Author: Lambert Strether of Corrente.

Patient readers, by January 3, 2022 (probably a better year), I will take a break and run an abbreviated water cooler. Please consider this as an open thread and talk between you. ——Lambert

Today’s Bird Song

Note from the media: “A group of four hens and a rooster forage in the shade on the edge of the field, and finally scream.” So, reward the hens.

Here are a few Covid charts. Number of cases in the U.S.:

We need a bigger chart. I usefully added an anti-victorian “Fauci line”. It is worth noting that the number of cases may be underestimated. The home test will not be counted, and not everyone can take the test.

Due to the lagging number of hospitalizations and deaths, we cannot fully understand the U.S. population-which is different from South Africa, the United Kingdom and even every country, whether in terms of demographics or complications such as vaccination and obesity-in another two weeks or so . If we are lucky, I will be really happy, and Omicron has indeed become “gentle”. However, I was very angry with our politics class, which made me think Omicron will “Mild” takes root and sprouts Before the U.S. evidence appearedThis is the exact opposite of the precautionary principle, and it is extremely dangerous during a pandemic, at least for public health, if there is such a thing again. Can’t the suppliers of these popular videos wait two weeks?

here has CDC fast-rising counties As of December 23, 2021:

Thanks for the sharp eyes of the astute reader Chris from Georgia, I have effectively dotted the major cities of the same fast-growing counties-blue (plus Denver and Nashville). It seems that some kind of internal enemy is happening in those blue cities… (Chicago is not red, but pink, so there is no point.)

yesterday:

It looks worse today, especially in the lower Mississippi.

On the bright side:

The CDC reduced the isolation period to 5 days, which should be seen as evidence of the speed at which American companies collapsed under a general strike, if at all. If they cannot wait for 5 days, they will certainly not be able to sustain a one-month strike.

— Joseph R. Reagan (@JosephRReagan) December 29, 2021

Completely correct!

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