Why are face masks not working?
Looks like all of these areas have had mandated face mask requirements in effect since April-May – with fines on businesses that do not enforce the rules – and yet…
An interesting chart
Oregon – 7 day moving average of total daily tests versus positive test results. Data for most recent two weeks or so is preliminary/provisional and is routinely updated as more…
60% of Covid-19 cases trace back to household family members and close social contacts.
40% come from household family members and 20% from close social contacts: An epidemiologist says even though most are exposed by a household member, that household member contracted the virus…
Odd: Do face masks spread Covid-19?
The magenta dots at bottom indicate when various parts of the UK made face masks mandatory, initially only on public transport. But then masks were made mandatory in retail shops…
This ==> Fascinating assessment of population demographics and potential impact on Covid-19 outcomes
Fascinating insights in this video. Well worth watching, maybe even important to watch. You can fast forward through it, if you wish, to get the gist of the message. Several…
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE: CDC PROPOSES GUIDELINES FOR DISTRIBUTING VACCINE IN U.S.
Health care workers, “essential” workers, those age 65 and older, and those with underlying health conditions – up to perhaps 250 million people – will be prioritized for receiving the…
COVID-19 in the United States | Data USA
Page down to see the 14-day trend for each U.S. state. Most states are trending downwards. The most comprehensive visualization of U.S. public data. Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use…
As of August 1st, smart phone bluetooth-based contact tracing apps have mostly vanished
They were an ill conceived “great idea doomed to success”. Seemed like a great idea but in practice, they are likely not workable. I have posted many items on this…
FCC Fines HobbyKing Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
HobbyKing sells radio control model aircraft, subsystems and parts. For quite some time, they sold dozens of models of transmitters, especially for video links and telemetry, that operated on unauthorized…
Over 1,000 Twitter staff could access all private account information
Translation: Twitter had no security and still has no security over private information. Source: Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts – Reuters…