Is the percentage needed for it lower than was thought? If so, this is good news.
[Update a while later]
“‘Herd immunity’ is misleading; what we need is augmented immunity.”
Category Archives: Health
Unbearable Truths
…about our current political predicament.
I think that national debt and budget deficit is another.
Bob Zimmerman
We’ve been wearing one, not because we really think it keeps us or others safer, but simply out of current social etiquette. And we only do it inside, not when simply outside.
[Update a while later]
People are silently withdrawing their consent from the State.
Some not-so-silently, too.
[Update Saturday morning]
Mask shaming is just the latest form of virtue signaling.
[Bumped]
Vitamin D
…seems to play a role in coronavirus response. I take supplements, but the cruel irony of the stay-at-home orders is that, for many, it makes it hard for the body to produce it naturally.
The Cruel “New Normal”
How America arrived at the dumb reopening.
Tesla
Elon has had enough of California, at least when it comes to making cars, if not rockets.
We Need Data On The Virus
Sure, The Velociraptors Are Still On The Loose
…but that’s no reason to not reopen Jurassic Park.
Hypertension
It’s pretty clear that those most at risk are those with other underlying conditions (most notably, I think, obesity and diabetes, which themselves often go hand in hand).
High blood pressure is one of them, but has anyone seen any numbers that indicate that it can be in and of itself? I’d bet that the rate of bad outcomes for someone (like me) who only has hypertension is pretty low. The reason that it is listed as one of the underlying conditions is that large number of people with other condition also have it. That is, other than my slightly superannuated condition and that, I don’t think I’m at high risk.
The Openers
Why they’re winning. The “elites” (as has been the case for many years now) have not covered themselves with glory here.