covid-19
We Had the Vaccine the Whole Time
You may be surprised to learn that of the trio of long-awaited coronavirus vaccines, the most promising, Moderna’s mRNA-1273, which reported…
What is a COVID-19 compliance supervisor? What to know about Hollywood’s newest job
In the wake of the pandemic, the entertainment industry created a new position on set to help keep outbreaks at…
COVID-19 Becoming Less Deadly
Bits and pieces from a news article that summarizes recent scholarly studies. Some moderately good news, and a reminder that…
Cameras and Masks: Sustaining Emotional Connections with Your Students in an Age of COVID19
There are some sound pedagogical reasons for turning cameras on. Thus, I suggest sharing those reasons with the students before…
Deadline seems to have briefly published, then taken down, story that says Pence has tested positive for coronavirus
Deadline seems to have briefly published, then taken down, a breaking news story including the sentence "Pence announced late Wednesday…
Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs broke the story of Hope Hicks’s COVID-19 Infection
Those darned reporters. Always publishing newsworthy facts of national importance that powerful people would rather keep silent. When Hicks tested…
NINE officials have COVID-19 after ‘superspreader’ SCOTUS event
So negative! Why does the lying America-hating fake news media keep publishing stories that make Trump look bad? Where are…
Opinion | Defiant, Now Infected: Trump Is a Morality Tale
From Frank Bruni, NYT It’s a measure of the cynicism that has infected American politics — and, yes, me —…
Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19. CNN: “A nightmare scenario for the White House.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXLARNcHIM&ab_channel=CNN
Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends
This is the end of the coronavirus pandemic. And this is how it could happen in the United States: By…
The phrase “debate begins” in the headlines of multiple stories on coronavirus does not mean sneaky journalists copy-pasted a press release
If you encounter the same story on different news sites, that does not mean you caught sneaky America-hating fake news…
CDC Website Publishes, Removes Updated Coronavirus Guidelines
Friday the CDC released updated guidelines that reflected recent scientific observations that the coronavirus is airborne and can transmit over…
Fact check: Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a ‘hoax’
CNN fact-checks a misleading Biden ad, which edited a Trump speech to make it look like he called coronavirus a…
Line breaks are really, really important
I'm sure that whoever wrote this headline had no idea how it would look on my web browser, but if…
Being a deaf lipreader during a pandemic means increased social anxiety
Even social events are a minefield. The more people there are, the more spread out everyone is. My excellent lipreading…
Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19
Our understanding of COVID-19 has accreted around the idea that it kills a few and is “mild” for the rest.…
‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks
On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from…
VIRUS DIARY: For these kids, no adventures to choose
BURKE, Va. (AP) — On a recent car ride, my sons, Billy and Jimmy, were discussing an interactive “Minecraft” show…