Outside the Beltway

Another early COVID myth has been shattered.

The US has more shots available than willing arms while those in the developing world are dying.

CDC and FDA have recommended a pause after one in a million issues with blood clotting.

Refuseniks are far more confident than those already vaccinated.

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

A shocking number of states no longer require them and the Leader of the Free World lacks the authority to change that.

Competing analogies and externalities.

Israel is taking an aggressive approach to inoculation.

Underplaying the value of vaccination is counterproductive.

Another empirical indication of the toll of the pandemic.

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

It’s time to up our protection game.

Yet again: this is not “just the flu”

The story played out just as we all thought it would.

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

Meanwhile, a report states that a Trump admin official pushed infections to promote herd immunity.

A grim reminder.

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

Not the flu.

Because of course they are.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

Confusing advice is unlikely to be heeded.

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

A stark contrast.

More evidence that we are under-counting deaths due to Covid-19.

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Life comes at you fast.

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Ongoing ambiguity is not helpful.

The trend line shifted this week.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

The emotional and economic impact of the pandemic is hitting women especially hard.

Contra the CDC, the AAP says getting kids to class outweighs the modest risk of their catching COVID-19.

The federal judge who oversees treatment of detained immigrant children has had enough.

Parents can’t homeschool their kids and hold down jobs indefinitely.

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

Are those who die in our wars more deserving than those who die in our stores?

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

A new study finds earlier lockdowns could have saved 54,000 lives by early May.

You can guess the rest.

He is claiming his response to Covid-19 is better than the previous administration’s response to H1N1

A report outlining steps for re-opening the economy in the wake of COVID-19 has been leaked to the press.

We’re a long, long way from normal.

More on Covid-19 and the flu.