Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program – The Review of Economic Studies

These estimates suggest that Food Stamps’ transfer of resources to families is a highly cost-effective investment in young children, yielding a marginal value of public funds of approximately 62.

Source: Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program – The Review of Economic Studies

Ein Dienstagslächeln …A Tuesday smile

Stella, oh, Stella

Es geht in diesem Film um Akzeptanz dessen, was anders ist. Ein ewig aktuelles Thema! Vielleicht lernen wir es irgendwann einmal. 😉

… this movie is about acceptance of what is different. An always relevant topic! Maybe we will learn at a point. 😉

Ich wünsche euch noch eine angenehme Woche!

… I wish you all a pleasant week!

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Safety and immunogenicity of a single-shot live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine: a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet

The strong immune response and the generation of seroprotective titres in almost all vaccinated participants suggests that VLA1553 is an excellent candidate for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus.

Source: Safety and immunogenicity of a single-shot live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine: a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet

Hiltzik: Robert F. Kennedy and the lies of the anti-vaxxers – Los Angeles Times

The dangers from Kennedy’s campaign should be clear. One is that a Kennedy candidacy that gains any real traction alone will increase the political credibility of anti-vax claptrap, which already has more than enough.

Another is that it could cut into the vote in 2024 for a responsible Democrat, whether President Biden or anyone else, which could sweep Trump or a Trump clone into office, along with the thuggish attacks on diversity, inclusion and voting rights that have become the alpha and omega of GOP politics.

It’s proper, in other words, to take a close look at Kennedy’s record on health policy and the real consequences of his anti-vaccination crusade.

Source: Hiltzik: Robert F. Kennedy and the lies of the anti-vaxxers – Los Angeles Times

Self-ID: What the world has to learn from Argentina about trans rights | openDemocracy

Argentinian legislation has been granting trans people the right to self-determination for 11 years.

Its gender identity law, passed in 2012, was the first in the world to remove barriers to legal gender recognition such as the need for medical diagnosis, gender-affirming surgery, or the opinion of a judge.

As of April, 16,090 Argentinians – including 1,529 who were under 17 – had applied for and obtained new national identity cards (DNI) to change their legal gender, official figures show.

Source: Self-ID: What the world has to learn from Argentina about trans rights | openDemocracy

schöne orchideen

Senioren um die Welt

blumen jeder art und größe sind immer schön anzusehen und tun der seele gut. die orchidee ist mit ihren hübsch gezeichneten und ebenmäßigen blüten eine diva unter den blumen. sie blüht das ganze Jahr über in wunderschönen Farben und Formen und übertrumpft damit jede andere blume an schönheit. jede einzelne blüte ist ein echtes unikat.


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