Category Archives: COVID-19

US Covid Projections by IHME Continue Rapid Drops as of the February 17th Run

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

US Covid Projections by IHME Continue Rapid Falls as of February 17 Run The IHME projections do not consider another variant arising after the Fall of Omicron.  However, they do warn of a possible new variant in the fall or … Continue reading →

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Comparing Covid Deaths and Infections in IHME for the US, Canada, Denmark, and Vietnam

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Comparing US, Canada, Denmark and Vietnam as Ranked by Trusting On Fareed Zacharia, he condensed a study in the Lancet ranking how countries responded to the Covid-19 by focusing on the US, Canada, Denmark, and Vietnam.  These countries had much … Continue reading →

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IHME Summaries of Covid for the US, California, Canada, and Russia

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

IHME Summaries of Covid for the US, California, Canada, and Russia The IHME estimates the total number of people who have been infected at least once with the Covid variants as of January 31.  For the US it is 72%, … Continue reading →

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IHME Covid Projections for Canada on February 8th, 2022

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

IHME Projections for Canada on February 8th Canada has a population of 38.0 million, or 11.5% of the US.  It is close to the California population of 40 million. 88% of Canadians have received at least one shot, and 82% … Continue reading →

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Covid Vaccinations in Russia and Eastern Europe

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Covid Vaccinations in Russia and Eastern Europe We know that pandemics or plagues have historically had importance in military campaigns, or their aftermath.  This prods us to examine the Covid vaccinations of the countries with the threat of involvement in … Continue reading →

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IHME Projections for California on February 6, 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

IHME Projections for California on February 6, 2022 Total Deaths for California are projected at 105,087 for June 1.  On today, February 6, there are 100,437 total deaths modeled, leaving 4,650 more deaths to go.  This is 10% of the … Continue reading →

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IHME Covid Projections for the US from February 4, 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

IHME Covid Projections for the US from February 4th, and comparison of unvaccinated versus vaccinated and also boosted hospitalizations and Covid deaths. We usually include the US Total Deaths, which by June 1 will be 1,083,921, while the Feb. 5 … Continue reading →

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A Day of Rememberance

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

This is a day when cumulative stories are all pointing to how we are going backwards on equity, gender, and Democracy.  Rather than the usual morality arguments on why all of them have bad sides, I need only present them … Continue reading →

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IHME Covid Projections for California on January 24

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The IHME modeling of the Covid pandemic for California has the good features of being past the peak and rapid declining of the US predictions.  Moreover, while being 1/8 of the US population, we only face 1/10 of the deaths.  … Continue reading →

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IHME Projections of January 21 for the United States

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

IHME Projections of January 21 for the United States Let’s start with the good news that national Total Daily Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Estimated Infections from the Omicron variant have already peaked, and are rapidly declining.  Also, vaccinations of those of … Continue reading →

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