“Buckle it up for a few more weeks,” Gov. Walz said, nearly 22 weeks ago. But somewhere along the line we went from 'Two weeks to flatten the curve' to…
Both ICU and non-ICU hospitalizations for Covid-19 have been flat since the start of August.
The way that Coronavirus has been handled, has perpetuated isolation as well as feelings of fear and uncertainty among people. This, in addition to job losses, has been damaging to…
Despite being framed as a public health intervention, school closures are unlikely to be an effective countermeasure to COVID-19. And the consequences of continued school closures are high: long-term health,…
I noted previously how Minnesotans started returning to their normal lives in advance of Gov. Walz giving them his permission. It seems that it was also true that Americans started…
The initial lockdown made sense as long as good use was made of the time to analyze data and formulate an effective policy. Now, though, the raw numbers do not…
Covid-19 is not equally dangerous to everybody. Some are more likely to be infected than others. Of those who are, some are more likely to be hospitalized, need ICU care,…
If Minnesota is to get on top of its Covid-19 crisis, reducing transmission between care homes by reducing shared staff seems to be an important part of the strategy.
When Wisconsin's Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ “Safer at Home” order on May 13th, we in Minnesota were told that Sconnies would suffer. In fact, since then, Minnesota…
When Gov. Walz announced his five point plan to tackle the Covid-19 crisis in Minnesota's care homes, they accounted for 80% of the state's deaths from the disease. Of the…
Schools are important for kids: they give kids structure to their lives and also help them stay active. School closures have done the opposite; they have helped foster a more…
New research from the CDC suggests that Covid-19 could have an Infection Fatality Rate in Minnesota of 0.3%.
Due to the ban that was placed on "elective" and "non-emergency" medical procedures screening as well as treatment services were delayed for a lot of patients. This, added to the…
In this recording of a live webinar, John Hinderaker talks with Senator Karin Housley and Avik Roy about COVID-19 policies that are putting the elderly in danger. What has Minnesota…
Research strongly suggests that kids face a low risk of contracting the virus and are therefore less likely to spread it. Additionally, children also learn better in the classroom setting…
Minnesota has had more Covid-19 deaths in its care homes - 1,172 - than 30 states have had in total. If we strip out care home deaths, our state is…
While we need to remain vigilant in the fight against this disease, the data offers no reason to either impose new measures, like a statewide mask mandate, or continue some…
Before states instated lockdowns and ordered hospitals to halt providing some services in order to focus on COVID-19, researchers issued warnings on the potential economic, mental, social, and health consequences…
Since children are less likely to contract the coronavirus, holding everything else equal, they are also less likely to be big transmitters of the virus. This is evidenced by the…
Minnesota schools have been directed to develop three contingency plans in preparation for the 2020 school year. As school and state leaders weigh their options, the nation's pediatricians are strongly…
The state's much vaunted Covid-19 model has failed and we have every reason to junk it and many of the measures it has justified. This includes Gov. Walz’ emergency powers.
If current trends hold and Covid-19 ICU usage is in the region of 250-300 on July 13th when the model forecasts 3,700, we will have every reason to junk it…
At the end of May, my friend Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Center, wrote an excellent piece for The Wall Street Journal detailing how Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s response to…
Schools around the world are already back to school, even in European nations that had higher fatality rates from COVID-19 than the U.S.