Outside the Beltway

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

The Assistant Secretary for Health has put on a uniform and become an instant Admiral.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

A casual comparison is pretty striking.

Refusniks are creating an ethical dilemma for the triage system.

A 1960s pop culture reference and our current moment.

Get vaccinated edition

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

Politics is not a game.

The difference is politics, not reason.

I wonder what the cause was? It sounds pretty serious.

Policy matters.

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

What malarkey is this?

A new story archetype is all too common.

Stories from the ongoing pandemic.

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

News of the ongoing pandemic.

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

Some suggested stories.

US health agencies are clashing with the World Health Organization on the question.

Part of the ongoing, slow-motion tragedy.

Two stories tell, well, a story about Texas and the pandemic.

Unsurprising news is unsurprising.

Whataboutism about a visit to Whataburger (and other tales of obfuscation).

Yet another wave.

It’s not just cases.

Florida has a lot of cases.

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

Behind the CDC’s messaging debacle.

And so general discussion of vaccine passports and requirements in the US.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

Can you guess?

More reminders that the pandemic is not over.

The official global death toll hits another grim milestone.

Guidance from WHO, CDC, and local governments differs widely and for good reason.

The pandemic isn’t over.

A lot of Americans think so.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The indicators are pointing in the direction of caffeine being good for most people.

Millions have health insurance who otherwise wouldn’t.

A veteran health reporter says the end is near. But there’s a huge caveat.

The politics of science comes full circle.

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

The reaction to the pandemic has long since been about much more than the pandemic.

The least vulnerable Americans will soon be vaccinated.

The CDC is green-lighting much, much more activity for the fully-vaccinated (with some caveats).