Public health, media: Covid-19 booster shots
The media says it is difficult to get a Covid vaccination due to incredible demand. Practicing Factfulness My closest RiteAid store is booked out 2 weeks. The next closest store…
Public health: Another person livid she got Covid
In her tweet, at the end, she has almost figured it out – almost. Factfulness She thought she could do NPIs the rest of her life to avoid Covid. She’s…
Science: Nobel Prize winner was demoted by U of Penn, papers rejected by Nature and Science
Ouch: As Karikó worked for decades toward adapting mRNA to bring out its therapeutic qualities, her efforts were repeatedly dismissed by the university, she has said. When she was unable…
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.