The Rapid Tests We Still Don't Have

Plus Staying Open, Joe Manchin, Omicron Fear, Caving to China, Putin and Ukraine, Christmas Feast

A disturbing report on FDA intransigence from ProPublica: “When COVID-19 started sweeping across America in the spring of 2020, Irene Bosch knew she was in a unique position to help.

“The Harvard-trained scientist had just developed quick, inexpensive tests for several tropical diseases, and her method could be adapted for the novel coronavirus. So Bosc…