Our local source of ideological pap and one-sided non-reporting endorses the Incompetent Blowhard for re-election, noting his "steady leadership".
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A little late for your Halloween celebrations, but a basket of research treats for you!
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On an entire population basis, vaxiing and boosting have unclear value at preventing events.
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In the very oldest age group, being vaxed does seem to show some benefit in terms of infection, hospitalization and death.
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As we get to older age groups, we are still seeing minimal protection against cases, hospitalizations or deaths from the vax.
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A big chunk of the population is in this age group, and the boosted have the highest rates of cases, but vax does seem to limit hospitalization risk for this…
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For older children, also a very limited or nonexistent benefit of being vaxed.
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These charts show why the notion of mandating or even suggesting CV-19 vax for younger children makes no sense--it offers them no protection.
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Employment-related health plan costs were relatively flat from 2021 to 2022. Don't expect the same in 2023.
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$3.8 trillion in renewable energy investments got us nothing but less reliable and more expensive energy sources.
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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.