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Oncologist erases medical debt for nearly 200 of his patients | TheHill

An Arkansas oncologist decided to give nearly 200 patients a Christmas gift that he hoped would make their lives “a little bit easier”: erasing their more than half a million dollars in medical debt.  Dr. Omar Atiq, who founded the Arkansas Cancer Clinic in 1991, sent out a notice to his patients just days before Dec. 25 saying that “the clinic has decided to forego all balances owed to the clinic by its patients,” according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.  The outlet reported that Atiq had closed the clinic in late February after nearly 30 years of providing cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Source: Oncologist erases medical debt for nearly 200 of his patients | TheHill

Pakistan coronavirus: Trials of Chinese vaccines underway despite public suspicions – The Washington Post (vaccine diplomacy)

Today, pockets of resistance to the polio vaccine persist, and Pakistan remains one of only two countries, alongside Afghanistan, where polio has not yet been eradicated.

And yet thousands of Pakistanis, from college students to retirees, have volunteered to be test subjects in coronavirus vaccine trials at five urban hospitals. Since September, about 13,000 of 18,000 volunteers have participated in trials for a Chinese vaccine called CanSino. No serious side effects have been reported, and health officials hope to finish the trials and start distributing vaccines by March.

Source: Pakistan coronavirus: Trials of Chinese vaccines underway despite public suspicions – The Washington Post

Pakistan coronavirus: Trials of Chinese vaccines underway despite public suspicions – The Washington Post

Today, pockets of resistance to the polio vaccine persist, and Pakistan remains one of only two countries, alongside Afghanistan, where polio has not yet been eradicated.

And yet thousands of Pakistanis, from college students to retirees, have volunteered to be test subjects in coronavirus vaccine trials at five urban hospitals. Since September, about 13,000 of 18,000 volunteers have participated in trials for a Chinese vaccine called CanSino. No serious side effects have been reported, and health officials hope to finish the trials and start distributing vaccines by March.

Source: Pakistan coronavirus: Trials of Chinese vaccines underway despite public suspicions – The Washington Post

1st Day of January – Fatcowco – 1983 – the TCP/IP internet begins

1983 – TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol id introduced, effectively creating the Internet

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.

On 1st of January,  1383 the ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.

Source: 1st Day of January – Fatcowco

Save the Economy, Liberty, and Yourself: Christian Nationalism and Americans’ Views on Government COVID-19 Restrictions | Sociology of Religion | Oxford Academic

Christian nationalism is among the leading predictors that Americans prioritize saving the economy and preserving individual liberty over protecting the vulnerable. Source: Save the Economy, Liberty, and Yourself: Christian Nationalism and Americans’ Views on Government COVID-19 Restrictions | Sociology of Religion | Oxford Academic