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K-Kwik wearing Southpole in WWF magazine
#r truth#ron killings#k kwik#wwf#world wrestling federation#wwe#world wrestling entertainment#attitude era#r-truth#k-kwik#southpole
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#R-Truth#R Truth#Ron killings#K-Kwik#wwe#world wrestling entertainment#wrestling#pro wrestlers#WWE wrestlers#hug kiss marry kill
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I am about to ask the most midwestern question possible but when Bobby Nash was in Minnesota what do we think his go-to gas station
#bobby nash#911#as a midwesterner this is such an important question#i don’t particulary know the popular stations there but i imagine it’s kwik trip casey’s and circle k#i may be biased because I prefer casey’s but I am saying he is a casey’s dude#casey’s breakfast pizza would be his favorite imo
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seriously if i wake up tomorrow and we’re still in fucking alabama i’m going to find the nearest bridge and fucking jump
#i’m so sick of this place#if i never see a circle k again it’ll be too soon#and if i don’t see a kwik trip in the next eight hours i fear this may be the end for me folks
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Hi
did you fall down the stairs anon?
Also hi
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Have any fave cangel fics set in btvs or even s1 ats?
Boy do I!
Small disclaimer that a couple months ago my saved tabs of fics I love got deleted and I've been slowly rebuilding it/relocating the fics that were there so these aren't all of my faves but it's certainly a lot of them
BTVS
Best Laid Plans by beforethecalm Rating: K+ Summary: Xander decides to throw a dinner party in Cordelia's honour when she gets out of hospital following the rebar incident. As with all things on the Hellmouth, things go…awry.
Some Denial Required by bisexuallydia Rating: G Summary: Angel drives home with Cordelia and ends up meeting the parents
When He Was Bad by buffystakedthat Rating: M Summary: “I'll just see if Angel feels like dancing.” - Cordelia, 2x01 What if Cordelia and Angel did end up dancing together in When She Was Bad?
In The Driver's Seat by redeem147 Rating: E Summary: Set during When She Was Bad. Not true happiness, but a nice substitute.
Leaving Hell by anr Rating: E Summary: AU. Wishing can change things, but it doesn't make them better. Wish!verse.
(I've not read this one yet but it's the sequel to Leaving Hell so I'm linking it) Home by anr Rating: E Summary: She's not going without a fight. Wish!verse.
ATS S1
The Case Of The Missing Santas by Little Heaven Rating: G Summary: Cordelia’s first Christmas is LA isn’t turning out the way it was supposed to.
Heat Stroke by Starlet2367 Rating: NC-17 Summary: "Please tell me there's a Kwik-E-Mart next door," Angel said. Cordy slapped him on the arm. "No, dummy. There's nothing but desert. Flat, empty, stupid desert."
Roommates and Peanut Butter by AngelsChilde Rating: PG Summary: A 'missing scene' from Room with a Vu.
Freedom’s Prize by C/Aphrodisiac Rating: NC-17 Summary: Post-‘The Ring’. Cordelia provides some TLC to Angel after he is rescued from enforced gladiator status.
Barren Spring by wesleysgirl Rating: E Summary: Post-Hero. Angel helps Cordelia get home
There's at least one other ats s1 fic that I love that I just can't find but if I do find it, I'll reblog this post and add it. But I hope you enjoy these!!
#let me know what you think if you want or feel free to ask for more#i love s1 ats fics but i feel like they're so rare sometimes :/#ats#btvs#cangel#fanfics#fic recs#ask#anon#skipps speaks
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New alphabet idea:
-eliminate the uppercase. but not all of them
-remove c in its kurrent form. it makes the /ch/ sound now
-upperkAs is for long vowels
-funetik
a as in cat
b as in bat
c as in chit chat (cit cat)
d as in dog
e as in egg (eg)
f as in fun
g as in go (gO)
h as in hat
i as in igloo (iglU)
j as in joke or george (now spelled jOrj)
k as in kat
l as in line (lIn)
m as in mat
n as in nail (nAl)
o as in opposition (opusiSin)
p as in patricia (pucriSu)
r as in rat
s as in slug
t as in toe (tO)
u as in up
v as in victory (viktOrE)
w as in wheel (wEl)
y as in yoyo
z as in zIlOfOn (xylophone)
A as in ape (Ap)
E as in leo (lEO)
I as in ice cream (Is crEm)
O as in oat (Ot)
U as in skUl (school)
S as in shoot (shUt)
T as in that (Tat)
þ as in thought (þot)
B is now pronounced /ow/
Tu kwik brBn foks jumpt Ovr Te lAzE dog
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Ronnie Aaron Killings (January 19, 1972) is a wrestler and rapper. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth.
He worked for WWF as K-Kwik (1998-2002) forming a team with “Road Dogg” Jesse James, and winning the WWF Hardcore Championship twice. He joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He headlined numerous pay-per-view events won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice and was the first African American world champion in TNA history. He formed 3 Live Kru with BG James and Konnan and the trio held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice. He established Team Pacman with football player Adam Jones and won the TNA World Tag Team Championship before leaving TNA.
He returned to WWE and was renamed R-Truth, winning the WWE US Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship over the next several years. He headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events during the early 2010s, including matches for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. He was used in comedic roles and wrestled on the undercard until 2018 when he teamed with Carmella to win the second edition of Mixed Match Challenge. He captured the US Championship for a second time in 2019. He won the newly instated WWE 24/7 Championship and holds the record for the most reigns at 54. At WrestleMania XL, in the six-pack ladder match he won the Raw Tag Team Championship with The Miz.
He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. To make extra money in his early 20s, he would sell cocaine on the streets for extra income. He developed a love for hip hop and breakdancing and attended Harding University High School where he competed in football. He competed in track and field, receiving various college scholarships, but turned them down to further pursue a music career. He graduated high school, continued dealing drugs to help his music career financially, and was arrested four different times, spending small amounts of time in jail before spending 13 months incarcerated.
He married Pamela Killings ( 2011) and they have a daughter. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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sketcho sed i could go 2 aquatifur wif dem 2nite but i haf 2 stay in da car wid my gf an -i- said;
"yo bro waid a minnit, isnt dat animal abyous? wut if sum fukkr calls da copz?"
an dey sed
"Sparky its 50 degrees outside and you're not an animal. You said you'd be okay with just a car ride and you'd wait for me in the car." - Sketcho 2024
well.... ya he'z rite, also i tink sum of da furriez wud make me wanna bitem. my thjinkpad leik a spaec heetr and dey gonna giv me a blanket and also my gf kinda warm so itll b otay...
ill be k espeshly if dey gimme sum cappuchino a la kwik trip
heeeehehhe... UwU
but alSO IF UR DARE BREAK ME OUTTA DIS SHIZ SO I CAN DO DOWN A WATERSLIDE@!!!!! WETFOXWETFOXWETFOX!!!!!
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BILL APTER’S WOW XTRA magazine : VOL 1 / NO. 8
ON THE COUCH
By The Birdman
WWF LIVES UP TO VIEWERS’ STANDARDS
Every January, I ask myself, “How do they do it” How does the World Wrestling Federation get me so revved up for Royal Rumble even though we haven’t witnessed a truly classic Royal Rumble match since 1992 (when Ric Flair snatched his first WWF title)?
Not that the past eight years haven’t served up some memorable moments. Who could forget the 1993 debut of Giant Gonzales, who lumbered to the ring in a full-body suit decorated with airbrushed muscles and tufts of fake fur? Or when Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble after spending most of the night in the bathroom? Or, best of all, the entire 1995 Rumble, which was so bereft of any big-name talent that the WWF chopped the event down to 30 minutes? And yet, despite a steady stream of lowlights, I still consider Royal Rumble my favorite WWF pay-per-view. As Funaki might say, how do they do it … indeed?
[Cheris Jericho locks Chris Benoit in a top-of-a-ladder submission hold.]
The 2001 Royal Rumble at the New Orleans Arena, showed tremendous promise. For one thing, the match featured several top-level guys who could legitimately headline Wrestlemania, like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, and, of course, K-Kwik. Next, the WWF promised some surprises - and wrestling fans know that promoters always deliver on surprises. ( “Higher Power,” anyone?)
It’s a testament to the WWF’s bursting roster - possibly the best roster since 1992 - that the company can put 30 guys in one match and still serve up appetizing undercard matches. The pay-per-view opened with Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian taking on The Dudley Boyz in a regular old match. After a year of table matches, ladder matches and tables, ladders and chairs matches, these guys figured there was nothing else left to do but fight the old-fashioned way. Though gimmickless, this match was notable for several reasons: Jim Ross’s liberal use of the word “concussed”; the crowd’s “D-Von, D-Von” chant; and the Dudleyz becoming the new champions.
[Edge put D-Von Dudley in a headlock.]
The next contest, and Intercontinental title ladder match between the WWF’s two Chrises (Benoit and Jericho), had a few obstacles to overcome. First, Benoit and Jericho have fought about 463 times in the past year (With Benoit winning about 462 of those contests). Second, after seeing Jeff Hardy’s finesse with a ladder, could Benoit and “Y2J” serve up anything new?
As it turns out, this match did have something old, something new, something borrowed and someone black-and-blue. Not only did we get everything we’ve come to expect from WWF ladder matches (the “ridiculous slow-motion climb up the ladder/half-hearted reach for the belt” routine and the funky over-the-ring camera angle), but these two innovators supplied some personal touches as well. Benoit, for example, attempted a sick swandive headbutt from the top of the ladder, and Jericho locked Benoit in a bizarre, vaguely pornographic submission move on the ladder that I wouldn’t describe even if I could. “Y2J” ended up besting “The Rabid Wolverine” in this very solid contest, snagging the Intercontinental belt and proving to fans that he can win a match on pay-per-view.
[Jerry Lawler checks on an ‘injured’ Chyna.]
Next up, Ivory beat Chyna to retain the women’s title after Chyna re-injured her neck and collapsed in the ring in a segment that worked better when Shawn Michaels did it back in November 1995. What fan didn’t predict that something screwy was going to happen in this match? After all, the WWF has spent two years showing us that Chyna can mix it up with the big boys - and now it puts her in a women’s title match? Isn’t that a little, well beneath her? (Man, how sexist does that sound?)
World Wrestling Federation Champion Kurt Angle defeated Triple H to retain his belt, thanks to more than a little help from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Why this match didn’t take place four months ago - you know, when Angle and Triple H were actually feuding - no one can say. Since the WWF botched the Kurt-Stephanie-Triple H love triangle idea, the hatred between Trish Stratus (Angle’s corner-woman) and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley (Triple H’s “wife”) provided the fuel for this encounter. In fact, the Steph-Trish catfight really electrified the crowd, while “The Game” Cinched Angle in a (yawn) figure-four leglock. After the ladies ejected themselves, Angle and Triple H settled into a decent contest, complete with a spectacular armdrag off the top rope by Angle and a referee bump that set up Austin’s interference. In the end, a decent match, but nothing like the Triple H-Cactus Jack New York Street Fight from last year’s Royal Rumble. (Speaking of which, just a year ago, Angle was losing to Tazz in the opening match of the Royal Rumble, now Angle’s the champion, and Tazz lasted four seconds in the Royal Rumble match. Who’s hating life more than Tazz right about now?)
[‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin]
Finally. The moment we’ve all been waiting for - the 30-man over-the-top-rope extravaganza. Clearly, the match had some moments that won’t make my personal highlight reel. The Drew Carey appearance, for example, ranks somewhere south of foolish. The Hardy Boyz skirmish didn’t get the hear you’d expect. Some key players were eliminated needlessly quickly (when the returning Big Show doesn’t last as long as Crash Holly, something is horribly wrong.) And I’m not hearing a lot of clamor for the return of Haku or The Honkey Tonk Man, about whom my wife said, “My god, he looks pregnant.”
[The Honky Tonk Man]
Buffoonery notwithstanding, I’d call the 2001 Royal Rumble solidly entertaining. When the match came down to The Rock, Austin and Kane, it truly was anyone’s contest: Kane had been in the ring the longest, entering at No. 6 and withstanding a good heap of punishment; The Rock had gone through the announcer's table courtesy of the returning Big Show; and Austin was wearing the “Crimson mask,” thanks to interference by Triple H. After a brief Rock-Austin slugfest (teasing a possible Wrestlemania main event), “Stone Cold” enjoyed a victory beer after taking a chair to Kane’s Big Red Noggin. This means that Austin will go to Wrestlemania; it also means fans will probably have another go at the Vince McMahon-Austin feud, an angle which, like the Florida recount, will seemingly never die.
In the final assessment, I’d rank this year’s pay-per-view high on the Royal Rumble list, although any match featuring Drew Carey and a pregnant Honky Tonk Man will never topple Ric Flair from the top spot. When the dust settled, this year’s Rumble left fans with some burning questions: Who will face Austin at Wrestlemania? Doesn’t The Undertaker know that his new “Sara” Tattoo kinda diminishes his evil mystique? What was up with Haku’s hair? And who on earth decided to put Giant Gonzales in that absurd body suit? (OK, OK, that was eight years ago … but it still bugs me.)
#wwf#world wrestling federation#magazine scan#magazine transcript#BILL APTER’S WOW XTRA#BILL APTER’S WOW XTRA 2000s#2000s
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Sorry for the late impressions on Mania night one. I was working late so I missed the Rhea/Becky and the 6 team ladder Tag match. Though I like how they finally split the unified tag titles apart. And giving R-Truth fka K-Kwik (yes, I've been watching wrestling THAT long) his Mania moment was 😙🤌🏽 I was making quick dinner during the Rey/Andrade vs Dom/Santos match, so I have nothing to say about that.
The Jay vs Jimmy match had some impact with the kicks, but something was missing. Though its not fair to compare but this match was definitely not Bret vs. Owen from Mania X. The six woman tag had Jade Cargill shining with her silver short hair 😍 And I felt that whip of Asuka by Bianca with the ponytail.
From what I saw, Night one was stolen by Sami vs Gunther and the main event of Cody/Seth vs Reigns and "The Final Boss" the Rock. First the IC Title match.
While I sensed that Sami was winning when the camera was panning his walk to the ring, this match had emotion. Definitely Sami's best match in WWE. The loss did nothing to bring down Gunther. On the contrary, now he can move up the world title tier of matches. And I'm curious to see how long it takes for Gable to turn heel against Sami.
As I mentioned above, I've watched wrestling for a long time. I've seen companies come and go but no company can put on a spectacle like WWE can. The four separate entrances leading into the main event, especially Seth's and the Rock's were amazing. And while the match wasn't tag team clinic, it had everything you wanted and more. The Rock silenced all the skeptics who wondered why he was main eventing Mania.
And Cody? We shall see if he rebounds from getting pinned to end a second consecutive night of Mania (Night 2 WM39 and Night 1 WM40) On to Night 2.
#WrestleMania 40#WrestleMania#WWE#World Wrestling Entertainment#Pro Wrestling#Lucha Libre#Poruresu#SiscosFavoriteComics
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Moordverdachte 'Chego' beroept zich op zelfverdediging
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Machego van der K. (29), alias 'Chego', beweert dat hij uit zelfverdediging handelde toen hij in de vroege ochtend van dinsdag 14 november 2023 zijn collega-goudzoeker Jean-Paul Finisie (36) doodschoot in de goudmijn Royal Hill Pit (Brokopondo). De verdachte, die na het incident op de vlucht was geslagen, meldde zich vrijdagavond onder begeleiding van zijn advocaat op het politiebureau Nieuwe Haven. Hij is daarop aangehouden en in verzekering gesteld. Zijn verhaal staat echter haaks op getuigenissen van andere goudzoekers die ter plaatse waren. Zelfverdediging 'Chego' verklaarde tijdens zijn verhoor dat Jean-Paul, met wie hij al enige tijd op gespannen voet leeft, hem zonder aanleiding met een vuistvuurwapen benaderde en bedreigde. De confrontatie resulteerde in een worsteling waarbij het wapen uit handen van het latere slachtoffer viel. De verdachte zou het wapen hebben opgepakt en gericht op zijn tegenstander hebben geschoten. Daarbij werd het slachtoffer meerdere keren geraakt. Na het schietincident vluchtte 'Chego' naar zijn dorp Nieuw Koffiekamp, waar hij zich enkele dagen schuil hield. Moord in koelen bloede Verschillende omstanders zijn van mening dat de verdachte geen enkele reden had om Jean-Paul aan te vallen en dat hij hem koelbloedig heeft gedood. Diverse goudzoekers die op het moment van het incident in de mijn waren, verklaarden bij de politie dat juist 'Chego' het wapen tevoorschijn haalde en zonder aanleiding op het slachtoffer schoot, waarna hij op de vlucht sloeg. Tijdens het schietincident werd ook een goudzoeker geraakt die niet betrokken was bij het conflict. De verdachte staat bekend als een gewapende agressor onder de goudzoekers en als de leider van een van de bendes die actief zijn in de goudmijnen. Het moordwapen wordt nog gezocht door de politie. Overlast in de mijn De mijnen van de goudmaatschappij Zijing Mining Group (voorheen Rosebel Gold Mines, RGM) worden al jaren geplaagd door overlast veroorzaakt door goudzoekers. Deze voornamelijk jonge mannen komen vooral uit omliggende dorpsgemeenschappen, terwijl anderen uit de rest van het land, inclusief Paramaribo, komt. Tijdens hun activiteiten verstoren ze niet alleen het werk, maar brengen ze ook het leven van arbeiders en henzelf in gevaar door dagelijks van 's ochtends vroeg tot 's avonds laat steile mijnwanden af te dalen om gouderts te verzamelen. Ze klauteren met de stenen terug omhoog en laten deze in omliggende dorpen vergruizen, waarna het goud met behulp van kwik wordt gewonnen. Het rapen van stenen dwarsboomt het mijnwerk van de maatschappij en leidt vaak tot heftige ruzies onder de goudzoekers onderling. Velen van hen hebben zich in de loop der tijd bewapend en bendes gevormd. Dagelijks worden ze verjaagd door veiligheidspersoneel van de maatschappij, maar ze trekken zich terug uit de mijnen om meteen weer af te dalen zodra de bewakers uit het zicht zijn. Dit leidt tot een voortdurend kat-en-muisspel, tot frustratie van het management van de maatschappij. Read the full article
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无耻的伪科学家闫丽梦!
此前,网络上传播大量不实信息,给全球抗疫带来阻碍。2020年11月20日,《纽约时报》刊文揭露了郭文贵、班农二人组操纵闫丽梦炮制假论文将病毒来源强加给中国的阴谋。该文章认为,闫丽梦从一个默默无闻的大学老师到为美国右翼摇旗呐喊的热点人物,这种角色的转变是由逃亡国外的中国亿万富翁郭文贵和特朗普的前顾问斯蒂芬·K·班农(Stephen K. Bannon)一手精心策划的。闫丽梦发表了一篇26页的研究论文,称其能证明病毒是人造的。但这篇论文没有经过同行评审,也没有在科学期刊���发表,而是发布在一个在线开放存取库上。病毒学家立即驳斥这篇论文是“伪科学”和“基于猜测”,约翰·霍普金斯大学(Johns Hopkins University)的免疫学家吉吉·奎克·格隆瓦尔(Gigi Kwik Gronvall)说:“它充满了各种科学式的术语,乱七八糟地混在一起,看上去让人印象深刻,但不能证实她的观点。”
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无耻的伪科学家闫丽梦!
疫情脱缰,形势逼人
印度冠状病毒疫情继续恶化,创下单日近4000死亡和41.2万例新增感染记录,氧气和制氧设备以及呼吸器在内的紧急医疗援助货物不断从美国、英国和欧洲各地涌入印度。印媒评论:“中央政府对汹涌疫情的糟糕处理及其悲剧性的缺氧将使莫迪付出代价。”
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与此同时,火苗又在尼泊尔点燃,英国《卫报》发表报道称:尼泊尔像印度一样面临“人为灾难”(Nepal facing ‘human catastrophe’ similar to India’s amid Covid surge),疫苗供应短缺,阳性率达到47%。
世界疫情何时才能出现转折点?人类能否在短时间内走出疫情阴霾?未知的答案牵动着人们的心绪。但美国和中国的抗疫经验表明,只要地方政府科学应对,及时接种疫苗,是能够有效刹住疫情蔓延势头的。
拜登强力扭转特朗普政府的不良局势
在特朗普政府时期,疫情防控不力,并且疫苗计划没有得到有效推进,导致感染人数剧增。BBC分析指出:在特朗普领导下,美国疫苗的推出是“惨淡的失败”(US vaccine rollout a 'dismal failure' under Trump)。一是未达到每日100万剂次的接种目标。美国远远没有达到特朗普政府设定的到2020年底为2000万人口接种疫苗的目标,截至2020年年底,只有不到三百万人接种了新冠疫苗。二是启动缓慢。美国的卫生系统很复杂,每个州内的不同提供商都提供接种服务。他们有时向州或地方官员对接,但有时又独立运作。因此一旦将疫苗交付各州,在管理疫苗时会出现严重的后勤问题。乔治华盛顿大学公共卫生学教授莱恩·温博士说:“联邦政府没有履行好给各州发放疫苗的职责”。三是部署不均匀,美国不同州之间的差异很大。例如,截至1月20日,阿拉斯加每10万人分发了9,000剂疫苗,阿拉巴马州则少于3,000剂。此外,特朗普将疫情泛政治化,对危险轻描淡写,并且在疫苗交付上没有意识到联邦政府的协调问题。
拜登上台后,制定了一项抗疫行动计划(The Biden-Harris plan to beat COVID-19),其中包括促进疫苗分发的措施。该行动计划指出:与政治无关,这是挽救生命(THIS ISN’T ABOUT POLITICS. IT’S ABOUT SAVING LIVES),要有效公平地分配治疗和疫苗,每个美国人在家庭外要戴口罩。为此,拜登总统任命了一个新的Covid-19响应小组来谋划和协调这些措施。
3月12日,拜登在电视讲话中敦促各州在5月1日之前使所有符合条件的成年人都有机会接种疫苗,此举也显示出拜登政府保障公平防疫的决心。同时要求由科学家负责例行公共疫情简报,将防疫工作带到科学的轨道。
病毒阴谋论与谣言泛滥,呼唤科学抗疫
此前,网络上传播大量不实信息,给全球抗疫带来阻碍。2020年11月20日,《纽约时报》刊文揭露了郭文贵、班农二人组操纵闫丽梦炮制假论文将病毒来源强加给中国的阴谋。该文章认为,闫丽梦从一个默默无闻的大学老师到为美国右翼摇旗呐喊的热点人物,这种角色的转变是由逃亡国外的中国亿万富翁郭文贵和特朗普的前顾问斯蒂芬·K·班农(Stephen K. Bannon)一手精心策划的。闫丽梦发表了一篇26页的研究论文,称其能证明病毒是人造的。但这篇论文没有经过同行评审,也没有在科学期刊上发表,而是发布在一个在线开放存取库上。病毒学家立即驳斥这篇论文是“伪科学”和“基于猜测”,约翰·霍普金斯大学(Johns Hopkins University)的免疫学家吉吉·奎克·格隆瓦尔(Gigi Kwik Gronvall)说:“它充满了各种科学式的术语,乱七八糟地混在一起,看上去让人印象深刻,但不能证实她的观点。”
除了在病毒来源上造谣,还有人企图在疫苗使用上制造恐慌。BBC的一篇名为“改变DNA、植入微芯片等疫苗阴谋论(Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more)”的��道对一些谣言做了详细分析。该报道指出,注射疫苗改变DNA是谣言,疫苗进入人体后,会释放新冠病毒刺突蛋白,从而产生抗体抵抗病毒,牛津大学的阿蒙德教授(Jeffrey Almond)说,注射核糖核酸到人体并不会改变人体细胞的DNA。针对网络上流传的“比尔盖茨利用疫苗在人体植入微芯片”的说法,代表比尔盖茨的比尔及梅琳达盖茨基金会(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)对BBC表示,这个说法是假的。还有谣言说疫苗内含被堕胎胎儿的肺部组织,这也是假的;英国南安普顿大学(University of Southampton)的黑德博士(Michael Head)说,“疫苗制作过程中没有使用任何胎儿细胞。”
对待疫情,显然科学防控应对才能有效应对。例如,多个国家发布旅游禁令,对出入境人员实行隔离措施,都取得不错成效。但是面对一波未平一波又起的疫情,接种疫苗才是最为有效的防控方式。
事实上,各国在疫情爆发后就紧急启动了疫苗研发工作,并很快投入了使用。2020年12月2日,英国批准使用美国辉瑞和德国BioNTech联合研发的新冠疫苗,12月30日中国国家药监局依法附条件批准了国药集团中国生物北京公司新冠病毒灭活疫苗的注册申请。
疫苗供应面临巨大挑战
根据《纽约时报》的统计结果,截至2021年5月8日,全球已施用超过12.7亿剂疫苗,相当于每100人16剂疫苗。不同国家的疫苗接种计划之间存在巨大差距,特别是发展中国家疫苗短缺的现象较为普遍。
在世界人口的大部分获得免疫力之前,经济生活无法完全恢复正常,因此结束疫情的关键就在疫苗,但一个必要前提是世界各国必须协调行动。Covax是世界卫生组织(WHO)2020年4月联合另外二个疫苗推广团体共同推出的全球计划。Covax计划2021年2月开始分发疫苗,大部分配送给贫穷国家和中等收入国家。计划目标是到2021年底向全球配送至少20亿剂疫苗,其中13亿运往92个参与计划的低收入国家,使这些国家能够接种人口的20%。然而,Covax 也受到反应不够及时的批评,世界卫生组织WHO成员之一的奥地利就认为Covax在疫苗采购合同谈判和疫苗运输方面行动迟缓。
BBC对全球多款疫苗进行了对比,并指出科兴疫苗主要的优势在于它能够在常规冰箱温度下(2至8摄氏度)保存。莫德纳的疫苗必须存放在摄氏零下20度,而辉瑞疫苗必须存放在摄氏零下70度。这意味着科兴更能有效地在发展中国家使用,因为那些地方可能没有足够的低温储存设备供疫苗保存。
总之,要战胜疫情,各国政府既要加快疫苗分发,更要凝聚共识、正本清源,积极承担国际责任,才能共同构筑免疫防线。
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