Monday, October 18, 2021

Letter to the Editor (The Chronicle): Vaccine Math

In which I explain why, due to basic probability math, an effective vaccine administered to many people may result in more infections among vaccinated people than among unvaccinated people: https://www.chronline.com/stories/letter-to-the-editor-cooties-comparison-illustrates-effectiveness-of-vaccine. This was published in The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington), October 15, 2021.

I wrote this more quickly than the others letters I've written so far, and I think it shows. Oh well. It was a good idea for a letter, anyway!

The only issue here I won't claim responsibility for is comma errors. They edited this for AP style before publishing it, and when they did, they introduced some comma drama.

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Letter to the Editor (The Chronicle): How COVID Vaccines Work

In which I describe how the COVID-19 vaccines work: https://www.chronline.com/stories/letter-to-the-editor-vaccines-works-heres-how,274124?. This was published in The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington), October 1, 2021.

The goal here is to demystify the COVID vaccines, which I hope will make them seem less scary.