ROME (Reuters) – The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. A lifeguard wearing a protective face mask takes the temperature of a woman at a newly reopened beach after months of closure due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at…… more »
Epidemiologists created faulty lockdown models. The media promoted fear. Politicians assumed worst-case scenarios, and big tech suppressed dissenting views. This is how people’s fears grew disproportional to reality and how seemingly short-term lockdowns stretched into months. Did You Know? As of May 20 the CDC estimates that coronavirus has an overall infection fatality rate of…… more »
Already buffeted by disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, some residents venturing out to test the waters of the slowly reopening local economy may face another surprise: sticker shock. A number of businesses, after weeks of either being shut down or operating at a reduced level to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease, are trying…… more »
In the face of a novel virus threat, China clamped down on its citizens. Academics used faulty information to build faulty models. Leaders relied on these faulty models. Dissenting views were suppressed. The media flamed fears and the world panicked. That is the story of what may eventually be known as one of the biggest…… more »
Last week I was searching the Internet for some COVID-19 statistic or other, and I came across a new CDC website. The site featured some numbers the federal government is using to model the spread of the epidemic. One in particular caught my eye: 0.4 percent, the “current best estimate” of the disease’s “case fatality…… more »
Seeking crucial advice about how to plan for the looming school year, Kentucky’s school superintendents peppered state officials Tuesday with questions about how to prevent and manage virus outbreaks in their districts. Ultimately, however, officials with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Department for Public Health had few concrete answers. During a webcast…… more »
With the weight of the federal Defense Production Act behind them, meat processing plants are mostly remaining open during the coronavirus pandemic despite a number of documented virus outbreaks. While helping farmers stay solvent and allowing grocery stores to keep their shelves stocked, the meat processors are also having an unintended effect on the battle…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — A federal lawsuit has been filed, seeking to keep expanded absentee voting in place for the November General Election and to throw out the photo ID requirement to vote, which was enacted by the 2020 General Assembly. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday at U. S. District Court in Louisville by The…… more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new program will provide financial assistance to Kentucky families that have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program will provide each eligible student with a one-time payment of $313.50 to cover meals students missed out on between March…… more »
The media are mostly ignoring the news that 39 Obama officials sought to read the transcripts of Michael Flynn’s conversations with foreigners, but here and there they’ve asked a question. The unpersuasive answers suggest there’s more to learn. Take Joe Biden, who “unmasked” Mr. Flynn only a few days before leaving office as Vice President.…… more »
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