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 →
Here’s a comprehensive article on the subject. I think it’s especially good in its critique of the claim that randomized control trials are the best and only valid standard for medical research, particularly with a disease such as COVID. An … Continue reading →
Outside. Yes, he’s proposing mandatory mask-wearing outside. The story: “Every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months, at a minimum. Every governor should mandate — every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing,” … Continue reading →
And they don’t like it one little bit. Two can play at the “pen and phone” game, says Trump, who is tired of the Democrats holding out for their leftist wish list before they will help Americans suffering during lockdowns. … Continue reading →
This is typical: According to [Dr. Bhattacharya’s] assessment, a vaccine is an open-ended question. None of the other coronaviruses that infect humans have one and there is no guarantee this one will. Technically true but also somewhat misleading. Because COVID … Continue reading →