Category Archives: CDC

While the obvious importance of Tuesday’s ACIP meeting was the approval of the new booster shot (for everyone), the presentation on long COVID should be a bombshell, though given the unwillingness of most journalists to ask policy makers (politicians and … Continue reading →

It is, of course, long COVID. Last Friday, this appeared on the Twitterz: The more often you get COVID, the higher your risk of complications.

Actually, it might be as high as thirty percent, at least through September 2022*. A subset of COVID minimizers are fond of saying things like ‘everyone has already had COVID’, but, according to CDC data that examine at how many … Continue reading →

For those who missed it, in late April the CDC held a meeting in Atlanta that turned into a superspreader event. Initially, the number of infected was described as a few attendees, but later reports had dozens of infected attendees. … Continue reading →

With the ending of the COVID public health emergency and the resulting change in reported CDC COVID-related data, it’s clear we’re flying blind here. At this point, the only meaningful data we have are wastewater data, and, as I’ve noted … Continue reading →

Last week, in response to early reports of several COVID-19 cases at a CDC conference, some asshole with a blog noted (boldface added): But when a few people out of 2,000 get COVID, that’s not a SOOPERSPREADER EVENT11!!11, that’s the … Continue reading →

And that is, as the kids like say, problematic. So this happened (boldface mine): The staff dedicated to investigating disease outbreaks for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received a reminder this week of the pandemic’s persistence: confirmed covid … Continue reading →

There’s a lot to be said, most of it not good, about the CDC’s new COVID guidelines, but there are three issues worth focusing on. First, while some COVID safety policies are relaxed, it’s worth noting that the CDC is … Continue reading →