So, the stories of Covid denial, vax hesitancy and rule avoidance are creeping out of the woodwork this last week. In the UK we have the story about garden parties at number 10 back in May 2020 (when we were all supposed to be locked down) and in Australia we have the ongoing saga about visa's for anti-vax tennis players, never mind the countless idiots taking part in anti-lockdown demonstrations and protests up and down the country, including journalists and celebrities spreading scientific nonsense in the supposed name of "freedom".
I remember reading something amusing (and true) at the beginning of all this, it was a piece by a doctor who was asked how we might catch Covid, his reply was masterful, he said something like.
You can get it by inhaling micro particles of water vapor exhaled by infected people via the air into your nasal passages or you might inhale the same things into your throat via your mouth. Alternatively you may pick up virus particles on your fingers and then touch your mouth or nose, or you may even be unlucky enough to catch it through particles entering your eyes. However, the most likely pathway for most people is that they'll get it from an arsehole.
History seems to be proving him right.
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