Maybe we can learn something by comparing different epidemic waves.

Trying to keep caught up on all the vaccine and other research.

A lot of observations about where we are, nationally and in Minnesota, on epidemic policy and communication and it isn't good.

Another weekend wasted doing research summaries.

Schools are opening, so school terrorism will abound and our children will suffer greatly. We have to stop this.

A lot of research summaries, a couple on more important studies will follow this morning.

An update on the new week-over-week daily change in cases and hospitalizations, which is a good leading indicator for epidemic course.

A look at the regional trends in cases.

Per capita charts of rates of infection among the vaxed and unvaxed in Minnesota, with important caveats.

No sign that Delta is causing more serious disease in young people.

Another cohort analysis, showing a rise in case rates of hospitalization with a smaller bump in death rates.

The case rise is pretty evenly spread across Minnesota's regions.

Testing is rising in all age groups as Delta terror spreads.

An updated regional case trend chart, courtesy Twitter.

Our beloved Governor, the inestimable Incompetent Blowhard, pauses the blizzard of words long enough to think for a second, and realizes that we can't suppress CV-19 and will have to…