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gigabuddhaon I was the fastest girl in Connecticut. But transgender athletes made it unfair

There are a lot of parents out there making that choice for their young children right now so we should have more data in the next 5-10yrs.

gigabuddhaon I was the fastest girl in Connecticut. But transgender athletes made it unfair

Well said. There are endless times in life that we make choices and those choices close other doors for us. It's normal.

The idea that we have to shape the world to work with everyone's choices so no one has to deal with disappointment is ridiculous.

gigabuddhaon Moderna to take mRNA flu and HIV vaccines into Phase 1 trials this year

Huge apologies for now naive this probably comes across but when would PrEP be taken?

Is it for people that are exposing themselves to potential carriers in unsafe ways? Is it a way to slowly kill of the disease in populations (if everyone that would be exposed would be taking it)?

I'm genuinely asking as I haven't come across it before and I wonder if it's just because i'm sheltered or other reasons (I live in the UK so maybe that?).

gigabuddhaon In Britain, the rich are richer but the poor far poorer than in Europe

Don't forget UK includes the sparsely populated Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The average house price near a mid-sized town in England would be more.