Commentary

We are starting to look kind of like last year, when we didn't have 70% of the population vaccinated.

A look around our region finds some similar patterns and a couple of exceptions.

Another pathetic briefing, with a focus on school and child terrorism, fact-free as usual.

Your mid-week research summaries for your ongoing epidemic edification.

Vaccines are not a panacea to the pandemic. It is all about declaring victory and moving on.

Trying to give people a perspective on relative protection of natural infection versus vaccination.

Week-over-week chart shows potential return to upward movement in cases and hospitalizations?

An updated breakthrough proportions table and chart, based on today's update from DOH.

It is tiresome to constantly fight with the state over data, but it is also important.

Attempting to use the state's inadequate data to calculate case rates by age group and vax status. Very high protective effect of vaccine against death in older groups.

Updates to the breakthrough table and chart, based on the latest DOH file release, which still isn't great.

Another look at age-adjusted death rates, by state.

Which country may have been smarter about how it managed the epidemic?

Public health agencies should not make claims they can't back up with actual data.

More weekend catchup research summaries.