By Robby Soave This weekend the World Health Organization (WHO) had to delete a misleading tweet about the coronavirus. Unfortunately, several media outlets had already cited it, spreading unwarranted fear about the likelihood of secondary COVID-19 infections. On Friday, the WHO published a scientific brief on “immunity passports“—the idea that governments should grant special documentsContinue reading “WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About COVID-19 Reinfection”
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It’s Not Fake News: Trump Did Actually Suggest That Injecting Bleach Could Be a Cure for COVID-19
By Jacob Sullum This morning Kayleigh McEnany, the new White House press secretary, slammed news outlets for reporting that President Donald Trump had suggested injecting household disinfectants might prove to be an effective cure for COVID-19. “President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized againContinue reading “It’s Not Fake News: Trump Did Actually Suggest That Injecting Bleach Could Be a Cure for COVID-19”
More Evidence That Hydroxychloroquine Is Not a COVID-19 Silver Bullet
By Ronald Bailey Some small preliminary studies published a month ago suggested that the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, might be a potent treatment for COVID-19. Subsequently, at a March 19 press conference, President Trump touted chloroquine, an analog of hydroxychloroquine, as a treatment for COVID-19. “It’s shown very encouraging, very, very encouragingContinue reading “More Evidence That Hydroxychloroquine Is Not a COVID-19 Silver Bullet”
Fox News is Wrong: COVID-19 has Killed Many More People Than Reported
Bureau of Prisons Reverses Coronavirus Home Confinement Policy
By C.J. Ciaramella The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) abruptly changed its policy yesterday for which inmates are eligible for early release into home confinement because of the threat of COVID-19, advocates and family members of inmates say, crushing the hopes of some inmates who had already been moved into pre-release quarantine. According to multiple accounts fromContinue reading “Bureau of Prisons Reverses Coronavirus Home Confinement Policy”
What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other
By Brian Doherty Beyond its devastating effect on the health of hundreds of thousands and the livelihood of millions, the COVID-19 crisis is a harshly vivid example of Americans’ inability to understand, fruitfully communicate with, or show a hint of respect for those seen to be on other side of an ideological line. Americans are divided about the best wayContinue reading “What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other”
Snorkel Respirators, 3D-Printed Masks, and Other Grassroots Efforts To Fight COVID-19
A Harvard Plan To Use Massive COVID-19 Testing To Reopen the Economy
By Ronald Bailey To fully restart the U.S. economy by August, massive population testing for infections with the virus that causes COVID-19 is essential, according to the roadmap to pandemic resilience just issued today by the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Testing results should be available the next day at the latest. The roadmap also sketchesContinue reading “A Harvard Plan To Use Massive COVID-19 Testing To Reopen the Economy”
Despite COVID-19 Lockdowns, Licensed Marijuana Sales Continue in the Vast Majority of States With Legal Pot
By Jacob Sullum Measured by marijuana sales, 4/20 came early this year as cannabis consumers scrambled to stock up, apparently worried that COVID-19 lockdowns might cut off their legal supply. After local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area imposed stay-at-home orders in March, The New York Times reports, sales of edibles “surged to levels typically only seenContinue reading “Despite COVID-19 Lockdowns, Licensed Marijuana Sales Continue in the Vast Majority of States With Legal Pot”
Celebrities and the Media Shouldn’t Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters
By Robby Soave The gatherings are ill-advised but understandable given the harms of government-enforced shutdowns. In their desperation to get back to work, some Americans are taking to the streets to demand that the government end the quarantine. Comedian Patton Oswalt is unsympathetic. “Anne Frank spent 2 years hiding in an attic and we’ve beenContinue reading “Celebrities and the Media Shouldn’t Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters”
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