Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish

Public health officials have certified that polio has been eradicated from the continent of Africa. The top 5 reasons the polio virus was defeated: 1. vaccine 2. vaccine 3. vaccine! 4. magical thinki...nope, still vaccine. 5. VACCINE! [theguardian.com]

Here's some informed skepticism about the potential Hong Kong Covid-19 reinfection case: it might just be a false positive on the initial infection test. [twitter.com]

A woman w/ Covid-19 spread her infection to 27 other people in a Korean Starbucks (she was sitting under the air conditioner, most patrons weren't masked up), but all 4 masked employees escaped infection. [bloomberg.com]

Usain Bolt has tested positive for Covid-19 days after his birthday party where most of the guests "were not wearing masks or social distancing". [theguardian.com]

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