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But What About the Most Vulnerable?

Some of our citizens are at greater risk under relaxed mask guidelines.

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Being Unvaccinated is Like Smoking

A new way to think about the problem.

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Shifting Gears on COVID

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

Boosters ‘Less Effective’ for Those in Least Danger

Media reporting on CDC findings is, once again, unhelpful.

Non-Peer Review of Medical Studies

The downside to online archives of pre-print articles.

Both-sidesing COVID

Being too cautious and careless are not equal sins.

The Extreme Cognitive Dissonance of an Anti-Vaxxer

Being willing to do anything to survive, but not that.

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Booze Isn’t Good For You?

There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.

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On Narratives and Covid Restrictions

Are we really being blocked from getting back to normal? And if so, what is the real barrier?

Public Health and the Public

Are Fauci, the CDC, and others getting a bum rap?

Some Good News on Omicron?

We’ll take what we can get.

Public Health vs ‘The Science’

The CDC is weighing changing the definition of “fully vaccinated.”

Should We All Be in N95 Masks?

Why are we still wearing cloth, which was an emergency measure?

COVID and Reasonable Risk

A lot of America is simply over the pandemic, even if it isn’t over us.

Is COVID Being Overhyped?

In the age of vaccines, should we stop worrying about the pandemic?

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Masking! In Homes!

The horrors never cease.

More Americans Have Died from Covid this Year than Last

A scary if misleading factoid.

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Army to Separate National Guard Vaccine Refusniks

The next boot has dropped.

No, the Flu Shot Hasn’t Become Partisan

Reading disparate polling numbers critically.

Changing CDC Guidance, Communication, and Conspiracy

Science and insanity don’t mix.

Choose Your Own Adventure Boosters

The CDC is leaving it up to you!

Everyone’s a Virologist Now

Is media coverage of experts’ struggles to understand COVID helpful?

College Enrollments Down

Another effect of the pandemic.

Bill Maher: The Pandemic is Over

Denial, whining, and truth wrapped into one segment.

Air Force Could Lose 12,000 Vaccine Refusniks

While 96 percent of airmen are in compliance, the service is about to get smaller.

More Evidence that Politics Matters

Cases per state adjusted for population.

Yes, Florida’s Numbers are Better; No, that is not a Vindication of DeSantis’ Policies

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

Rachel Levine Becomes 1st Transgender 4-Star

The Assistant Secretary for Health has put on a uniform and become an instant Admiral.

How Old is ‘Elderly’?

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

Alabama v. Australia

A casual comparison is pretty striking.

Unvaccinated Denied Organ Transplants

Refusniks are creating an ethical dilemma for the triage system.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

A 1960s pop culture reference and our current moment.

Line of the Day

Get vaccinated edition

Oh, Look, Vaccinations Rates Matter

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

COVID, Age, and Risk Assessment

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

The Consequences of Partisanship

Politics is not a game.

Vaccines v. Monoclonal Antibodies

The difference is politics, not reason.

More Deaths than Births in Alabama in 2020

I wonder what the cause was? It sounds pretty serious.

More on ICU Beds in the South

Policy matters.

COVID Overwhelming ICU Beds

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

Religious Exemptions From Vaccine Mandate

What malarkey is this?

COVID Schadenfreude Journalism

A new story archetype is all too common.

Covid Quick Links

Stories from the ongoing pandemic.

DeSantis’ Gall, Obfuscation, and Dishonesty

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

Covid Quick Hits

News of the ongoing pandemic.

Ivermectin and Irresponsible Infotainment

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

Covid-Related Links

Some suggested stories.

Could Boosters Make the Pandemic Worse?

US health agencies are clashing with the World Health Organization on the question.

Today in Awful Covid Headlines

Part of the ongoing, slow-motion tragedy.