Category Archives: Pandemic

CDC Reversal on Masks, Vaccinated as Covid Spreaders, While Boosters Look to Be Coming Late and Not Hugely Effective

If you weren’t worried about Covid, you should be, between rising infections and evidence of CDC incompetence.

U.S. Vaccine Diplomat Cajoles Producers to Support Low-Cost Off-Shore Vaccine Hubs

The Biden administration should push the WTO to waive COVID vaccine patents before heading off for vacation and encourage U.S. producers to ramp up low-cost vaccine production worldwide.

Why Are UK Covid Cases Declining?

Doubts about the suddenly improved UK Covid case figures.

Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 7 – Domestic U.S. Travel Picks Up but International Demand Remains Crippled

Hurbert Horan explains how major airline operators are still engaging in magical thinking.

A Round-Up of Anti-Covid Nasal Spray Research

Nasal sprays for vaccination, treatment, and prophylaxis (the last with two over-the-counter products not delivering drugs).

The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord

More worries about Delta.

Federal Judge Upholds Indiana University’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Trump district court appointee hands down first ruling upholding public university COVID-19 vaccine mandates on public health grounds.

The Intergenerational Mortality Trade-Off of Covid-19 Lockdown Policies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Under certain circumstances, lockdowns could actually increase overall (COVID-19 plus non-COVID-19) mortality for the lowest-income countries.

Asset Strippers Are Preparing to Feast on Britain’s Covid-Ravaged Economy

Armed with record piles of cash, private equity firms are scouring the globe for vulnerable prey. British companies, such as Morrisons, are top of their list

Vaccine Certificates Are Making Global Travel Harder, Not Easier

Vaccine certificates were ostensibly rolled out to help facilitate cross-border travel as vaccination numbers increased. But thanks to vaccine geopolitics, the opposite is happening

A Curious Union: Covid, Clorox, Cleveland Clinic, and the CDC Foundation

Cleveland Clinic’s and the CDC Foundation’s unsound Clorox sponsorship confirms that the US has the best medical system that money can buy.

Moving the Covid Vaccine Goalposts

The Covid propagation and vaccine news is not pointing to happy outcomes

Buyers’ Strike? Mortgage Applications Drop 8% Below 2019, as Home Buyers Get Second Thoughts about “Raging Mania”

Falling mortgage applications and rising home inventories signal a coming housing market pullback.

The UK Is Running a Dangerous Covid Experiment That Represents a Threat to the Rest of the World

The Covid infection rates in the UK, despite higher vaccination rates than America, are a danger in and of itself and a warning to the US.

Without Enough Boots on the Ground, California’s Vaccination Efforts Falter

As it turns out, bribing people to get vaccinated with lottery tickets isn’t a comprehensive approach.