Monthly Archives: May 2020

New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says

New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says

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 »

How Media Sensationalism, Big Tech Bias Extended Lockdowns

How Media Sensationalism, Big Tech Bias Extended Lockdowns

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 »

As businesses reopen, some customers may face ‘sticker shock’

As businesses reopen, some customers may face ‘sticker shock’

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 »

How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns

How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns

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 »

Superintendents voice concerns about reopening schools amid pandemic

Superintendents voice concerns about reopening schools amid pandemic

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 »

Perdue Farms plant tied to area’s spike in COVID-19 cases

Perdue Farms plant tied to area’s spike in COVID-19 cases

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 »

Team Obama’s Unmasking Dodge

Team Obama’s Unmasking Dodge

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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