Austria joins France and White house in saying cloth masks do not work
Austria now joins France and the White House in saying that cloth masks do not work. Austria now mandates use of N95 masks at all times when shopping in stores.…
White House admits cloth masks do not work – Mandates n95s for staff
White House staff required to use N95 masks because they know cloth masks basically do not work. During her first press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested those…
France acknowledges that cloth face masks do not work
Good grief. I noted this last April – over the span of 3 days the public health quacks went from face masks do not work when used by the public…
Investment strategist: “Covid-19 vaccines will end pandemic in U.S. by early summer”
Several investment firms have suggested this: “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free of the coronavirus. We’ll reach critical mass, herd immunity in…
CDC issues report that vaccine works better if you post a selfie on social media as you get it
The stream of social media photos of celebrities and health care workers getting vaccinated has become obnoxious. I am glad that HCWs are getting vaccinated and glad that older folks…
Smart phone contact tracing apps mostly ignored, unused
In reality, adoption of contract tracing apps by citizens was largely sporadic and unenthusiastic. A trio of researchers in Australia decided to explore why contract tracing apps weren’t more widely…
Electric vehicles, now
This part is likely negative for the environment: Biden administration will also pursue direct-consumer rebates to encourage American car buyers to swap out fossil-fuel-powered cars for zero-emission vehicles. Source: Biden…
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Wondered where this was going? British politician urges lock downs and restrictions to fight climate change
Does this mean the conspiracy theorists were correct? 2020 was a trial run? Geesh. Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering of counterparts from some of the world’s most powerful countries…
“Model” : U.S. Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To GDP, Says UCLA Analysis – Deadline
If we assume all measures work, then we prove all measures work. And of course, we ignore the time dimension: A mask mandate, combined with complementary public health measures, could…
Large international study finds lockdowns not effective
Locking people up like prison inmates was no better than less restrictive measures: The peer reviewed study, which was conducted by a group of Stanford researchers and published in the…
If “restrictions” stopped influenza, why did they fail to stop Covid-19?
Remember, I am idiot who observes things and asks stupid questions. The low incidence of influenza is attributed to the lock downs, face masks and social distancing required for Covid-19.…
Good news: “Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict” and likely be endemic within 6-12 months
In other words, the coronavirus will become “endemic,” a pathogen that circulates at low levels and only rarely causes serious illness. Source: Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict…
Why would one large metro not see a holiday “surge” while the next one over did?
State health chief said the state appeared not be seeing as big a post-Christmas surge as it had expected. Source: Sacramento region’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order being lifted | The Sacramento…
1918-1919 Spanish Flu Epicurve
Source: Figure 1 – 1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics – Volume 12, Number 1—January 2006 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal – CDC Back then, diagnosis was based on…
Not good for summer travel hopes: Harvard Cancels Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programming
“Harvard Summer School suspended all study-abroad programming for the summer of 2021, citing concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” Source: Harvard Cancels Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programming | News |…