Ireland is the latest country to find the incredible benefits of mandating mask wearing in stopping transmission in the community.

A clear example of how the media will treat the exact same state outcomes very differently, depending on their perception of state leadership.

Summaries of a number of papers published by the CDC or done by CDC staff.

Catching up on a few research summaries.

No change in how age-bifurcated the epidemic is and how little risk there is to young people. My favorite set of charts to understand the epidemic, along with active cases.

A few observations on the IB's latest inane performance and some related research.

A little more research on the futility of lockdown tactics and the harms they cause to health.

Cases have dropped to the background level, all on their own.

Charts of long-term care deaths by state are illuminating. We are twisting into pretzels over a lot of deaths of people with a few months to live. Every teen suicide…

Hospitalization and death rates continue to show stability or even slight declines.

One chart gives a good picture of the course of the epidemic in Minnesota according to common measures.

A few summaries tonight, many more tomorrow.

Minnesota's state lab is reporting a significant number of non-viable virus PCR tests as real positives.

Not only is it not proven that masks play a significant role in limiting community transmission, but they do have adverse effects, especially for children.

The epidemic response of most jurisdictions in the United States, as well as around the world, has been dreadful, particularly since the overall welfare of their populations should be the…