What Are the Odds of Surviving COVID?
I have some friends in their mid-70s who have only left their home a handful of times over the last...
COVID-19
Update on California v Florida COVID Outcomes
Two weeks ago, I compared the course of the COVID outbreaks in Florida and California in this post, highlighting the...
Book Review: The Great Influenza
I recently finished John Barry’s seminal work on the pandemic that spanned 1918-20, The Great Influenza. Beginning in the spring...
“Excess Deaths” From COVID-19
Several weeks ago, I began tracking total U.S. fatalities last year compared to this year and noted in this blog...
How Do COVID Outbreaks in Florida & California Compare?
The governors of Florida and California have taken somewhat different approaches to managing the COVID outbreaks in their states. California’s...
Quote of the Week – Having Had COVID-19 Almost Certainly Provides Some Immunity
Starting about two weeks ago, a bizarre narrative erupted in the media and on social media that there was “no...
COVID-19 Statistics – Update No. 6
This is a follow-up to my earlier posts where I began to track the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 daily situation...
Fatalities in the U.S. by the Numbers
I had a conversation with someone earlier this week about how we should respond to COVID-19. During the conversation she...
Early Antibody Tests May Force Us to Rethink COVID-19 Strategies
The results of two California antibody studies have found that the portion of the population that has been exposed to...
What Are the Stats from “No-Order” States Telling Us?
There has been a narrative in the media recently that a handful of states that have not issued “stay-at-home” orders...
COVID-19 Statistics – Update No. 5
This is a follow-up to my earlier posts where I began to track the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 daily situation...
Quote of the Week – “Better Safe than Sorry”
“It is better to be safe than sorry.” Our mothers’ admonition rings in every one of our ears. And it...
COVID-19 Statistics – Update No. 4
This is a follow-up to my earlier posts where I began to track the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 daily situation...
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