Category Archives: COVID

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”

Update June 2023: I published this post more than two years ago. Even then I was very concerned about the excesses and the poor, perhaps politically motivated, decisions of our government. I interspersed a bit more commentary as we have a better perspective today, but the original comments from others remain relevant. Original Post: (publishedContinue reading “COVID: What Have We Done?”

The numbers continue to tell the story. This past week COVID cases fell another 13%. The 7-day moving average for cases has fallen to 61,387, a 76% decline since its peak of 255,562 on January 11. The moving average has declined for 49 of the last 54 days, including the last nine days in aContinue reading “Adjusting to COVID”

I didn’t want to come out and say that we are near the end of COVID because I am not an expert on disease.  I’m just a guy analyzing the numbers.  But it is hard not to be optimistic at this point given the current numbers.  Here is a medical expert saying what is IContinue reading “COVID UPDATE”