MEANWHILE, IRL (AND DEATH) the latest coronavirus news (a.k.a. "the sniffles" according to one): COVID-19 infections rising in Tennessee. Is a summer wave coming? Michigan adds 29,267 cases, 78 deaths from COVID-19 over past week CDC: New Omicron Subvariant BA.2.12.1 Responsible for 43% of Coronavirus Cases | Health News | US News 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose gives 'significant' immunity boost ALSO: To boost or not to boost? Vaccine shots get renewed emphasis with COVID-19 cases in Virginia on the rise – The Virginian-Pilot Everything we know about covid treatment paxlovid — Quartz Where to Find Paxlovid Once You’ve Tested Positive for Covid - Bloomberg Paxlovid rebound: What you need to know about COVID return - Los Angeles Times AND IN BIZARRO WORLD: Missouri Bill Bars Pharmacists From Questioning Ivermectin Prescriptions “Case Numbers Don't Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies | The Nation Eric Clapton catches COVID-19 after calling vaccine efforts a ‘mass psychosis’ – New York Daily News