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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 18 to 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
In the 18 to 49 year old group, being boosted doesn't stop infection, but may prevent hospitalization.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 12 to 17

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Breakthrough events in older children, where at this point vax provides no protection against infection or hospitalization.
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Jun 14 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 5 to 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The first age group chart covers 5 to 11 year olds, where vax provides less than zero protection against infection.
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Jun 14 2022

There Will Be NO Population Immunity for CV-19

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Despite extremely high levels of adaptive immunity, there will continue to be large numbers of CV-19 infections.
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Jun 13 2022

Breakthrough Events, June 13

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week that demonstrates the lessening effectiveness of vax, especially boosters.
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Jun 13 2022

We Have a Labor Problem, We Have Multiple Labor Problems

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
We don't have enough people working to sustain economic growth. Government policies are too blame.
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Jun 13 2022

Age Structure Charts, June 9

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest age structure charts, with an uptick in hospitalizations in the elderly.
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Jun 13 2022

Year-Over-Year Charts, June 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Going on three years of this nonsense.
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Jun 12 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 144

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Not much in the way of useful research, so just doing an interim post on a few studies.
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Jun 09 2022

Revisiting Our Economic Situation

By Kevin Roche Commentary 7 Comments
Our economy is blessed with high inflation and low growth, a recipe for a satisfied electorate. Oh wait, maybe it is supposed to be the other way around.
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Jun 09 2022

What Do LTC Deaths and Deaths Over Age 75 Tell Us?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another sign of waning benefit of vax and boosters in regard to death is the proportion of LTC deaths and of deaths over age 75.
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Jun 08 2022

Breakthrough Events, June 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another week of breakthrough events is released by DOH, with vaxed events continuing to dominate.
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Jun 07 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 143

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
On and on it goes, and so do the research summaries.
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Jun 06 2022

Week-Over-Week Analysis, June 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another look at the week-over-week analysis shows uncertainty over direction of epidemic.
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Jun 06 2022

Regional Cases, June 4

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The epidemic winds own with a very low rate of actual case detection, but also a very low rate of any serious disease. Let's let it go.
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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