Morning Jolt: Year Three of the COVID-19 Pandemic Begins

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On the menu today: It's easily overlooked, but yesterday, we quietly entered Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic. Certain voices in the media are worried that families gathering for Thanksgiving dinner next week will be reckless and risky, but in most of the country, a small rise in COVID-19 cases is occurring alongside a slight decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and a larger decline in COVID-19 deaths. That said, there are some crowded hospitals right now in places such as Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

A Disquieting Anniversary

My younger son's science teacher told him yesterday that it was the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case. That teacher is correct, at least as far as we know, in the sense that the South China Morning Post reported in March 2020 that the Chinese government believed the first known patient was a 55-year-old Hubei province resident, diagnosed on November 17, 2019. Because the Chinese government never shared ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 18 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 18 2021 Year Three of the COVID-19 Pandemic Begins On the menu today: It's easily overlooked, but yesterday, we quietly entered Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic. Certain voices in the media are worried that families gathering for Thanksgiving dinner next week will be reckless and risky, but in most of the country, a small rise in COVID-19 cases is occurring alongside a slight decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and a larger decline in COVID-19 deaths. That said, there are some crowded hospitals right now in places such as Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Disquieting Anniversary My younger son's science teacher told him yesterday that it was the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case. That teacher is correct, at least as far as we know, in the sense that the South China Morning Post reported in March 2020 that the Chinese government believed the first known patient was a 55-year-old Hubei province resident, diagnosed on November 17, 2019. Because the Chinese government never shared ...   READ MORE

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