coronavirus

Checking out of @frontporchtheatricals Grand Hotel. What an experience!

My brother had already planned to visit from Virginia to see Carolyn in the closing of Grand Hotel. We were…

2 years ago

People who caught Covid in first wave get ‘no immune boost’ from Omicron

Science deniers who expect medical research to be as tidy and predictable as a chapter in a middle school textbook…

2 years ago

Disability advocates: Don’t drop COVID-19 safety measures

With the lethal threat of COVID-19 on the decline, many colleges are relaxing policies to prevent the spread of the…

3 years ago

Perspective | Whoops of selfish delight

The whoops echoed through airplanes as flight attendants and pilots announced midair that a judge in Florida had tossed out…

3 years ago

“Wolf!”, cried the shepherd boy. (The whole thread is worth reading.)

https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1509065974367936515?t=VhY0T-a7ABXTqvO7Cz8uWw&s=09

3 years ago

Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study

Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 million this month. The virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days…

3 years ago

The battle against airborne COVID has shifted. Why your mask is the last layer of defence

There has been a paradigm shift in the thinking behind mask use, to the current emphasis on protecting oneself as…

3 years ago

Axios journalism style delivers traditional news content in scannable format

In addition to the fact that it's good news that a federal judge is responding rationally to science, logic, and…

3 years ago

Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, Birx tells Congress

More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the…

3 years ago

COVID denial: ‘You are welcome to leave, but you will be dead before you get to your car’

“If you’ve got a gunshot wound or stab wound, or you’re having a heart attack, you want to see me…

3 years ago

See How Vaccines Can Make the Difference in Delta Variant’s Impact

Here's a great NYT "interactive" story that points out, if there's an outbreak of the virus in a community where…

3 years ago

The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot

While rational minds worry about the impact of biased cable TV channels, and as the Delta mutation spreads globally, a…

3 years ago

‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Alabama doctor tells unvaccinated, dying COVID patients

Donald Trump is vaccinated. Mitch McConnell is vaccinated. Fox personalities Hannity and Doocy and FOX owner Rupert Murdock are all…

3 years ago

Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens

What began as “vaccine hesitancy” has morphed into outright vaccine hostility, as conservatives increasingly attack the White House’s coronavirus message,…

3 years ago

Take a moment to appreciate these good COVID-19 statistics

May 1, my state had the third-highest per-capita C-19 infection rate. A little over a month later, Pennsylvania now has…

3 years ago

Seton Hill discontinues mask requirement for vaccinated individuals

The pandemic is not over. It's a blessing to live in a country with the resources to acquire and distribute…

3 years ago

CDC: Vaccinated people can resume activities without a mask or physical distance (with some exceptions)

CDC: "Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state,…

3 years ago

Fact check: You can safely ignore that “HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME” meme

I noticed this meme a few days ago. I recognized the "friend of a friend who has insider knowledge" formula…

4 years ago

Swiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: “Multiple Layers Improve Success”

The anti-maskers are right when they say masks aren't 100% effective. The pro-face-touchers are right when they say not touching…

4 years ago