Is the CDC so emboldened by the Democrats being in charge that it believes it can issue a nationwide mandate, just like that? Or was it the Biden administration that told it to go ahead? Of course, both can be … Continue reading →
…or at least redefined it. Fancy that. It just so happens that—on the very day Joe Biden took office—the World Health Organization also released new guidelines ratcheting up the diagnostic criteria for COVID-19… For some reason, as of today, the … Continue reading →
If COVID had never happened and everything else had remained the same, I believe that Trump would have been re-elected. After all, the economy was going well, and none of the left’s attacks on him had really gained traction. Plus, … Continue reading →
Here’s advice from CNN’s helpful medical consultant Dr. Leana Wen, who is an emergency physician and visiting professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The question was about what precautions grandparents who have been vaccinated against … Continue reading →
Today Pocket decided I just might be interested in an article called “Is This the End of the Buffet?” And they were correct; it’s actually a topic I’ve pondered before. After all, buffet restaurants are probably especially likely to close … Continue reading →
I nominate this for my favorite political remark of 2020: “I’m under 45,” [DeSantis] continued. “So, people under 45 are not going to be first in line for [the COVID vaccine]. And so when it’s my turn, I will take … Continue reading →
One of the consequences of the COVID restrictions is the alarming and destructive effect it has had on the elderly in nursing homes and other facilities. Yes, they are at risk for COVID and some may even die from COVID. … Continue reading →
These days, when I see headlines saying that there’s a new strain of COVID in the UK, my kneejerk reaction is to think: “it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re hyping this because they want people to become more scared again, … Continue reading →
I imagine it will be a few months before I have the chance to get a COVID vaccine. I’m oldish but not mega-old, I’m not a health care professional, and I’m going to assume that places me in a group … Continue reading →
…but never had a symptom, and the quarantine period has passed. Interesting. Just another reminder that, even for the very elderly who definitely are at much greater risk of dying from COVID than people of other age groups, a positive … Continue reading →
They believe they can tell us peasants what to do. Maybe “peasants” isn’t the right word; maybe it’s “kulaks.” Power is intoxicating. Until the COVID lockdowns I was unaware of the fact that so many Democrat governors and mayors want … Continue reading →
Here’s another promising development, although once again it’s been tested only in mice: Researchers have restored vision in old mice and in mice with damaged retinal nerves by resetting some of the thousands of chemical marks that accumulate on DNA … Continue reading →