Blame the people
This is what happens when “experts” are completely disconnected from real people and real lives: As someone else said about this, “Tell me you are a public health official without…
Axios notes the confusing messaging from public health experts
Trust has been lost: “The Biden administration’s handling of the Delta surge has left Americans confused and frustrated, fueling media overreaction and political manipulation,” Axios’ Mike Allen wrote over the…
Confusion over “cloth face coverings” versus effective N95s continues
In March of 2020, public health told us that wearing medical grade face masks did not work when used by the general public. Then on Apr 6, 2020, they told…
Not one super spreader
As I have written about before – not one of the predicted super spreaders caused an “super” outbreak. Not one. You can add the Sturgis Motorcycle rally too, several sports…
Not exactly: “Much of the rest of the world is seeing an alarming surge”
Then why does it not appear in the data? As the U.S. pushes ahead with its reopening, easing mask mandates and lifting public health restrictions, much of the rest of…
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…