Outside the Beltway

How long rather than how many?

The combination of new variants and increased immunity has changed how the disease presents.

A study of 29 countries shows the impact of the pandemic.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Three weeks in, only 4.4 million Americans have gotten the shot.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

A follow on from yesterday.

Mixed messages from the pharmaceutical companies.

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

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

The reports are conflicting but I’d bet on Yes.

A new way to think about the problem.

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

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

Reading disparate polling numbers critically.

Get vaccinated edition

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

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

A study in contrasts.

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

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

More dramatic stats from a difficult year.

More evidence that elite signals matter for mass behavior.

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

Another empirical indication of the toll of the pandemic.

The death toll is staggering.

Yet again: this is not “just the flu”

Meanwhile, a report states that a Trump admin official pushed infections to promote herd immunity.

A grim reminder.

The Chief of Staff wants to play pretend.

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

A variety of factors have led to better survival chances for those hospitalized with the disease.

Not the flu.

The President admits that he intentionally downplayed the threat posed by the epidemic.

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

The president of the country with the second most cases and fatalities has tested positive.

Leadership matters (as does culture).

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

A useful graph from WaPo