We all need the old “shot in the arm”…

Yes, kids, the FDA released the Phase III vaccine trial data from Pfizer, and the overall picture is extremely positive. We all know that I am no epidemiologist. My assistance with summation was provided by “Your local epidemiologist,” who is a, you guessed it, someone who writes about epidemiology. I have to say I love …

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What would Tango Charlie do?

From Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Kahn Kirk: How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn't you say? We have had a lot of death recently, a fucking lot. This year has been a reminder of TC's death and has been odd. I often think …

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We don’t have a plan, do we?

  I say this with some confidence and am left to wonder what happened to the CDC has a whole.  I have involvement with past responses (Swine flu and Avian flu run-up), and the planning is exquisite. In the case of avian flu, this occurred long before the expected outbreak would occur. When the avian …

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