Walmart and Kroger are raising prices for BinaxNOW rapid Covid-19 tests after the expiration of a deal with the White House to sell the kits for $14 on.wsj.com/3eMJekS

I'm currently reading my 5th or 6th article today that includes in it some form of looking back on the pandemic and its lessons. *Every* *single* *one* includes a variation of one or more of the following from scientists, public health agency heads, journalists, etc.: 1/x

NEW: We're partnering with communitylabs and Alamo Colleges District to open 3 new COVID mass testing sites over the next week. Each site, once open, will run Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm. The 2222 N. Alamo site opens tomorrow, January 6. More sites to be announced.

With infections surging due to the Omicron variant, physicians are now urging people to ditch cloth face masks and instead recommend pairing cloth masks with surgical models or moving on to stronger respirator masks on.wsj.com/3qNSzym

COVID-19 data updates for #SanAntonio and #BexarCounty including the numbers of people who have received their first vaccine & those who are fully vaccinated, 7-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases, and individuals hospitalized & in the ICU.

Station Eleven is one of the best series I’ve ever seen.

Me and every single other TV show crew member in NYC was tested at least three times(with same night results) this past week. That’s what our society does to keep the TV shows in production. While that same society has children and old people waiting out in the cold to be tested.

This is what a prepared government looks like. Rapid Test vending machine in Germany #auspol

Hey! You know what! In 2022 I am using exclamation points at the end of every email sentence! I don’t care if it looks like I’m unhinged! I am! Warmest regards!!!

Lights out and candles lit in Italy due to 500% increase in energy bills. It will be a very hot autumn in Europe and beyond.

Hunger Games or real life?

Deer Lounge Under Cherry Blossom Trees In Japan's Nara Park

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s monarch for the past 70 years, has died aged 96 bbc.in/3ewsh18