Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed

Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree: Models predicting the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have become a fixture of American life. Yet each model tells a different story about the loss of life to come, making it hard to know which one is “right.” But COVID-19 models aren’t made to be unquestioned oracles. They’re not trying to tell us one precise future, but rather the range of possibilities given the facts on the ground.

One country has done more than any other to stop the spread of the coronavirus

British Response to Covid-19 Has Been World-Class: When the discussion turns to which countries have responded best to Covid-19 — and if nothing else, the pandemic frees up a lot of time for this debate — those most often mentioned are Taiwan, New Zealand and Vietnam. I would like to make a more surprising nomination: the U.K. Covid-19 is a potential scourge to billions around the globe, so the pertinent question is which country has done the most to stop it.

We blew it

We blew it: Why America still hasn't gotten the coronavirus under control: America spent the spring building a bridge to August, spending trillions and shutting down major parts of society. The expanse was to be a bent coronavirus curve, and the other side some semblance of normal, where kids would go to school and their parents to work.

Coronavirus vaccines trials

Coronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess: Scientists caution against comparing immune responses shown in early-stage trials, and say there might be more than one path to an effective vaccine.

The share of Americans in their 20s moving home is skyrocketing

The share of Americans in their 20s moving home is skyrocketing: The kids are heading home. About 35% of Americans in their 20s lived with either their parents or grandparents in June 2020, according to data from the US’s monthly employment survey. This is up from just over 30% in February 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic reached the US.

Our history is a battle against the microbes

Our history is a battle against the microbes: we lost terribly before science, public health, and vaccines allowed us to protect ourselves: Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes.1 For most of our history we were on the losing side.

It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively. Billions of children died from infectious diseases. They were the main reason why child mortality was so high: No matter where or when they were born, around half died as children.

COVID, Commerce and the Consumer

COVID, Commerce and the Consumer - UK