UP NEXT: Old Mitch will be flinging his own poop at the Democrats in the Senate when the debt ceiling needs to be raised AGAIN in a couple months.

I have a suggestion. Okay, two suggestions.

Mitch, just retire.

And get rid of the debt ceiling altogether. I've said it before: It's not necessary, it causes stupid drama, and it's probably unconstitutional. I'll let the lawyers argue over that last one...

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In other news, it looks like the Pfizer COVID vaccine is getting closer to being approved for 5 to 11-year olds. Yay! Maybe I CAN go back to the gym before the decade is over. (But I still won't care about going out in public for other things, like shopping.)

Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

If authorized, this would be the first Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older and has an EUA for people ages 12 to 15.

Last month, Pfizer released details of a Phase 2/3 trial that showed its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children ages 5 to 11. The trial included 2,268 participants ages 5 to 11 and used a two-dose regimen of the vaccine administered 21 days apart. This trial used a 10-microgram dose — smaller than the 30-microgram dose that has been used for those 12 and older.

Participants' immune responses were measured by looking at neutralizing antibody levels in their blood and comparing those levels to a control group of 16- to 25-year-olds who were given a two-dose regimen with the larger 30-microgram dose. Pfizer said the levels compared well with older people who received the larger dose, demonstrating a “strong immune response in this cohort of children one month after the second dose.”

I'd say, "It's about time," but damn, this did happen really fast so I'm thankful our collective community of medical folks got on this and developed a vaccine so quickly.

I didn't expect a vaccine for 10 years. But I also didn't expect people to be selfish assholes and cough on people on purpose when they know they have COVID.

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Make it a great day!

Bill

🍺 PS - Buy me a beer. I'm feeling a bit down today and I'm def low on caffeine. Top me off!