The severe rebound of the COVID-19 epidemic is continuing to undermine economic recoveries in the US and Europe. The US consumer price index surged 6.2 percent from a year ago in October, the highest rise in 31 years ago. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that quashing COVID-19 is key to lowering US inflation, and that if contained, the surge in the price of commodities such as crude oil should abate in the second half of next year.
Israel’s vaccine passport QR-code system, Green Pass, will now expire six months after the second injection is received, making a third, and possibly fourth, booster shot effectively mandatory to continue participation in Israel’s mainstream society.
A video shows how COVID attacks the brain cells of a bat.
The intruder stalks its prey with stealth and precision, preparing to puncture its quarry’s armor. Once inside, the aggressor forces its host to produce more intruders, and then causes it to explode, spewing out a multitude of invaders who can continue their rampage on a wider scale.
