"...said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling..."
If it's true, I have no problem with this. In fact, I like him even more.
But I do see JustifiedTrumpian's point. Criminals he may have helped the law put away may not have known he was a mole, but now that they do... Well, God please protect the man.
Remembering the scare last year around end of summer, where the warnings were goin out that reinfection is a real possibility, I just searched "Can you get Covid again if you've had it and recovered" I wanted to compare what this NIH report says today against what was being said back then
I found articles ranging from April trough December, from sources ranging from the completely corrupt CDC and, to WEBMD, to Healthline, to sources I kind of trust like Forbes and Wall Street Journal.
The comparisons were exactly what I expected. Both the old articles and the new NIH report vary the language, but essentially the same information:
NIH from today; "...Scattered reports of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have raised concerns that the immune response to the virus might not be durable."
Sciencemag.org from 11/18: "...Scientists are keenly interested in cases like hers, which are still rare but on the rise. Reinfections hint that immunity against COVID-19 may be fragile and wane relatively quickly..."
US NEWS and World Report from 4/8: "...This could mean that because the individual had a very mild case, they might not create enough antibodies to stave off reinfection in the future."
From CDC 10/27: "...Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported, but remain rare."
Etc, Etc, Etc....
The biggest difference now is the spin written into the reports. Before the election we were told essentially, "Basic immunology says that once infected, you shouldn't be in danger of reinfection, but there are reports that suggest we need more study because this could be a more deadly disease than we thought..." Or, "In Trump's America, be afraid..."
In the NIH report you just shared, they say, "...Scattered reports of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have raised concerns that the immune response to the virus might not be durable, but our latest research says that the antibodies create by the human immune system have lasting durability in 98% of all patients studied..."
Or, in "Biden's America, don't be afraid. Joe and his people are on this and it's on the way out."
This is what happens to a generation of snowflakes and dimwits who have been told by TV and movies and their "protest organizers" that the police in the squad car (and most other humans) will stop and not run you over no matter what you do do if you decide to play chicken with them.
Funny things, those human survival instincts - they could cause an ordinarily peaceful, nonviolent, regular person who wouldn't hurt a fly to do all kinds of crazy things when they feel that their lives are in imminent danger by a bloodthirsty crowd of screaming subhumans.
Time go bye-bye prickless