To quote a 2020 book by Tedd Levy:   Donald Trump is the Worst Person in the World .  He has discombobulated the world on just about everything.  Have you looked closely, for example, on how your personal health will be affected? First, Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become your Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Through intense pressure from the White House, the Senate begrudgingly confirmed him. Trump likes non-threatening types who once opposed him, but now worship him.  RFK Jr qualifies for that alone, certainly not his sterling background in this field.  Further, Trump enjoys the company of successful people.  RFK Jr is the the son of Robert F. Kennedy, and nephew of JFK, POTUS 35. RFK Jr has a law degree, but no medical or public health training and experience. Furthermore, he is a vaccine disbeliever and promoter of medical misinformation, as for example,  Wi-Fi causes cancer, childhood vaccines makes them autistic and c...

The path of COVID-19 reminds me of a rollercoaster, now on  wave #8 , I think.  The current phase is 4 times lower in deaths/day than the peak that came in February of this year, and almost 6 times below the high that occurred in January of 2021.  In new cases/day, the highest number of new cases/day occurred on January of this year at around 4 million/day, with the highest in this current phase 3 times lower at around 1.35 million/day. From all reports, the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.5 could be the  most infectious virus known to man .  Measles?  Maybe now in second place. The original Wuhan strain had a reproductive rate (known as Ro or R-naught value) of 3.3, meaning that each infected person would infect 3.3 others.  The 1918 Spanish Flu, for example, was only 2.0. Mumps =12 and measles = 18. The Delta variant?  5.1. The first Omicron, BA.1 = 9.5. Then came the stealth Omicron = 13.3. Now, both BA.4 and BA.5 = 18.6. Now comes Centaurus, BA...