Category Archives: COVID-19

Meanwhile, Things Are Turning Up for COVID in D.C.

And that might not be good–I wrote turning up, not looking up. While I don’t know how to translate wastewater COVID data into an actual prevalence that can be used to assess risk, it still gives us useful information about … Continue reading

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Mask and Verify

I realize that the U.S. isn’t returning to widespread mask use any time soon, but it’s still worth noting that, as an intervention, masking is visible–which is very important, as it turns out. Two studies, one looking at adults who … Continue reading

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Do ‘We’ All Consent to the New Normal?

Because I never received the consent form? Much of our chattering class seems to believe that getting long COVID is just something we’ll have to accept (so lie back and think of England Biden, I guess). There does seem to … Continue reading

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Some (Possible) Good(-ish) News about Long COVID and Omicron

Long COVID appears to be less frequent after Omicron infection, but there are a bunch of caveats. Saturday, the Washington Post, in collaboration with Epic Systems, a medical electronic records company, reported that, for those whose first COVID infection is … Continue reading

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31 Percent in the U.S. Still Mask Indoors Outside of Their Homes

And other interesting observations from a recent Gallup poll. You wouldn’t know it if you listened to the rabid anti-maskers, but people, some of us anyway, are still masking indoors: Also, despite ‘everyone’ having contracted COVID, 65% of American adults … Continue reading

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Three Years Ago

When this all started: Within a month, it was a nightmare. I still didn’t think we would hit over 1.2 million dead though.

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Finally, a White House Official Gives Some Numbers About Long COVID

And I was right, unfortunately. For the last couple of years, whenever I’ve written about long COVID, I’ve wondered if I was having my ‘reasonable not-completely-lunatic scientist goes full batshitloonitarian on COVID’ moment–sadly, there have been quite a few scientists … Continue reading

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COVID Prevalence Is Back to Where It Was at Thanksgiving

A little better akshually! According to the recent DC Public Schools (DCPS) back-to-school antigen testing. In the most recent data (testing occurred on Monday), 0.5% students tested positive, and 1.0% of staff tested positive. This is lower than early January … Continue reading

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The Politicians of Long COVID

This might be only time I recommend listening to former Republican senator James Inhofe (boldface mine): At 88, Inhofe says he intends to remain involved in politics but admits to still suffering the long-term effects of COVID-19. It is the … Continue reading

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Bret ‘Bretbug’ Stephens Lacks Basic Reading Comprehension, and His Editors…

…aren’t just useless, but ideologically motivated. Stephens, whose very first op-ed piece–the one you have plenty of time to perfect–had to be corrected due to massive factual errors, has turned his hand to mask wearing. You’ll never what happened next! … Continue reading

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