Influenza has famously vanished in the Covid pandemic year. But see Recommended Reading -- drug overdoses rose by 30% last year.
Covid-2019
Covid-2019
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
The bear market rally in new cases continues, but the geographical distribution of winners and losers seems inexplicable, and not connected to the prevalence of the Delta variant.
Covid-2019
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Indonesia is the new focus of concern globally. But it's causing nobody to notice that the seemingly intractable Covid problems in Brazil seem to finally be clearing -- fewest number of cases for the year today.
Covid-2019
Monday, July 12, 2021
The public's appetite for considering the "lab leak theory" of the origin of Covid-19 seems to be a product of comfort that the crisis has passed. Now that we're in a little bear market rally of new cases in the US, the New York Times is promoting a paper calling itself a "critical review," pointing toward zoonotic origins instead. We weren't aware until now that this subject was a matter of literary criticism.
Covid-2019
Sunday, July 11, 2021
In "Recommended Reading" -- ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! For just one thin dime you can see the amazing woman infected with two, yes two, Covid-19 variants! Right this way!
Covid-2019
Saturday, July 10, 2021
In "Recommended Reading," fear not. Having spent all year pushing fear-porn about the Delta variant, the 20-something pseudo-experts at the New York Times have declared that the Lambda variant is "no cause for alarm."
Covid-2019
Friday, July 9, 2021
In "Recommended Reading" today, all the supporting documents for yesterday's video about the Delta variant.
Covid-2019
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Delta fear is in control today. Before we cause another global depression, maybe we should consider that Covid-19 is not spreading exponentially anywhere now. Not anywhere.
Covid-2019
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
For your consideration in "Recommended Reading," wisdom from rapper Zuby on what the pandemic has revealed about human nature.
Covid-2019
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
41 mortalities reported yesterday in the US. What a difference a year makes. And yet the headlines are all about the "Lambda variant" and how Covid-19 can be spread at birthday parties... will the public's appetite for fear ever be satiated?