My watch has ended. This will be my last regular Covid post. It's been 64 weeks since I started to write a weekly Covid update.  I got some things right. I got many things wrong. Week in and out, I tried my best to

I'm more excited about the future than I have been in the entire pandemic. Over 50% of all Americans have now had their first shot. The case count continues to drop, and honestly, it's falling faster than I expected. Most states are fully reopened

Another week, another impressive milestone. This week the US crossed the line for less than 10 cases / 100,000 people per day on the seven-day average. Beyond cases, the positive test rate is down, as are hospitalizations. Week over week, we continue to see

This week we hit a huge milestone; we have fewer Covid cases in the US than ever. Better still, the case count continues to fall. I’m particularly optimistic we won’t rise again because most of America is mostly or entirely open. 99.

The Biden administration announced they expect that 70% of adults will be vaccinated by July 4th. All the projections to date have been highly conservative, so I assume they'll beat this one as well. Today about ~58% of adults are vaccinated. About one-third of

I got my shot! I have the deepest thanks to the scientists and medical professionals who got us here. SF has turned its’ major conference center, Moscone, into a mass vaccination site. It was surreal to walk through a place that usually has thousands

1 billion doses distributed globally. It took 61 days to do the first 100 million doses and only 5 days to do the most recent 100 million. If we can maintain that rate, that would another 5 billion doses out this year, and I

The first 100 million doses took 89 days. The second 100 million doses took just 36 days. We've made such incredible progress, and we're not even six months past the first vaccine authorization. The vaccines also are showing just how fantastic they are. The

It's a tale of two pandemics. In some of America, we're on the cusp of victory. We hit another single-day record this week, doing 4.6 million shots yesterday. That means over 1% of all Americans got their first shot yesterday. 45%+ of adults

What. A. Week. First day with 4 million doses. Seven day average hit 3 million doses a day. 100 million Americans have received their first shot. This week shows how robust the vaccination system is now. It’s a train that won’t be

We did 3.5 million doses yesterday and 2.7 million per day for the last week as a country! We’re getting more shots in arms each week, and I expect we’ll continue to improve. However, we are still not entirely out

On January 23, 2020, in a Facebook thread about Covid, I said, "The likelihood of a pandemic is at an all-time low in human history….These SARS-like things will always grab headlines, but body count will continue to be tiny." Wow, I fucked that

93 days ago, the FDA issued the first EUA for a Covid vaccine. Since then, they’ve approved two more vaccines, with a third [and possibly 4th!] around the corner. 100+ million doses have been given. 93 days from now, Covid will be over

"What does the end of Covid look like?" Dr. Jonathan Reiner "It looks like a sunrise, with a little more light every day. The days are getting brighter. Wear your mask, get vaccinated, and help those in need. The 4th of July this year

This is the inflection point, almost as big as the day the first vaccine was approved. This is the week a trickle of vaccines becomes a flood. This is the week where you can start to make plans for the summer, to know you can see your friends and families soon.

There's an apocryphal Churchill quote of "America will always do the right thing, after they've tried everything else." We crossed 500,000 deaths in America due to Covid this week. A crushing, awful milestone that's hard to fathom. Our government [at all levels] failed

The US had three days over 2 million doses this week. California had its' first day over 250,000 doses. 11.5% (!!!!) of the US has received their first dose. Our distribution system is finally dialed in; we're just supply limited. The good news

The big news this week: First day with 2 million doses administered!Case count continues to fall dramaticallyB.117 is rearing its ugly head, something to watchJ&J filed for their EUAFDA says that it will likely authorize variant vaccines under a fast

This is one of the best weeks we've had for Covid news in the entire pandemic. Anyone who suggests otherwise is either a clickbait fear monger or a moron. Top news from this week: In the US, our vaccination rate averaged 1.3 million

The holiday surge seems to be waning, signaling an end to the largest wave to date. As a country, we continue to improve the vaccine rollout. Within a few weeks, I suspect the limit will be vaccine availability, not our ability to get shots

A chaotic week when all we wanted was order. Miscommunications about the status of the vaccine stock and how roll out was occurring. Unconscionable failure at all levels of government. That said, it seems our current wave is ebbing, and we're finally making good

Once again, we're at the worst point in the pandemic. Hospitals in California are rationing care and running out of oxygen. Although we made stepwise progress in the vaccine roll out it has not been a good week, our leaders continue to fail us.

A friend texted me this week and asked, "Do you think we've reached the halfway point for US deaths?" After some thought, I responded, "No?" It's heartbreaking to think about another 350,000 people dying of Covid in the next year, but given where

The last week has been the worst for the pandemic by any measure in the US. On average, 2,400+ people died every day of Covid, and that's likely an undercount due to the Christmas holiday. A new, likely more contagious strain has been

And then there were two. This week the FDA issued a EUA for Moderna's mRNA vaccine. Similar to Pfizer, the vaccine was 95% effective. Both Moderna and Pfizer are some of the most effective vaccines we have. As the comic XKCD put it, "Statistics