Category: Brief Messages or Announcements

  • Sena Gives Me a Haircut

    Sena Gives Me a Haircut

    Sena gave me a haircut the other day. She’s been cutting my hair almost 30 years. She bought a new barber cape recently which has snaps instead of Velcro to hold it around my neck. I still have Velcro tennis shoes, though. The first time Sena cut my hair she left a bald patch on…

  • CDC ACIP Meeting Today on Vaccines

    CDC ACIP Meeting Today on Vaccines

    The ACIP meeting on several vaccines begins today and runs through Friday, 8:00 a.m-5:30 p.m. on the 21st-22nd and 8:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m. on the 23rd, ET. The committee will discuss vaccines for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in adults, Polio, and Influenza vaccines on the 21st. There will be a vote for each. They will discuss vaccines…

  • CDC ACIP Meeting June 21-23 to Discuss Covid-19 & RSV Vaccines

    CDC ACIP Meeting June 21-23 to Discuss Covid-19 & RSV Vaccines

    On June 21-23, the CDC ACIP will meet to discuss the new Covid-19 and RSV vaccines (and others).

  • FDA Meeting Today on Strain Selection for Periodic Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Meeting Today on Strain Selection for Periodic Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet today from 8:30 am-5:00 pm ET to discuss and make recommendations on strain selection for the periodic updated Covid-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 vaccine campaign. The discussion topic will be: “Based on the evidence and other considerations presented, pleasediscuss selection of a specific XBB…

  • First Time for Iced Coffee!

    First Time for Iced Coffee!

    Sena brought home a carton of iced coffee this afternoon. This is our first time trying it. It’s a vanilla flavor brew. It’s pretty good! I always thought coffee had to be hot to be good. And I’ve always taken it black. We both like the vanilla flavor. A 2012 article on The Daily Meal…

  • CDC Updated Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccine Use

    CDC Updated Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccine Use

    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) held a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) meeting to discuss updated recommendations for Covid-19 vaccine use on May 11, 2023. You can view the YouTube recording of the meeting and view presentation slides at this link. The meeting was designed for clinicians.

  • FDA Meeting June 15, 2023 on Strain Selection for Periodic Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Meeting June 15, 2023 on Strain Selection for Periodic Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet June 15, 2023 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET “to discuss and make recommendations on the selection of strain(s) to be included in the periodic updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 vaccination campaign. This discussion will include consideration of the vaccine composition for fall to…

  • Memorial Day 2023

    Memorial Day 2023

    Today is Memorial Day 2023. A moment of silence. There will be a public ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery in Iowa City at 11:15 a.m., May 29, 2023.

  • Sena Letting Juggling Balls Sleep

    Sena Letting Juggling Balls Sleep

    Sena has been letting her juggling balls take a nap lately. The reason is that she has been very busy in her garden. The balls are either on the floor where she drops them—or placed neatly on a footstool. I left my assistant coach to encourage her to practice. Unfortunately, he’s been sleeping on the…

  • No Swimming Order at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    No Swimming Order at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    A no swimming order has been issued as of yesterday for Sand Lake at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, due to E. coli bacteria contamination. Updates are on Fridays of each week.