29 September 2021: A Changing Landscape?
Why did I take a break from blogging and is it because COVID-19 in 2021 looks a lot like COVID-19 in 2020? Perhaps so
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29 June 2021 Blog: Recommendations without Data, on Delta
I was hopeful that with widespread availability of vaccinations that I would be able to move onto other blog topics than COVID-19. However, I have had an increasing number of questions regarding the Delta variant (B.1.617.2…
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23 May 2021 Blog: Approaching Containment, Hoping for Elimination
What a year it has been. Here in Los Angeles County we experienced a pandemic high of COVID-19 cases the week of 1/5/2021 at 145.0 new daily cases per 100,000 population. For the most recent week…
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11 May 2021 Blog Post: On Containment and “Go For Zero”
If you missed it yesterday, a Bengal Tiger was on the loose in a Houston neighborhood. I found it interesting that somebody would keep on in their backyard, but also sort of terrifying (link: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/video-shows-tiger-in-front-yard-of-houston-neighborhood/2628266/) So…
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8 April 2021 Blog Post: COVID-19 Mortality Rates in Los Angeles County
We have come full circle in one year’s time - COVID-19 mortality rates for the last week of March 2021 are identical to those of the last week of March 2020, 0.1 daily deaths per 100,000…
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22 March 2021 Blog: COVID-19 Metrics at Historic Lows in Los Angeles County
There is increasing discussion across the US about the potential for a 4th wave of COVID-19 infections - but there is no indication of such occurring at this time in Los Angeles County. Such an instance…
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Blog 13 March 2021: Musings from the Department of Cautious Optimism
COVID-19 case rates in Los Angeles County declined for the 9th consecutive week and now stand at 5.4 new daily cases per 100,000 (Figure 1). Any guesses on the last time we had a rate that…
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7 March 2021 Blog: Continued Improvement in COVID-19 Case Numbers – Los Angeles County
Two weeks in a row of good news seems to be uncharted territory when it comes to COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County. Yet here we are. For the week ending 3/1/2021 the County’s incidence rate…
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COVID-19 Update in Los Angeles County: 13 December 2020
Not that long ago I read Hans Rosling’s book “Factfulness” which asks simple questions about global trends and compiles the generally wrong answers given by a wide variety of generally well informed groups. In the book,…
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