A new bivalent vax effectiveness study shows both the limited effectiveness of further boosters but also is misused in regard to whether multiple doses increase susceptibility to infection.
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A critique shows that a CDC study pimping masking in schools was a methodological disaster.
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The best vax safety studies use large claims or EHR databases, this one on the elderly covered by Medicare finds only one potential issue.
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It gets harder with each passing year, month, week and day to ignore the decline of our country and world, and to create that bubble of warmth around the holidays during which we use the fellowship of family and friends to cocoon ourselves away from secular concerns and focus on the meaningfulness of close relationships. But I hope you are able to do that and that you all have a truly enjoyable holiday.
This time last year we were in the grip of Omicron, but no sign of any big wave.
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In the middle of winter, solar power is likely providing less than 1% of Minnesota's electricity needs.
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The first in a multipart series on death trends in Minnesota gives a start by looking at the absolute numbers of deaths over time by age group.
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A barbaric crime committed by a "swarm" of young teen girls shows us what we have become, even at the time of Christmas.
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Minnesota's new health commissioner is a racist through and through, with no knowledge or experience relevant to actual improvement of public health.
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The 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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