Category Archives: COVID-19

The State of COVID in D.C.*: Getting Better!

Posted on February 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. A big drop this week: With a big decline from 641 copies/ml to 489 copies/ml, we’re still five times higher than … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Still High, Future Unclear

Posted on February 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. The leveling off/slight upward movement continues this week in Alexandria: With a slight increase from 676 copies/ml to 682 copies/ml, we’re … Continue reading →

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The Missing Factor from the Proposed CDC COVID Guidelines

Posted on February 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you didn’t hear, the CDC is proposing new COVID isolation guidelines (boldface mine): Under the proposed guidelines, Americans would no longer be advised to isolate for five days before returning to work or school. Instead, they might return … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Here We Go Again?

Posted on February 13, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. After last week’s slowdown in the rate of decline, we now have a slight trending upwards: With a slight increase from … Continue reading →

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When “Talk to Your Doctor” Is a (Viral) Nightmare: The Masking Edition

Posted on February 9, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And if there’s one person who could capture that, it would be Chuck Wendig. Wendig has a dark description of a recent trip to the doctor’s office when he had a respiratory virus (not COVID). The whole thing is worth … Continue reading →

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We Still Don’t Have the Basic Data We Need for Long COVID

Posted on February 8, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, some asshole with a blog wrote this about the unknown risks of long COVID: Regarding long COVID, for me, there’s a huge difference between a 0.01% outcome (1 in 10,000) of long COVID in a vaccinated … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Starting to Level Off, but Still High

Posted on February 7, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. The rate of decline really slowed this week: With a decline from 789 copies/ml to 646 copies/ml, we’re still six to … Continue reading →

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A Failure of COVID Policy: The Nursing Home Vaccination Edition

Posted on January 30, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

While the carnage among the elderly from COVID is well known, I suspect it’s far less known that around one in six all of COVID deaths, not just the elderly occurred in those in nursing homes. That’s why it’s distressing, … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Still High, but a Big Decline

Posted on January 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. A very solid decline for Alexandria, VA: With a decline from 1,249 copies/ml to 979 copies/ml, we’re still ten times higher … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: A Modest Improvement (Sort of)

Posted on January 17, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. A reasonable decline for Alexandria, VA: With a decline from 1,432 copies/ml to 1,318 copies/ml, we’re still thirteen times higher than … Continue reading →

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