Category Archives: COVID

The big stories the past couple weeks are one that COVID is rapidly vanishing and two that the CDC has finally relented and declared an end to most restrictions: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday abruptly changed its guidance on masks and social distancing, saying people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 don’tContinue reading “Vanishing COVID”

This past Wednesday, the CDC predicted cases in the U.S. could rise in May before falling again. CDC predicts a surge in COVID-19 cases through May thanks to variants | TheHill. Here we go again. The CDC has shown its willingness to adjust the science to fit the Biden administration’s political message. The current administrationContinue reading “COVID: Vaccines, More Lies and Hilarious Political Theatre”

Of course, the past week or so there was a whole lot more silliness with regard to the politics of COVID, but first let’s look at the current numbers and try to project where we are headed. U.S. deaths are at their lowest point in the last seven months and new cases at their lowestContinue reading “COVID Update: More Silliness but Still Trending in the Right Direction”

First of all, the numbers are all trending positive. Deaths have declined in the U.S. for 13 straight weeks. Cases have declined the last 8 days in a row; after rising in early Spring, they are now dropping rapidly. Cases are also plummeting in the problematic state of Michigan. More than half of the eligibleContinue reading “COVID: Good Numbers and a Self Own”

Some people look at stock market numbers to determine trends and where to invest. You can make a lot of money making predictions from the numbers. There are even mathematical theories which can be applied to this kind of analysis. I’ve been looking daily at the COVID numbers to see what trends are developing andContinue reading “COVID Update: Positive Trend, More Insanity”

The U.S. COVID death average has declined twelve straight weeks. The 7-day average has fallen 79% from 3473/day on January 26 to 727/day on April 16. Deaths are where they were at the start of the third wave last Fall, the lowest since they were at 721/day on October 12. On the other hand, casesContinue reading “COVID Numbers – Who is Telling it Straight?”

When does COVID end in the U.S.? Soon. I think we can be more sure than ever. Deaths continue to fall, nearing some of the lowest levels of the entire pandemic. The rates of vaccination are quite impressive. Herd immunity is closer than ever given the number with natural immunity (from contracting COVID) and immunityContinue reading “When Does COVID End?”

CDC directory Dr. Rochelle Walensky, while acknowledging we are close to end of the COVID pandemic, continues to preach doom and gloom. She says she is afraid and implies we should all be afraid as well. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warns of ‘impending doom’ (nypost.com) Does she not realize the vaccine is ending this?Continue reading “COVID – Is the End Near?”

While many are still sounding the alarm or reluctantly and cautiously pulling back on restrictions, let’s look at what the numbers tell us and what we should expect for the near future. We could not accurately measure COVID cases for the first wave of the epidemic, but with the second wave last July the U.S.Continue reading “COVID by the Numbers”

Senator Rand Paul last week called out Dr. Fauci for promoting political theatre, but Dr. Fauci is not the only one promoting COVID theatre; there’s much more political theatre to enjoy. Let’s start off with the American Rescue package, the so-call COVID relief bill just passed by Congress. Very few of the dollars in thisContinue reading “COVID Theater”