Archive - Last Mask Standing

Jan 11, 2024 •

September 2023

Right now - what we’re seeing is a vibe shift.

Sep 18, 2023 •

August 2023

I have COVID, what do I do?

COVID mostly doesn’t kill people any more, but long COVID is a miserable beast.

Aug 21, 2023 •

yeah, it's a new wave

and not the good pop music kind

Aug 13, 2023 •

June 2023

I am never getting on a cruise ship again

AKA why industry regulation matters

Jun 23, 2023 •

May 2023

Long COVID as a mass disabling event

Lately I am seeing references to long COVID as a mass disabling event. It’s been described in those terms since midway last year, but the usage is…

May 30, 2023 •

April 2023

Paxlovid, TED, and recency bias

I'm at TED 2023 in Vancouver as I write this.

Apr 28, 2023 •

March 2023

February 2023

Avian Influenza

This is not a COVID essay, not directly.

Feb 17, 2023 •

On being surrounded by death

Lately I feel surrounded by death.

Feb 3, 2023 •

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