About the high heat here in the PNW
The high heat here in the PNW over the next few days is caused by a combination of factors, including atmospheric waves that have created and inland high pressure system,…
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…
Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Reason for the Extreme Warmth on Monday
This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Source: Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Reason for the Extreme Warmth on Monday–And My Podcast on the…
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…
Study finds that lockdowns – in the real world – did not reduce deaths
SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These policies are designed to slow COVID-19 transmission by limiting physical…
Disease models
Disease models remain worthless, on par with astrology with the honesty of alchemy. Daily Cases Forecast Color bands represent 95% confidence interval for each model used. Many of the models…
Follow up: “We anticipate in one to two weeks” patient numbers will jump back up
In fact, the Bend hospital saw a drop of 10 patients with COVID-19, from 42 on Friday to 32 on Monday, six of them in the ICU and three on…
Surge in good news: Novavax 90% effective
Source: Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective | KATU
Paper: Shelter in place Orders “had no detectable health benefits”
We study the health, behavioral, and economic effects of one of the most politically controversial policies in recent memory, shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies have claimed that…
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…