Public health: No or little evidence that NPIs worked to stop Covid-19 transmission
UK study finds that lock downs and non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop Covid - did not work. Duh.
Public health: Trends in Covid-19 prevalence
These charts are from the CDC, as of September 28, 2023: The incidence of Covid-19 is trending downwards, including hospitalizations. Deaths with Covid, at right, is a lagging indicator. Various…
Public health: Some CA counties mandate masks for health care workers Nov 1-Apr 30
Some California counties mandating masks for all health care works Nov 1- Apr 30.
Public health: Masks work
Good to know – states with mask mandates versus those without mask mandates had nearly identical outcomes, proving that masks work. Or something. Source: Unmasked.
Public health: Covid-19 mutating in deer populations
Make them wear masks: COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly in white-tailed deer, new research finds (phys.org). Covid-19 also exists in dogs, cats, mink and other animals.
Public health: Highly infectious viral pandemics end through immunity
A Harvard med school professor notes that infectious viral epidemics only end through immunity; NPIs, at best, delay but do not end pandemics.
Public health: This is from an actual professor at Oxford
An Oxford professor says we should reliably trace who you got Covid from, and then file suit for personal injury. Seriously.
Public Health: “Experts” think we should be wearing masks again
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. "Experts" say we should all wear masks again.
Public health: “When to wear a mask”
Back to masks? Covid: When to wear masks as cases rise, new variants emerge in U.S. (cnbc.com) Says that mask mandates in “health care settings and businesses” and schools, can…