FDA Approves Pfizer for Kids 5-11

Good news with mixed messaging.

More Unvaccinated People Live in Blue Counties

A paradox that’s not hard to explain.

More Americans Getting COVID Boosters Than First Doses

More are getting their third shot than their first.

More on ICU Beds in the South

Policy matters.

President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden Orders Feds, Firms to Vaccinate

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

Covid Quick Links

Stories from the ongoing pandemic.

President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden Urges Others to Impose Vaccine Mandates

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

Could Boosters Make the Pandemic Worse?

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

President Joe Biden signs two executive orders on healthcare Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. President Joe Biden signs two executive orders on healthcare Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Biden Illegally Extends Eviction Moratorium

The President is in open defiance of the Supreme Court.

COVID Breakthrough Data

Compared to what?

DeSantis: No Mask Mandates in Florida

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the COVID-19 National Month of Action on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the COVID-19 National Month of Action on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden’s Vaccination Speech

The President hit all the right notes.

Delta Essentially a New Coronavirus

Behind the CDC’s messaging debacle.

Punishing the Virtuous to Protect the Jerks

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a spine.

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the COVID-19 National Month of Action on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the COVID-19 National Month of Action on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden to Announce Vaccine Requirement for Feds

The country’s largest employer is soon going to be less tolerant of the unvaccinated.

Masking, Science, and Public Health

Guidance from WHO, CDC, and local governments differs widely and for good reason.

Has America Reached Peak Vaccination?

The rate at which Americans are getting COVID shots is slowing rapidly.

Masking in a Post-Vaccination World

The politics of face coverings continues to shift.

Kavanaugh’s Bizarre Rationale

Things that make you go Hmmm.

Is the Pandemic Over?

A lot of Americans think so.

The Tragedy of Politicized Vaccines

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

COVID Bullying at West Point?

Vaccination is voluntary but refusal is not without consequence.

Court Leaves Eviction Ban in Place

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

CDC Shakeup Presaged Mask Order

The politics of science comes full circle.

Retail Employees as Vaccine Police

The new CDC guidelines raise some serious questions.

Unmasked Stupidity in Congress

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

CDC Green Lights Vaccinated Folks

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

The Vaccine Hesitant are Primarily Non-Voters

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

Vaccine Patent Rights

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

Following the Science Isn’t Our Nature

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

US Births Drop Sixth Year Straight

We’re at the lowest rate in generations.

FDA Set to Approve Pfizer for 12 and Up

The least vulnerable Americans will soon be vaccinated.

CDC Updates Guidelines for ‘Fully Vaccinated’

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

Social Distancing is (Almost) Useless

Another early COVID myth has been shattered.

Vaccine Nationalism in a Global Pandemic

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

200 Million Served

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Concerns

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

Vaccine Disconnect

Refuseniks are far more confident than those already vaccinated.

Florida Governor Bans Vaccine Passports

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

Americans Ignoring Conflicting CDC Advice

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

President Joe Biden signs executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. President Joe Biden signs executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Biden Pleads with Governors to Reinstate Mask Mandates

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

COVID Passports Redux

Competing analogies and externalities.

Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021. Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021.

Incentivizing COVID Vaccination

Israel is taking an aggressive approach to inoculation.

Is CDC Being Too Cautious?

Underplaying the value of vaccination is counterproductive.

US Life Expectancy Declines

Another empirical indication of the toll of the pandemic.

Culture Clash at the New York Times

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

Better Masks? More Masks?

It’s time to up our protection game.

A Season of Flu Deaths in Two weeks

Yet again: this is not “just the flu”