What an ACA insurance policy costs
The typical annual premium for job-based coverage in 2020 was $7,470 for individuals and $21,342 for family coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Source: The government will fully cover…
I got vaccinated! Backlash forms against posting your vaccination status online
I actually was vaccinated this week! Seriously. For MMR. Yep, measles, mumps and rubella – even though I’m over 60, the system slipped me through the cracks for decades. More…
Surge in good news: “Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of asymptomatic infections and 97% of symptomatic cases”
Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla called “extremely important.” Source: Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of…
Another leading epidemiologist joins the cloth mask denier community
Acknowledges cloth masks do not work: He is a very widely quoted nutritionist, epidemiologist, health economist from Harvard University demanding all year that schools be closed. It was recently learned…
Inflation is coming
But you know we can just print money to infinity without problem: Inflation is just warming up, but by late spring it could get downright hot, even if just temporarily.…
Trust Science(tm): Anything that sounds science-y is trusted, even when nonsensical
In order to put a price on carbon, governments use sciency-y techniques to come up with estimates – but rely on assumptions that are nonsensical: The scenarios underlying the SCC…
Data suggests lockdowns did not work and could never work
Pre-pandemic there were published peer reviewed papers that found lockdowns only worked in limited circumstances, right at the very beginning and only for a limited duration. So what we have…
Steak ‘n Shake ending table and order service, replacing with self serve kiosks
As far back as 2016, I wrote that many restaurants, especially fast food, would replace wait staff with self service kiosks and app-based ordering as a way to save on…
Oregon paid $1000 for “real Oregonians” to appear in photos to promote face masks
CASTING CALL – RURAL OREGONIANS We’re casting rural Oregonians for a pro-mask photoshoot. The images will be used by the State of Oregon in a PSA promoting COVID19 safety. We’re…
Surge in good news: Pfizer vaccine reduces infection/transmission risk
Well, duh: “This is great news — the Pfizer vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARS-CoV-2 but also helps prevent infection, reducing the potential for the virus…