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Of Masks and Men, or, Catching Covid on Jet-skis

Last week, Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, held up the thinnest, flimsiest, cheapest face mask on the market and told a Senate panel that these masks “are the most important, powerful public health tool we have.” Redfield claimed … Continue reading

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How many “cases” are unacceptable?

Remind me not to start a series of posts on a hot topic and then take a two-week vacation. The vacation was sorely needed and much enjoyed, but so much happened during it that I couldn’t keep up.  Things are … Continue reading

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