COVID-19 Archive
21 Nov 2020
InfoMullet: Moderna Joins Pfizer in the ‘Pfight Club’ of COVID19 Vaccines

TLDRUpFront: There is a lot of promise in Pfizer's announcement, but we should be cautious about investing too much hope in it too soon. It bodes well for the pandemic long term, and I hope that we get similar announcements from AstraZeneca and Moderna soon, but there are major challenges ahead in both approval and
29 Jun 2020
COVID19 Cases by State

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29 Jun 2020
COVID19 Cases by Country
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29 Jun 2020
Compare COVID19 Death Rate by Country
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28 Jun 2020
COVID19 Hospitalization Rates, Remaining Hospital Beds & Remaining ICU Beds by State
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28 Jun 2020
Compare COVID19 ICU Beds Remaining by State
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28 Jun 2020
Compare COVID19 Hospitalization by State
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28 Jun 2020
Compare COVID19 Hospital Beds Remaining by State
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21 May 2020
MediaLiteracy: Marking-Up a Misleading Meme on School Guidance from the CDC

TLDRUpFront: Red lines are located under any statement in this meme that is false, misleading, or missing key context such as "if feasible" or "where possible." A link to the actual CDC Guidance page this meme was created from is included below.
31 Mar 2020
InfoMullet: Ashes to Ashes (pt3 of 4)

TLDRUpFront: The third of a four-part series as the United States, and the world, begins tipping-over from COVID-19. As worries about pandemic related violence and instability increase the InfoMullet forecasts the next 12 months across six types of violence. Unlike the pandemic or the economy, our forecast of violence is positive with declining rates in