I’m going to assume the MSM didn’t show this, except for outlets on the right such as Fox and the NY Post. I certainly couldn’t find any other coverage of it than on the right. So I guess this just … Continue reading →
Unsurprising, really, considering the current political climate: Jennifer Mosher, a biology professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, has been placed on administrative leave after appearing to suggest that she hopes Trump supporters contract coronavirus and “die before the … Continue reading →
Well, it could just be poor statistics-taking and reporting. But apparently the death rate has not gone up, either, and a rise in that would be more noticeable. So it seems the low rate of (and/or better prognosis from) COVID … Continue reading →
At least, that’s the official recommendation: Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option … Continue reading →
I’m not sure why this is being treated as news. I wrote about the prevalence of comorbidities in COVID deaths a long time ago (see this, for example, as well as this). Here’s the latest, however: The Centers for Disease … Continue reading →
Only kulaks and worse dine in restaurants, don’t you know? At least, according to Commissar de Blasio: At his daily press briefing, De Blasio was asked why public school students who return to classrooms this fall will eat their lunch … Continue reading →
The fact that it’s highly likely that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose is old news. A lot of us put two and two together quite some time ago – in particular, the levels of fentanyl and other drugs … Continue reading →
People often state that they think it’s especially ridiculous when they see people driving their cars, all alone, and wearing their masks. And on the face of it (ha!) it would indeed seem to be. After all, who’s the driver … Continue reading →
I suppose there are people who feel reassured by this statement of Biden’s: Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir on Friday that as president, he would shut the … Continue reading →
This article was written in 2006. One of the authors was Donald Henderson, the physician who headed up the WHO project that eradicated smallpox. He died four years ago. In addition: From 1977 to 1990, [Henderson] was Dean of the … Continue reading →
Polls indicate that Americans are very poorly informed about COVID facts. That doesn’t surprise me, and I don’t think it should surprise anyone. A lot of people have trouble with complex scientific information, especially if there’s math involved. It doesn’t … Continue reading →
Quietly, quietly: This past week Minnesota became the second state to reject regulations that effectively ban the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine for use by COVID-19 patients. The decision, which comes two weeks after the Ohio Board of Pharmacy reversed an effective … Continue reading →