Things Change
Katelyn Jetelina writing for Your Local Epidemiologist: But lack of risk communication isn’t because of bureaucratic timidity. It’s
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The New Normal
New Harris polling shows some pretty striking numbers: * 55% of Americans think it's time to start lifting indoor
No, I Will Not
If you ever wonder why people like me are so fed up when talking to people about Covid. It'
The Unifying Case for Getting Covid Under Control? Probably not, but It Should Be.
The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund put out their 2021 End-Of-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report (PDF)
Omicron Doesn’t Change the Vaccine Math
Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist, over at (fittingly) Your Local Epidemiologist: There is a lot of anxiety. I have a lot
Consumerism as Patriotism
How 9/11 convinced Americans to buy, buy, buy: This version of patriotism — consumer patriotism — was on full display after
What Does it Mean to be Endemic?
Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen to the conversation, it’s becoming more & more
The COVID Vaccines are Engineering Triumphs
One of the Greatest Feats in Human History - Synapse The reason this vaccine didn’t take as long isn’t
I’m Linking to the Pope?
Opinion | Pope Francis: The Covid-19 Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts - The New York Times Look at us
Save America’s Restaurants
Opinion | Save America’s Restaurants - The New York Times A growing number of municipalities and states have imposed curfews on
That Herd Immunity Plan Isn't Working in Sweden
Sweden Shows No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus - Bloomberg (Apple News link) “The issue of herd immunity
Being Thankful in 2020
Giving thanks during a pandemic — Antivirus: Issue #12 | Revue Celebrating Thanksgiving during a pandemic is weird. It’s more stress,
1,700 Google Engineers, and One of the Early BS Claims
Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland | Kaiser Health News Problems emerged almost immediately, she said.
It’s a Great Idea with No Consequences. As Long as we Don’t Talk About the Consequences
Opinion | What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You - The New York Times So the idea of returning to
The Origins of the “Masks Don’t Work” Narrative
The False Idea That Masks Make You Sicker - The Atlantic In fact, the earliest instance of a “masks make you
The “k” in COVID-19
Ok, this Atlantic article is worth reading in full, but here are some highlights that give you a good summary.
The Lingering Effects
‘It’s Not in My Head’: They Survived the Coronavirus, but They Never Got Well - The New York Times The
Shocker, Trump Knew Covid was More Serious than he Let on Publicly
The Washington Post reporting on an advance copy of Bob Woodward's new book: “You just breathe the air
