The pandemic is going so well we can now confidently ditch masks in hospitals! Deaths must be WAY DOWN, right? No. The fewest deaths we've had in a single week was not this week, not last week, it was A YEAR AGO. We've posted more deaths EVERY WEEK since.
That was back when we had monoclonal antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment. Back when vaccine protection was more robust. Back when masking was the norm in many settings. I guess we're just OK with a couple thousand deaths a week now. Everything's fine. Totally normal.













