Last week on 60 Minutes President Biden announced “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it.” Many people were surprised by this statement, especially since US had just rolled out new COVID vaccine boosters. I would like to address two specific issues; whetherContinue reading “Is the pandemic over?”
Category Archives: Socioeconomic Impact
Did Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives? The NYT claims data show it!
The front-page headline in the New York Times today stated that “Lockdown delays cost at least 36,000 lives, data show.” The central thesis of this article was that a delay of “two weeks” in implementing stay at home orders and social distancing cost 36,000 lives nationwide. I had to question whether this article was accurateContinue reading “Did Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives? The NYT claims data show it!”
Biscuit’s bad COVID ideas return, with a friend to help!
It’s Saturday and time for Biscuit’s truly bad coronavirus ideas of the week. Unfortunately, Biscuit is basking in his notoriety and tried to negotiate for compensation to use his likeness. I overcame this by including his friend Nindy, who is willing to do this service for free. Nindy is more interested in social consciousness thanContinue reading “Biscuit’s bad COVID ideas return, with a friend to help!”
Over Halfway Home.
I normally write about science, but this is an important time to reflect. All the numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic are headed in the right direction. The first wave of infections has crested, hospitalizations are waning, and first responders are catching a breath. But I want to focus for just a moment on the havocContinue reading “Over Halfway Home.”
Pandemic Pondering 