October highlights from Covidlandia

With a Halloween and presidential election finale

I hope your Halloween was as fun as it was for the ravenous squirrels that roam the streets of Philadelphia, devouring pumpkins.

Welcome back to some monthly highlights from a place I call Covidlandia, a forgotten land between black and orange, carefree and cautious, pandemic beginning and end. Here I present recent news, scientific discoveries, and medi…