Remember last week when I said one of you nominated me? Well, apparently, lots of you sent in nominations for the COVID-19 National Data Hero Awards – and, I made the finalist list! My goodness, web-peeps. This list has several of my personal science-heroes that I will totally fan-girl if I meet them in-person. =)Continue reading “COVID Data Hero Awards”
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Texas and Mississippi (and 8 other states)
Let’s rethink lifting the precautions! Here’s a map showing the very likely start of a 4th surge. The risk in Texas, the outbreak is growing: New cases rose by 27% over the past week. The positivity rate in the state might be the lowest it has been in four months. But that is comparing theContinue reading “Texas and Mississippi (and 8 other states)”
Church guidance
The pandemic is not over, regardless of what some might say. I wrote about the reality of the situation yesterday (for both the US and then specifically for Texas), and we are nowhere near where we need to be. The threat of more contagious variants (this is not fear-mongering, this is reality) is very real,Continue reading “Church guidance”
Texas
Our Governor pulled back COVID-19 restrictions and our mask mandate today. But, this is what our data says: ◾ We are at a high-risk level of an outbreak. We are one of 8 states in that level of an outbreak. ◾ Of the top 20 counties in the US with the highest recent number ofContinue reading “Texas”
A Nomination
Say what? I got an email: “You’ve been nominated for the National Data Hero Award”. There’s a national hero award…for data (this, BTW, is awesome)…and I was nominated? That means that one of YOU in the FNE community submitted a nomination. Good gracious. Good Gravy. My goodness. All.the.things. I’m just so thankful for that, youContinue reading “A Nomination”
The US has the highest number of deaths in the world. When you look at this per capita, the US is in the top 10.
This milestone of 500,000 deaths is simply unfathomable. Not because it’s a number and a milestone. But, because that’s 500,000 parents, children, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, community leaders, friends, people. And, do not think for one minute that the US is doing ok with this. Do not think that “only 1% die”. It’s just notContinue reading “The US has the highest number of deaths in the world. When you look at this per capita, the US is in the top 10.”