Commentary

I have another opinion piece in the Star Tribune, arguing for a more rational public policy on the epidemic.

Catching up on some research after a very intensive week on breakthrough event reporting in Minnesota.

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The way DOH suggests looking at breakthrough deaths is even worse for their vax messaging.

The breakthrough event table update clearly shows the trend, which is steadily upward.

An updated set of charts on per capita rates of events by age group.

Minnesota's older age groups are extremely highly vaccinated.

Today's breakthrough event report brings bad news for the "epidemic of the unvaxed" theme.

Some interesting research crops up, as do my weekend research summaries.

The reporting of breakthrough events is influenced by how diligently DOH tries to identify them, which ain't great.

Given the evidence of limited vaccine effectiveness against infection after a few months and against serious illness in the elderly, a vaccine mandate has little utility, and prior infection appears…

An updated week-over-week chart which helps reveal trends.

The age structure charts show overall and age cohort trends in tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

Ohio school data shows no difference in cases in mandatory and non-mandatory masking in schools.

Active cases were following a nice curve down and seem to have turned up, but there is something wrong with the data.