The hilarious (and nonsensical) Covid-19 rules that were applied to many of us
This is a hoot. In a Twitter thread, people post the dumbest Covid-19 things they were required to do. A teacher says she was required to “quarantine” homework turned in…
June 10, 2020: If we wear masks, we will have no subsequent large waves
This was the experts prediction in June 2020. This did not age well. If lock-down periods are combined with 100% adoption of facemask use by the public, the initial disease…
What Is the Broken Window Fallacy?
The Broken Window FallacyIn Bastiat’s tale, a boy breaks a window. The townspeople looking on decide that the boy has actually done the community a service because his father will…
Cases continue dropping after CDC reduced mask requirements
Some things we now know N95s work, certified surgical masks work somewhat less, in medical settings, and home made cloth masks of unknown materials, design and construction were likely ineffective.…
How The CDC Change on Mask Guidance Set Off Confusion in States and Cities
Yes, the CDC Director said that masks are more effective than vaccines. This was followed by 90+% mask wearing compliance last fall as daily new cases increased by an order…
Follow up: CDC’s Walensky warns of COVID-19 surge around spring break
March 16, 2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she was “pleading” with Americans to take precautions, such as wearing masks. Source: CDC’s Walensky warns of COVID-19 surge around spring break…
Follow up: Travel, spring break, “new spike in cases” feared
Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress the US has made in…
Follow up : Dr. Vin Gupta slams Covid reopening policies of Arizona, Florida and Texas
“It’s not good public policy what the governors of Arizona, Florida and Texas are doing,” Gupta said. “It just doesn’t make sense from a scientific standpoint.” Source: Dr. Vin Gupta…
Follow up: Fauci warns against potential new COVID-19 surge as cases remain high
March 29, 2021 Fauci said a leveling off of new cases at a high rate of infection is “a risk.” Source: Fauci warns against potential new COVID-19 surge as cases…
Follow up: Doctors say COVID-19 threat worse now than during fall peak
April 8, 2021: The threat of COVID-19 could be worse today than it was when Wisconsin saw its peak in fall and winter, according to Milwaukee County health experts. Source:…