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Some Americans had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in blood samples they gave in January 2020, so they must have got infected in 2019.

I don't know whether there is any chance that some other coronavirus could have triggered formation of antibodies that react to SARS-CoV-2. If not, those Americans must have caught Covid-19 in December.

*'Let Scientific Evidence Determine Origin' of Covid-19, Say Heads of US National Academies.*

A Chinese virologist said this means the investigation of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 should move to the US.

The investigation should study all relevant places and events. Trying to "blame the US" for Covid-19 is as foolish as trying to "blame China" for it. It is foolish to consider this as a matter of rivalry between countries. If any mistakes were made by China, if any mistakes were made by the United States, if any were made elsewhere, the world needs to know what happened and understand them.

Global supplies of soybeans, coffee, chocolate, and palm oil will be cut by global heating, even if we curb emissions quickly.

They will be cut a lot more, over time, if we fail to curb emissions.

Andy Slavitt hinted at how some Americans (Republicans) were too selfish in confronting Covid-19, and refused to do the little things that save other people's health and lives, They should have made little sacrifices such as wearing masks, keeping distance, getting vaccinated. What they opposed was the principle that we ought to help each other. "War on Earth, ill will to men."

He touched the right-wingers' nerve because what he said is evidently true. So they began spewing gibberish as white noise to drown out his message.

Delta variant has to start a wave that will kill or disable a lot of antivaxxers. As people see the pattern that Republicans spread human death and Democrats more or less protect human life, they may learn not to trust Republicans.

*[Minister] Michael Gove's civil service plans threaten impartiality, says union leader.*