Five in Ten 12/622: Lockdown Blowback

It appears that the lockdowns have reduced immunity to RSV, a respiratory disease that is most dangerous to young children, and cases of RSV—down as much as 97% during COVID lockdowns—are suddenly putting stress on hospitals.

5) Sam Bankman-Fried’s media apology tour continues; 4) Snow cover in Northern Hemisphere at highest level since measurements began 56 years ago; 3) RSV spiking as two years of lockdowns robbed kids of immunity; 2) Elon Musk’s Neuralink plans to begin testing computer-brain interface implants within six months; 1) Oxford Dictionary names “goblin mode” its 2022 Word of the Year.