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Mix-and-Match Vaccination

When people experienced more mild and moderate side effects, such as more frequent chills, headaches, and muscle pain, after they were jabbed with doses of two different vaccines, compared to being vaccinated with doses of the same vaccine.
Mix-and-match vaccination allegedly gives people longer-lasting immunity, better protection against new variants, or simply gives hospitals the flexibility to swap vaccines should supplies be interrupted.
by MathPlus May 13, 2021
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Pi in the Sky

When an airplane fleet leave a vapor trail that looks like the symbol π.
Teachers and students in the Greek city couldn’t wait for Pi Day, as they look forward to see the “pi in the sky” display.
by MathPlus October 17, 2021
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No Sorry, Be on Time

When being late has become such a bad habit or perpetual sin among lots of selfish people that it is easier to apologize for making everybody wait for them than make the effort to being on time.
Saying sorry is conveniently easy and seldom comes with a penalty, but planning their time to be punctual is pretty hard for an unhealthy number of folks—for them, “no sorry, be on time” sounds like Greek to them.
by MathPlus December 22, 2018
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Living with Covid-19

An acknowledgment that we have to respect rather than reject the virus—we needn’t be petrified or paralyzed by the pandemic, but we must not lose sight of the danger the virus poses, which could result in death, in the event of infection or reinfection (with or without vaccination).
After governments realized that “Zero Covid” wasn’t feasible, they reluctantly shifted their strategy to “Living with Covid-19,” as their populations reach endemicity and hopefully achieve herd immunity in a-not-too-distant future.
by MathPlus March 11, 2022
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Wi-Fi Idol

When someone spends an inordinate amount of time daily to keep themselves hooked to the internet that a slight withdrawal from social networks could trigger a “digital fit” in them, which would adversely affect their well-being.
Instead of treating the Wi-Fi as a blessing rather than a curse, Jane has allowed the Wi-fi idol to enslave her to the point that she’d need to go for spiritual deliverance to free her from digital addiction.
by MathPlus September 12, 2018
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Thou Shalt Not Mask Your Math

The unwritten or unspoken commandment for math educators worldwide not to conceal their weaknesses or deficiencies, or to pretend that they could figure out the answers by themselves; instead, they would be wiser to turn to their Creator, the Greatest Mathematician, for wisdom and insight to solve their logical, psychological, or mathematical difficulties.
If more math teachers, writers, or editors were to put into practice the “Thou Shalt Not Mask Your Math” commandment, they needn’t frustratingly spend so much time and effort in solving their mathematical ills, because the Holy Spirit could in a twinkle of an eye reveal to them the solutions, which would otherwise have taken them a hundred or thousand times longer to figure them out.
by MathPlus March 28, 2021
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✈️ 🇷🇴 🏰 🧛 ♂️ = 2💉 🕰

When an unvaccinated tourist planning to stay a night or two at Romania’s Bran Castle, the home of Count Dracula, has a choice: Receive two jabs at once in the neck on arrival, or wait for at least two weeks after receiving the second jab.
Dozens of tourists wishing to make a trip to Dracula’s Castle during this pandemic are in a dilemma: ✈️ 🇷🇴 🏰 🧛 ♂️ = 2💉 🕰.
by MathPlus May 16, 2021
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