.
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Covariate
Failed steroid tapering after SIT N = 28
Successful steroid tapering after SIT N = 50
Diarrhea grade, No. (%) 0.087
1–2 1 (4) 11 (22)
3 21 (75) 32 (64)
4 6 (21) 7 (14)
Colitis grade, No. (%) 0.016
1–2 9 (32) 33 (66)
4 2 (7) 2 (4)
Symptom onset, No. (%) 0.478
Abrupt 11 (39) 25 (50)
Gradual 17 (61) 25 (50)
Positive lactoferrin at time of onset, No. (%) 22 (79) 26 (52) 0.028
Overall duration of steroids, mean days (SD) 99 (46) 58 (39) < 0.001
Duration of hospitalization, mean days (SD) 15 (9) 9 (6) 0.001
Duration of symptoms, mean days (SD) 72 (42) 19 (19) < 0.001
Endoscopic features, No. (%) 0.015
Ulcer 15 (60) 12 (35)
Non-ulcerative inflammation 4 (16) 18 (53)
Normal 6 (24) 4 (12)
Duration from onset to SIT, mean days (SD) 28 (32) 12 (11) 0.002
Calprotectin at time of onset, mean (SD) 363 (329) 311 (272) 0.610
Rapid improvement with steroid before SIT, No. (%) 8 (29) 31 (62) 0.009
Failed steroid tapering before SIT, No. (%)a 23 (82) 22 (44) 0.002
Multiple hospitalizations, No. (%) 21 (75) 13 (26) < 0.001
Recurrent IMC, No. (%) 10 (36) 6 (12) 0.019
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Abbreviation: SIT, selective immunosuppressive therapy


Jim Burke joined the family transport business in 1976 and during his time with the company he learned all aspects of the trade from school transportation to private hire and extended tours.
Nearly 20 years later he went on to set up his own successful coach company, which he went on to sell to a multinational in 2002. Early retirement beckoned but as the M6 motorway neared completion he began considering the possibility of providing shorter times between the east and west coast through a new public transport service.
GoBus.ie was established in 2009 as the first scheduled non-stop motorway coach service in Ireland, operating between Galway, Dublin and Dublin Airport. It now offers 19 daily services around the country, some of which run under the GoBé brand.
Obtaining Ireland's first non-stop, Inter-city passenger service licence.
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How are international political developments such as the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote likely to impact on your business?
The UK's vote to leave the euro zone has already made an impact on our business, the adverse foreign exchange movement essentially contributed to an initial devaluing of our existing fleet. However, counteracting this, it has also contributed to lowering the market replacement cost of our new vehicles.
Reluctantly selling my original start-up business in 2002 before it had reached its true potential, for the time and energy invested in creating that venture from its inception.
What is the one piece of advice you would give to Government to stimulate the economy?
Introduce a more expansive VAT regime, offering competitive, cross-sector rates to stimulate the economy, particularly with reference to the 9 per cent rate change introduced in the hospitality sector.
Not liquidating the ownership of their business when the right opportunity arises, enabling them to move on and transfer their expertise and experience into new ventures. Similarly, not being open to inward third-party investment as this also enables businesses to facilitate the transition to a higher level.
The introduction of the public service obligation tendering will open up a significant number of routes that previously were unobtainable, presenting opportunities to all operators in the market. We are also possibly going to experience growth in the Asian travel market for organised groups.
I have great admiration for the late Tony Ryan in launching Ryanair in his quest to open up the skies, enabling the mobilisation of significant new passenger numbers through the availability of no-frills air travel. In the same breath, hats off to the influence Michael O'Leary has had, for taking the business to its current level.


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