Outside the Beltway

Stupid is as stupid does.

Public health shouldn’t be made into a partisan issue.

Yet more evidence that we’re a nation divided.

Vaccination is voluntary but refusal is not without consequence.

A veteran health reporter says the end is near. But there’s a huge caveat.

The politics of science comes full circle.

The new CDC guidelines raise some serious questions.

Even as things improve, the virus continues to take its toll.

Speaker Pelosi and House Republicans are waging separate battles with science.

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

The reaction to the pandemic has long since been about much more than the pandemic.

The least vulnerable Americans will soon be vaccinated.

Covid appears here to stay, so the goal is management.

The numbers are staggering and getting worse.

The CDC is green-lighting much, much more activity for the fully-vaccinated (with some caveats).

Another early COVID myth has been shattered.

The US has more shots available than willing arms while those in the developing world are dying.

More dramatic stats from a difficult year.

Science, politics, and social norms intersect in some really strange ways.

More evidence that elite signals matter for mass behavior.

CDC and FDA have recommended a pause after one in a million issues with blood clotting.

A problematically wide-open election in difficult times.

Refuseniks are far more confident than those already vaccinated.

More than 73 percent of Britons will be vaccinated or previously-infected by Monday.

The politics and the science are in conflict.

The US continues in the right direction.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

A shocking number of states no longer require them and the Leader of the Free World lacks the authority to change that.

Competing analogies and externalities.

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The evidence is too clear to ignore at this point.

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Israel is taking an aggressive approach to inoculation.

Yet another example.

Lots of shots.

Foolish lies are for foolish liars.

At least 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca are sitting in American facilities unused.

The job losses and hit to the service sector is well documented. But trade has radically shifted, too.

Underplaying the value of vaccination is counterproductive.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

A third of Americans are unsure they want the life-saving COVID shots.

Another empirical indication of the toll of the pandemic.

The death toll is staggering.

As frustrating as it’s been, we’re ahead of just about every country.