A Scientific American op-ed which comments. “The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates.” The problem with how the nation measures fly statistics are coming to light. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/
Category: Covid-19
BrioTV hosts Plandemic video
BrioTV is a new video platform which aims to provide truth without censorship. It is exciting that they are hosting the Plandemic documentary which is under heavy censorship. In their own words: BrioTV will be hyper-focused on TRUTH, REALITY, the TRIUMPH of the HUMAN SPIRIT, GOD and all things that are GOOD in our nation…
Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Will Soon Be the World’s
Herd Immunity Is the Only Realistic Option—the Question Is How to Get There Safely. Rather than declare a lockdown or a state of emergency, Sweden asked its citizens to practice social distancing on a mostly voluntary basis. As the pain of national lockdowns grows intolerable and countries realize that managing—rather than defeating—the pandemic is the only…
Vox reports “Why some labs work on making viruses deadlier — and why they should stop”
Earlier this week, Newsweek and the Washington Post reported that the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a lab near the site of the first coronavirus cases in the world, had been studying bat coronaviruses. The Newsweek report revealed an alarming tidbit: The Wuhan lab at the center of the controversy had for years been engaged in gain-of-function research. What exactly is it?…
CNN reports “Contamination at CDC lab was likely cause of critical early delays in rolling out coronavirus testing”
Contamination in manufacturing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention test for the coronavirus caused weeks of delays that slowed the US response to the pandemic, multiple health officials have told CNN, a problem that stemmed in part from the CDC not adhering to its own protocols, according to a US Food and Drug Administration…
Scientific American reports “Shortcuts in COVID-19 Drug Research Could Do Long-Term Harm, Bioethicists Worry”
Compassionate use of experimental medicine needs to coexist with scientific rigor to help patients, researchers write in the journal Science Does a widespread medical emergency justify speedier, and sometimes less rigorous, ways to test treatments and evaluate results? Doctors and patients urgently need to get their hands on drugs for the COVID-19 pandemic.But bioethicists Jonathan Kimmelman…
Stanford research reports “Covid-19 much more prevalent than previously thought”
The population prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Santa Clara County implies that the infection is much more widespread than indicated by the number of confirmed cases. Population prevalence estimatescan now be used to calibrate epidemic and mortality projections. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1.full.pdf
CDC releases “guidance on classifying Covid-19 deaths”
It is important to emphasize that Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 should be reported on the death certificate for all decedents where the disease caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/coronavirus/Alert-1-Guidance-for-Certifying-COVID-19-Deaths.pdf
Express reports “Coronavirus study identifies ‘gain of function for efficient spread in humans’
COVID-19 has now infected nearly 120,000 people, killing more than 4,600 in the process in a devastating outbreak which has now been declared a pandemic. Italy has been placed on lockdown as the infection spreads through Europe at an alarming rate. A study released by Chinese scientists earlier this month found the origin of coronavirus could…
Market Watch reports “U.S. health officials say Americans shouldn’t wear face masks to prevent coronavirus”
Though health officials have warned Americans to prepare for the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., people shouldn’t wear face masks to prevent the spread of the infectious illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. surgeon general. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cdc-says-americans-dont-have-to-wear-facemasks-because-of-coronavirus-2020-01-30