Monthly Archives: August 2021

The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Slightly Better, But That’s Not Saying Much

Posted on August 26, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And September could turn out to be a real nightmare. Before we get to that, no wards are below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the threshold the CDC suggests schools for … Continue reading →

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Links 8/25/21

Posted on August 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: To protect from lab leaks, we need ‘banal’ safety rules, not anti-terrorism measures For toxic algal blooms, website gives real-time forecasts of them along Gulf of Mexico, Florida coasts Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Florida and … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Not Optimistic About School Reopening in D.C.: The North Carolina Modelling Edition

Posted on August 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And elsewhere too, but regular readers will know that I like to focus on data I understand and follow, so D.C. (not Wor-Shing-Tun) it is. A recent modelling paper by a consortium from North Carolina and Georgia recently modeled what … Continue reading →

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Links 8/24/21

Posted on August 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Messiest Phase of the Pandemic Yet: Coronavirus data have always been incomplete—but the situation in America is particularly murky now. Cute Experiment Reveals How Your Cat Probably Wants Its Meals Served This Flower Hides a … Continue reading →

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When Democratic ‘Moderates’ Get Treated Like the Left

Posted on August 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

No idea if this is working, as the corporate Democrats haven’t moved, but we can at least enjoy the schadenfreude (boldface mine): Multiple House Democratic centrists have fielded calls from their caucus’s campaign arm that they took as a warning … Continue reading →

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Links 8/23/21

Posted on August 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genetic papers containing data from China’s ethnic minorities draw fire Goliath grouper fishing may be allowed in Florida again after 30-year ban: But the enormous, once-endangered fish’s population is still too low to justify fishing, scientists … Continue reading →

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A Bad Feeling About D.C.’s School Reopening

Posted on August 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Consider this a quick hit, but I think D.C.’s school reopening will lead to a huge surge of COVID positives one to two weeks later. What’s particularly disconcerting is that students who live in wards with low adult vaccination rates … Continue reading →

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Links 8/22/21

Posted on August 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How the Pandemic Now Ends: Cases of COVID-19 are rising fast. Vaccine uptake has plateaued. The pandemic will be over one day—but the way there is different now. (though rapid deployment of a Delta-based booster could … Continue reading →

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Box Pattern

Posted on August 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 15th and R Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 8/21/21

Posted on August 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare-Associated Infections How Will the Coronavirus Evolve? Durability of mRNA-1273 vaccine–induced antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants (Moderna) Use of COVID-19 Vaccines After Reports of Adverse Events Among Adult Recipients of Janssen (Johnson … Continue reading →

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