In this age of Rights for Everybody and Everything, where pet rights are invoked and plant rights protected, it is inexcusable that we neglect the rights of the very small and the ultra-tiny. Bacteria and, more specifically, viruses have rights. It is appalling, the favoritism shown COVID.  The discrimination against other viruses simply cannot be allowed to continue.  COVID privilege is undeniable; it has been present since the founding of the science of virology, but we have always just swept that under the rug.  The callous disregard of viral rights is not who we are, and we owe it to ourselves — and the viruses — to get this right. That's probably because we are too cowardly to have an honest conversation about viruses.  I hereby demand equal representation and propaganda for rhinovirus, retrovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and others.  We may also be sure that in violating the 1st Amendment to favor the...(Read Full Post)