Respiratory increasing, while Covid-19 peaking? Also, the air after 9/11 killed more than the actual attack

Katelyn Jetelina · 15 Sept 2026

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Some coastal regions see bigger COVID waves in summer than in winter, unlike colder regions that peak in winter.

Their wordsThe West, like California and Hawaii, has bigger waves in summer than in winter.
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Measles outbreaks are largely confined to tightly-knit, unvaccinated communities.

Their wordsmeasles really only spreads in tightly knit, unvaccinated pockets.
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The long-term health effects of a disaster deserve as much attention as the disaster itself.

Their wordsWhen there is a disaster, it's important to take long-term effects as seriously as the initial event.

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