Maryland Is Vaccinating Remote Public School Teachers Before In-Person Private School Teachers
Teachers who refuse to go back to work should not get to cut in line.
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California's Regional Stay-At-Home Order Was a Costly Failure
By the state’s own estimates, a two-month lockdown was less effective than a slow day of vaccinations.
Two More Vaccines Prove Effective Against COVID-19
We need to speed up vaccinations in order to head off the proliferation of more contagious coronavirus variants.
Oregon Weighs Race-Based Vaccine Preferences
Instead of allowing people with chronic medical conditions to get a higher place in line, a pivotal Oregon committee leans into racial justice considerations.
Why Don't We Know How Many Vaccine Doses Are Being Thrown Away?
At a time when supply is constrained and time is of the essence, medical providers in many states are throwing precious doses away.
Oregon's Plan To Vaccinate Teachers Before the Elderly Is Terribly Misguided
If the aim is to reduce COVID-19 deaths, Oregon's plan is a failure.
D.C.'s Unscientific Vaccination Plan Pits the Elderly Against the Obese
Even as the district struggles to vaccinate seniors, it will soon allow half the city to get in line.
Black Markets in COVID-19 Vaccines Were Inevitable Once Government Got Involved
A politicized vaccine distribution process intended to take price out of the picture has given the edge to the rich, connected, and powerful.
Biden Promises To 'Manage the Hell Out' of the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
He's laid out a five-point plan to speed up getting COVID-19 vaccinations to more Americans.
We Could Be Vaccinating Twice as Fast. The Government Won't Allow It.
"Let's do the thing, which saves the most lives," says economist Alex Tabarrok: Instead of holding back second doses, use them all right away.
Trump Will Adopt Biden Plan for Speeding Up COVID-19 Vaccinations
Vaccine booster doses currently being reserved will be released immediately to inoculate more Americans.
Cuomo's Vaccine 'Fix' Is Still a Tangled Mess of Rules, Restrictions, and Fines
His original guidance forced hospitals to throw away vaccine doses. That still might happen.
Cuomo's New York Is Just Throwing Away Vaccines Rather Than Distributing Them Competently
More than 4,100 people died of COVID-19 yesterday across the country, but some New York medical providers are dumping vaccines instead of putting them in people's arms.
The Biden Administration Will Release All Available COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Immediately
He will count on future production to provide second doses.
Andrew Cuomo's Vaccine Distribution Rules Are a Threat to Public Health
The New York governor says hospitals have to increase vaccinations—but there's a catch.
New COVID-19 Strain and Bungled Vaccine Rollout Threaten the 'Return to Normal' in 2021
Plus: Josh Hawley rejects reality (again), Florida's still trying to bust Robert Kraft for getting a hand job, distilleries' good deeds get punished, and more...
Immunity Passports May Liberate Us From Lockdowns or Invite New Privacy Invasions
The idea is looking less like a Get Out of Jail Free card and more like a hall pass.
COVID-19 Herd Immunity Is Possible Before Spring If the FDA Gets Out of the Way
The government must move quickly to approve a one-dose regimen for Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
The More Transmissible U.K. COVID-19 Variant Could Make the Pandemic a Lot Worse
Ramp up the vaccinations now!
What Did We Learn in 2020?
Pandemics are like margin calls, exposing in a moment the pre-existing weakness of various positions and institutions.
The CDC's Rules Let Teachers, Lawyers, Media Jump to the Front of the COVID Vaccine Line
It turns out that there is a mechanism in capitalism for allocating scarce goods. It is called a "price."
To Mitigate Racial Inequity, the CDC Wants To Vaccinate Essential Workers Before the Elderly
Vaccinating by age would save many more lives.
Why Use Two Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines When One Works Almost as Well?
We could double the number of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19.
FDA Advisory Panel Endorses Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine
FDA will likely issue an emergency use authorization for a second COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow.
Pfizer Says Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Are Sitting Unclaimed in Warehouse Coolers
The federal government has apparently neglected to give the company shipping instructions.
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine 'Highly Effective,' Says FDA Analysis
Now we wait for the FDA to get around to approving it later this week.
Shootings, Stabbings Mar a Weekend of Pro-Trump Protests
Plus: Vaccine distribution begins, stimulus talks continue, and more...
Stay Calm: COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Appear Not Much Worse Than Those of Other Vaccines
Don't let stories of rare and dangerous side effects discourage you from getting immunized.
FDA Vaccine Panel Endorses Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Full FDA approval is likely, and vaccinations could begin next week.
Stop Saying Lockdown Is 'Not That Hard'
Staying isolated from family and friends is wrenchingly difficult, even when it’s the right thing to do.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Did Not Kill Your Grandmother
Some scientists offer an important reminder about cause and effect.
FDA Staff Review Confirms: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Highly Effective
It is likely to be approved for distribution by the end of the week.
Will the COVID-19 Vaccines Soon Crush the Pandemic?
The vaccines are great news, but the winter still looks bleak.
Like COVID-19 Vaccines? Thank Globalization!
The scientific and medical knowledge used to develop and distribute the vaccines is not, thankfully, trapped within national borders.
The U.K. Approves COVID-19 Vaccine While the U.S. FDA Dawdles
It's not like we're in the middle of a pandemic or anything, right?
Vaccines Don't Save Lives. Vaccinations Save Lives.
Especially if the COVID-19 inoculations are deployed speedily and accepted widely.
Americans Are Nowhere Near Herd Immunity to COVID-19
Blood test study finds that only about 10 percent of Americans are immune to the virus.
Vaccine Nationalism Threatens Politicized Decisions to Fight a Global Pandemic
If governments stand in the way of vaccine production and distribution for the world market, the costs will be high in lives and in wealth.
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective
Companies plan to seek emergency use authorization from the FDA almost immediately.
Arbitrary COVID-19 Control Measures Will Not Make Americans More Likely To 'Hang in There' Until Vaccines Are Available
Legal responses to this fall's surge in new cases, like last spring's lockdowns, are frequently illogical and unscientific.
Moderna's Preliminary Results Indicate That Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective
Hang in there, folks. Help looks to be on the way.
Trump Touts Operation Warp Speed's COVID-19 Successes
The president managed to generate controversy, however, with remarks about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective
And there looks to be more good vaccine news coming.
Trump Is Wrong About Military Distribution of a COVID-19 Vaccine
When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be distributed through normal civilian supply chains to your doctor's office and local pharmacy.
Jo Jorgensen: 'Requiring People To Vaccinate Their Children Is One of the Most Egregious Things That the Government Can Do'
The Libertarian ticket is campaigning against lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the World Health Organization, in addition to the usual taxation, prohibition, and war.
Public Opinion Supports Covid Vaccine Challenge Trials
A recent study finds broad support for the idea in many countries, including the US.
A Group of Scientists Wants To Reopen Society. Here's What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About What They Said.
The Great Barrington Declaration asks how much collateral damage is too much.
