Jan 17, 2022
Why Omicron Will Be The Last COVID Variant of (Major) Concern Virus evolution illustrated as branches of a tree, from CDC video “Understanding Variants” In my last post, I argued “I’m not worried about another, more contagious variant emerging....
Dec 27, 2021
COVID confused? Pandemic fatigued? Read this Source: New York Times We all prefer clarity and simplicity. How nice it would be if life offered us simple either/or, good/bad choices. We crave simplicity so much that we impose it on complex situations and people: these...
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
Omicron panic: Let’s take it down a notch Creative Commons, Wikimedia Panic and outrage seem to drive most of our conversations today. The discovery of a highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant dubbed Omicron fits right in with this pattern. Everybody...
Oct 28, 2021
Masks in schools Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash A parent with a 9-year-old child in elementary school asks me, “Was wondering what would be my best source of action to get these masks off our kids already.” Here’s my reply: Dear ______, The...
