September 23, 2022
IS the pandemic over?
Friends— President Biden stirred up a small controversy last week when he said “the pandemic is over” in a 60 Minutes interview. In the next sentence, he clarified, “COVID is…
September 15, 2022
Solving COVID’s largest mysteries
Friends—This Endemic will touch on three mysteries, new and old, prompted by the pandemic. Most importantly, the improved Fall boosters that offer better protection against Omicron are here!!! 🙏 COVID-19 And…
September 12, 2022
Celebrate with us!
Friends — There's several items we want to update you on with extremely varying emotions. We'll lead with the good news first: ✊ We're unionized!!! It feels rare to see…
September 6, 2022
Snort This!
Friends— After we cover Washington’s latest COVID-19 trends, we’ll dive into a potentially powerful tool in our fight against COVID: nasal vaccines. Right now, vaccines are an injection of mRNA…
August 16, 2022
Monkeypox And Your Questions
We're pleased to present you with Grab Bag Edition #2. Some of you have sent in excellent questions and we want to be sure we provide answers to them. Plus,…
July 29, 2022
Candidate analysis and job opportunities!
Friends — It’s primaries. That means you need to cast your vote by August 2! Make sure you check in on your friends and family so they do the same!…
July 28, 2022
Distrust and COVID
Friends — In our last Endemic, we covered how boosters (1st and 2nd) are effective at reducing serious illness. Thanks to recent reporting from the Washington Post, we now know we’re likely to…
July 25, 2022
Ok, so what about *another* booster?
Friends— The highly infectious Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, are making their way around Washington. (Boy do we know it; Some of our staff have gotten sick!) Unfortunately, hospitalizations are back…
