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Arizonan’s have short memories – and poor leadership

How on earth does Arizona get to set the record for highest per capita rates of death twice in a 6 month period. 2 thoughts – leadership and the will of the people

2020 COVID Close Out #1

A year in review of COVID. Which states showed adaptability and sustainability of measures. Which didn’t! Thoughts on herd immunity for one state.

US states with highest rates of new cases

apple.news/A9ZgemBQ5TFW8tVXlMm5jfw Worrying for CA, AZ and Rhode Island. AZ and Rhode Island have at various times had the highest per capita death rates across the country. A consequence of complacency. Why did the Federal government not issue travel bans over the holidays ? Surely it would make sense to curtail airline travel (unless vaccinated) andContinueContinue reading “US states with highest rates of new cases”

Person from Colorado with no travel history gets UK variant of covid virus

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-reports-first-case-of-new-covid-19-strain-11609281769 In surely a sign that our contact tracing efforts have failed (and certainly do not scale to the 5m plus new cases alone in December) a Colorado person, with no travel history, is reported to be the first person in the US with the UK strain of COVID. The lack of a universal (acrossContinueContinue reading “Person from Colorado with no travel history gets UK variant of covid virus”

All we had to do was wear a mask

It really should not be this way. We have a virus that can easily be limited by social distancing, mask wearing and good hygene – but somehow, as a nation, we have let the virus proliferate longer than it should Lessons forgotten from 1918 By the time it abated in 1920, the Spanish flu hadContinueContinue reading “All we had to do was wear a mask”

Our False Programming is undermining us

From LA Times: Overwhelmed L.A. hospitals brace for post-Christmas COVID wave Holiday celebrations that bring together multiple generations may be particularly dangerous, with younger people who are more likely to be asymptomatic potentially exposing older, more vulnerable family members. People tend to feel safer indoors and also have a false sense of security when theyContinueContinue reading “Our False Programming is undermining us”

UK, Italy, France – a beacon for US to follow. In the US – follow the California example – not South Dakota

Uk, Italy and France are all seeing significant reductions in COVID cases. Fatalities in UK & France are falling significant. In Italy – fatalities are extremely high. The US hasn’t experienced the worst of fatalities yet, new COVID cases are still rising. At 12 fatalities per million per day, Italy fatalities are 2x that ofContinueContinue reading “UK, Italy, France – a beacon for US to follow. In the US – follow the California example – not South Dakota”

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