Published inOneZero·May 22, 2020Member-onlyThe Coronavirus Vaccine May Not Work on the ElderlyFor those over 65, the pandemic is unlikely to end when the first vaccines arrive — Last Friday, President Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced “Operation Warp Speed,” a plan to deliver a vaccine for the coronavirus by the end of the year. At the president’s side was Moncef Slaoui, who had recently stepped down from the board of Moderna, the first…Coronavirus8 min readCoronavirus8 min read
Published inOneZero·Jun 5, 2019Member-onlyBullhead City, Arizona Was a Retiree Paradise. Then Came a Biblical Plague of Flies.Meet the small, greasy insects upending life in an idyllic community. — When Craig Vallon and his wife Denise moved to Bullhead City, Arizona, in 1973, he thought he was the luckiest man in the world. The two had met as teenagers in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Denise was a party girl, and her wealthy family had hoped she’d settle down…Environment15 min readEnvironment15 min read
