New data here. The upshot:

• Now we have real-life data on the bivalent COVID vaccines

• Yes, they are good…really good

• They’ll do a much better job of keeping you out of the hospital

• For people of all ages

• Including against newest COVID variants (BQ etc)

• If your last COVID shot was <Sep (adults) or <Oct (kids), get a new shot _immediately_

• If your country doesn’t have them yet, bring the torches & pitchforks to your gov’s health admins

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-quick-update-on-the-bivalent-boosters

An entrance to NYC's Central Park will serve as a permanent acknowledgement of the five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted in 1989 of the brutal assault of a jogger (the so-called "Central Park Five"). Entrances around the Central Park perimeter have historically been named for the varied groups the park serves, e.g.., "Engineers' Gate". "Artists' Gate", etc. Now there will also be a Gate of the Exonerated, at the northeast corner of the park.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/arts/design/central-park-five-gate.html

One of the things I miss on Mastodon is the National Weather Service accounts that exist on Twitter.

The NWS, SPC, and my local weather forecast office use Twitter *fabulously*. I've actually seen weather warnings show up on Twitter a few seconds before my weather radio went off.

Could I somehow restore that informational utility on Mastodon?

Update: yes, I can, kind of! See update below~