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Another week, another bad study used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in regards to its COVID-19 response. In this case, it is related to children, which means it's even more despicable that the CDC would use flawed information in its messaging to the public. Shame on them. In the study they cited, the inclusion of Body Mass Index (BMI) figures were not included with a study that the CDC says linked COVID-19 and higher prevalence of diabetes in children. There were countless things wrong with the study. The six-minute long...
For the reporting period of January 13 through January 19, 2022, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas have posted a 27 for new COVID-19 cases. This information was released on the morning of Thursday, January 20 by the Minnesota Department of Health. Around the area, COVID-19 new case counts fluctuated "all over the map" with some zip code areas seeing small increases, others seeing large increases and some showing a decline. The Belgrade zip code showed a small increase, the Brooten...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Cub Scouts pack hosted the annual Pinewood Derby event on Sunday, January 16 at the Belgrade Municipal Hall. Additional coverage of the event was in the January 20 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. The full video of the race is posted here beginning with the Color Guard carrying the U.S. and Minnesota flags and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. The first set of cars raced are shown at the 2:00 mark of the video....
The CDC website (Dec. 20, 2021) states: "CDC expects that anyone with the omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don't have symptoms." Happily, news outlets all over the world, while noting its rapid transmission, are reporting that omicron is much milder than its predecessors, resulting in significantly reduced serious illness, hospitalization and death. "Signs that it [omicron] may cause milder symptoms than previous strains have offered some relief." (Reuters, Jan. 7, 2022). And so as new...
