When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC

Wow ….. we are finally at the point of almost back to normal…and just in time for the summer vacation season. May 13th is an important milestone in the US battle against Covid. A sure sign in the confidence that the vaccine is extremely effective in preventing the spread of the virus. There remain someContinueContinue reading “When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC”

India deaths likely 2 to 5x higher than reported

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/asia/india-coronavirus-deaths.html It’s a complete massacre of data,” said Bhramar Mukherjee, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan who has been following India closely. “From all the modeling we’ve done, we believe the true number of deaths is two to five times what is being reported.” At the same time, India’s Covid vaccine campaign is struggling:ContinueContinue reading “India deaths likely 2 to 5x higher than reported”

Uruguay leads the world in new cases per capita; Brazil overtakes US in total deaths per capita

Uruguay now leads the world in new cases per capita (almost 1000 per million per day average) – followed by Turkey and Sweden. With respect to current rates of fatalities eastern Europe is leading the league tables – but Uruguay is also very high (position #6). Brazil now has a higher total level of deathsContinueContinue reading “Uruguay leads the world in new cases per capita; Brazil overtakes US in total deaths per capita”

US – North East is a hot spot again

As fast as we roll out the vaccine for COVID; we need to remain cautious at this critical time of new variants. The chart below shows the location of the current hot spots. Michigan leads the country for new cases per capita. New York has noted a significant increase in caseload over the past twoContinueContinue reading “US – North East is a hot spot again”

EV future is coming

Interesting note from wsj today – 3-18-21 With the ex­cep­tion of elec­tric-ve­hi­cle jug­ger­naut Tesla Inc., most auto mak­ers aren’t run­ning their own charg­ing net­works. But with lim­ited charg­ing op­por­tu­ni-ties of­ten hold­ing con­sumers back, Volk­swa­gen has shifted gears and an­nounced plans to op­er­ate 18,000 pub­lic fast-charg­ing sta­tions in Eu­rope by 2025. Also in the same article:ContinueContinue reading “EV future is coming”