Author Archives: James J Heaney

Weighing the Lockdowns

by James J Heaney Posted on 17 May 2020

I wrote this post on a discussion forum back April 12th, but I never published it here. Even with the stay-at-home orders ending nationwide, I still get plenty of questions about how I stack up their benefits — lots of … Continue reading →

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Expected Daily Covid Deaths in Minnesota (May)

by James J Heaney Posted on 16 May 2020

Version 3 of the Minnesota Model was released a few days ago. The model immediately drew skeptical reactions for its prediction that Minnesota would have roughly 1,440 deaths by the end of May: [S]ome say the numbers just aren’t plausible… … Continue reading →

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The Hard Road Ahead

by James J Heaney Posted on 21 March 2020

“This is the Apollo program of our times. Let’s get to it.” -Trevor Bedford Fighting the Chinese coronavirus is important. That’s been my message for the past couple weeks: This is not the flu. We need social distancing or we’ll … Continue reading →

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