This week marks two years since the WHO declared a pandemic. As the Omicron wave recedes, here are some longer-form perspectives on where we are headed and where we should perhaps be headed instead. Plus a Ukrainian frippery. Quote of … Continue reading →
The Update has gone semi-weekly. Herewith three more items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: the next pandemic; the duration of immunity; and two new metrics that may portend severe Covid-19. Plus a frippery. Two New Metrics That … Continue reading →
This post is simply a paean to the TWiV YouTube channel and podcast, and an entreaty for you to go check it out and subscribe. It’s my favorite source for authoritative current Covid-19 information. TWiV was created and is hosted … Continue reading →
Here’s a logistical difficulty that wouldn’t be the first thing to mind when we think about developing a vaccine: How do we deliver 8 or 16 billion doses of it? There are not enough glass vials in the world. If … Continue reading →
I got curious how Minnesota is doing in the second wave of the virus that is afflicting states to our south and west. One metric looks good, but another points to possible trouble a few weeks hence. Here are the … Continue reading →
The conclusion is early and tentative, but it is good news indeed: Of the thousands of people who were tested for Covid-19 after attending protest rallies in the Cities, only 1% or 2% have tested positive. Public health officials say … Continue reading →
Are we embarking on a second wave of Covid-19 spread? There’s a case to be made that many places in this country never left the first wave. This image has been floating around social media for the last few days. … Continue reading →
What do you expect to happen — what do you expect to do — once your state begins to open up? Personally I expect little change in my life. The wisdom of relaxing our public health strictures at all is … Continue reading →
