public health

The authority of public health officials, particularly concerning communicable disease, has long been predicated upon a decision made by the Supreme Court in 1905, Jacobson v. Massachusetts.

Cameron English’s article on declining trust in federal public health agencies noted that the gene

Americans aren't all that eager to get COVID shots—at least that's the impression reporters gave us for months.

72 percent of Americans believe that federal public health institutions play a pivotal role in the nation's health care system, though fewer than 40 percent of people trust these agencies to fulfill that obligation.

Buried deep in the December 2020 COVID relief bill was an odd provision that had nothing to do with helping Americans financially crippled by the pandemic:

Which population is least likely to accept a COVID-19 vaccine? Russians.

Never mind your liberties, there's a deadly virus on the loose, and that's justification enough for the government to mandate that you get a COVID shot.

Vaccination and masks

Excluding the handful of lottery tickets I've purchased throughout my life, I've only been gambling precisely one time.

Those of us in Washington State who were hoping that 2021 would bring some respite from the massive disruption to our daily lives will have to wait.