Vaccine privilege: Free donuts at Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme will give away free doughnuts to people who show their COVID-19 vaccination card at any location in the United States, the company announced Monday. Individuals can line up…
Told you: “‘Zero Covid’: Ensuring low cases is ‘necessary’ even if eradication is impossible”
15 days to flatten the curve morphed into “Zero Covid”. At this point, its all about power trips by public health officials and politicians who want to grow government and…
Surge in good news: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 79% effective in U.S. trial
The safety and efficacy analysis of the vaccine was based on 32,449 participants in a phase 3 trial. Source: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 79% effective in U.S. trial
Epidemiologist believes democracy should be declared null and void during a pandemic
In 2020, I saw one public health officer say the Constitution may be suspended during a pandemic. Unfortunately, I did not save that at the time. (If you are wondering,…
Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats | Daily Mail Online
Bill Gates has become a parody of living the green life: Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats to…
Another superspreader event that didn’t spread
Jan 11-12, 2021: Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State 52-24 for the national championship, ignoring pleas…
Sick: School district wants kids to wear Covid-19 trackers
When middle and high school students go back to campus, they’ll have the option to wear a lanyard that keeps track of social distancing, alerting students when they get too…
Surge in good news: Florida schools re-opened – and nothing happened
Meanwhile, back in lock down havens schools remain mostly closed … because epi-astrology! Schools in the state have avoided major outbreaks of Covid-19 and maintained case rates lower than those…
Media on a roll: Basically nothing worked to stop the pandemic
Interesting to see early reviews of this era. And none of them are particularly nice. Francois Balloux, an infectious-disease epidemiologist and computational geneticist at the University College of London, goes…
Covid-19 mitigations: Voluntary measures work best, not heavy handed and ineffective orders
More media is noticing that public health this past year was quackery disconnected from the reality: For too long, America has approached public health issues with puritanical, black-and-white approaches. Whether…