Vaccine Demographics
If the predominant media narrative is to be believed, it is primarily white, evangelical, Trump voters who are dragging down...
Public Health
COVID Hospitalizations have Doubled in Texas in the Last Three Weeks
I told you in my last COVID report that I would let you know if there was a change in...
COVID Fatalities by Ethnicity
There has been a persistent media narrative that COVID has disproportionately affected ethnic minorities, such as this recent Houston Chronicle...
Update on US & Texas COVID Stats – Lingering On
During the month of June, COVID continued its gradual decline but its lingering effects are still being felt. Hospitalizations Over...
County’s COVID Threat Level Has Become an Embarrassment
I have been reluctant to criticize public officials forced to deal with COVID. Especially in the early days, we knew...
US COVID Data Update – Not with a Bang but a Whimper
Over the last two weeks (ending May 8), the COVID metrics for the US continued to slowly decline. Hospitalizations The...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – Staggering Toward the Finish Line
For the last two weeks (ending May 1), COVID statistics in Texas declined at an uneven pace. Hospitalizations In the...
US COVID Data Update – Very Slight Declines
Over the last two weeks (ending April 24), the COVID metrics for the US have either slightly declined or moved...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – Fatalities Continue to Fall with Vaccination of Over-65s, Other Metrics Flat
For the last two weeks (ending April 17), COVID fatalities continued to decline while other metrics were mostly flat. The...
US COVID Data Update –Fatalities Continue to Fall while Other Metrics Plateau
Over the last two weeks (ending April 10), all COVID metrics except fatalities plateaued with some slight increases. Hospitalizations According...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – No Surge in Sight
For the last two weeks (ending April 3), Texas continued to see a steadily decline in all COVID metrics. Hospitalizations...
US COVID Data Update – Decline is Slowing but Vaccinations are Off the Charts
Over the last two weeks (ending March 27), all COVID metrics continued to fall, but in the second week there...
Fatalities in the US Were 18% Higher in 2020 Than 2019
The most recent numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics show that there were about 527,000 more fatalities in...
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