Reason number one: it’s a frightening prospect – people dying who might be saved, physicians having to decide whether to turn their backs on elderly patients in favor of the young for want of enough ventilators and ICU beds and … Continue reading →
…everything that isn’t COVID-19. For starters, let’s take the big view.
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Continue reading →Here are some estimates for the toll COVID-19 is likely to take in the US. Make of them what you will: One model from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that between 160 million and 210 million … Continue reading →
Here’s an article purporting to explain why South Korea is doing relatively well against COVID-19: Behind its success so far has been the most expansive and well-organized testing program in the world, combined with extensive efforts to isolate infected people … Continue reading →
The left must see COVID-19 as a fabulous and fortuitous opportunity to accomplish a host of things they’ve been wishing for and hoping for. They believe it will destroy Trump, hurt the economy, and convince people that big government and … Continue reading →
There’s an awful lot of material to digest these days, and the sheer volume of it takes time. I’m also feeling low – how about you? I try to fight it, but it’s a combination of worry about health, economics, … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be better to have only high-risk people stay home? People over 60 and those with pre-existing conditions? That way, if all those at low risk kept mingling, a lot of them would get a mild flu and herd … Continue reading →
Till April 7. At least. Going out without reason is a misdemeanor, although it is allowed for grocery shopping, taking walks (as long as you stay 6 feet away from other people), and a host of other purposes, and many … Continue reading →
The key to what’s going on now is containment and plus mitigation. To understand, here’s Dr. Fauci – the infectious disease expert on the task force to deal with COVID-19 – talking about the goals of containment plus mitigation, as … Continue reading →
The lies of the press go on – and on and on. Rather than offer a long description here, I’m just going to link to two of Ace’s posts (this and this) on some of the more recent, destructive ones … Continue reading →
The COVID-19 handwashing recommendations lead to a rise in OCD symptoms and anxiety. Makes perfect sense: But for some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), to be warned they must scrub to protect themselves from an invisible enemy, and to do … Continue reading →