The CDC says fully vaccinated individuals can now go without face coverings in most situations. However, I think we should consider keeping them on, or at least keeping one in your pocket because there are quite a few non-COVID reasons to continue wearing masks.
My vaccine history
My wife and I just got our second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot and that got me thinking about the vaccinations I had during my life.
The Polio vaccine was not available when I was born, but by the time I was 5 years old the Jonas Salk vaccine was released. I was too young to remember that vaccination.
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My last post was about my grandmother Meynel Clowney Cato and how she survived the 1918 Spanish flu at Winthrop college.
We are all now living under the threat of the the Covid-19 virus and my wife and I have been following the guidelines and avoiding unnecessary travel.
Continue reading “Covid-19 and building a new computer”Surviving the 1918 Spanish Flu at Winthrop College
My Grandmother Meynel Clowney Cato was attending Winthrop College for Women in 1918 when she became infected with the “Spanish Flu”.
She told me the deceased students were secretly taken out through the back doors to avoid panic in the dorm. Her fever got so high she started hallucinating and thought the walls were covered with Praying Mantises.
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