I think this sets a perfect tone. One of the things about the situation is that it tempers some of Trump’s harshness without reducing his optimistic fighting spirit: Some of the usual suspects are, of course, saying it was pre-recorded … Continue reading →
So far so good. This is day three. It’s days 7 through 10 that usually tell the tale. ADDENDUM: At RedState, there’s an interesting article about where Trump might have caught the virus. The media – of course – is … Continue reading →
As I’ve written before, when I was in college in the late 60s I happened to take a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian lit, I’d been told the prof was good, and the course seemed … Continue reading →
Announcements and documents can be found here. 2020 has been quite a year, hasn’t it? And not over yet. Both President Trump and the First Lady are feeling well so far. Let’s hope and pray it stays that way. And … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →