Biden and COVID
A lot of things puzzle me, and one of the big ones – although I should know better than to be surprised by it – is why anyone would have believed candidate Joe Biden when he said, in October of … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: COVID-19
New Hampshire statistics on COVID hospitalizations and the unvaccinated versus the vaccinated
New Hampshire has been relatively unscathed by COVID up till now, so among the entire population – vaccinated and unvaccinated – there probably hasn’t been as much previous community exposure as in many other states. Also, most of the prior … Continue reading →
Vox and public health officials struggle to make Omicron sound really scary…
…and fail. Here’s the way it goes: The omicron variant, the latest curveball in the pandemic, may lead to less severe cases of Covid-19 than earlier strains of the coronavirus, according to one of the largest real-world studies of omicron … Continue reading →
Dr. Scott Atlas wants you to know
Sounds like an interesting book: In his latest book, “A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America,” Atlas wrote, “The American people need to know the level of incompetence, the … Continue reading →
A person in the UK is reported to have died with the Omicron variant of COVID
As usual, we are given virtually no context by which to understand the meaning of the news. And that is obviously by design, since authorities must have more details than the bare bones they’re giving out, details they could release … Continue reading →
And once upon a time Australia seemed like such a nice place
No more, though [hat tip: Gerard Vanderleun at American Digest]. This video is about 20 minutes long, but if you’re pressed for time you can pretty much get the gist of it in the first five minutes: The accompanying article … Continue reading →
COVID panic is mostly based on unscientific speculation…
…and the phenomenon has been present from the start. In my opinion, it’s done intentionally, and it continues with each new variant that has taken hold to any marked degree. I’m not a scientist, but very early on in the … Continue reading →
And introducing – the Omicron variant
As expected, a new COVID variant has emerged. This time it seems to have come from South Africa, and it’s been named Omicron (I wonder – should Greek people feel insulted that the variants are designated by Greek letters?). I’ve … Continue reading →
Seemingly stunning COVID news from Italy
We’ve known for a long time that the COVID death figures are iffy because anyone who has COVID and dies is counted as a COVID-caused death. And yet that’s the way the numbers continue to be reported, which certainly gives … Continue reading →
Pfizer may have a game-changer COVID drug – so why isn’t the game changing?
The rush to vaccine mandates isn’t really about COVID science. It masks little sense in those terms. If vaccines are protective, then those who are vaccinated are in no danger from the unvaccinated. And if vaccines aren’t protective, then why … Continue reading →
The NYC vaccine mandates and the first responders
The vaccine mandates in New York for police and firefighters mean that the city stands to lose about 20% of its firefighter first responders and some unknown number of its police too: New York City’s first responders are grappling with … Continue reading →
The UK’s fundamental transformation through COVID restrictions
On how COVID restrictions have transformed the UK – not COVID itself, mind you, but the response to it: What was once the land of “keep calm and carry on” could now be the “most frightened nation in the world.” … Continue reading →