Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Pediatric deaths: Covid (American Academy of Pediatrics data) and Influenza (CDC data and estimates, 2018-19)

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According to the AAP, 86 American children have died from Covid-19 through July 30, 2020.  ( UPDATE  Aug 16:  186 was a mistake) Accordi...
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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Asymptomatic cases may be of great value in containing the pandemic

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From the August 9, 2020 Washington Post : So, when you start screening asymptomatic people who you think may have been exposed, you fin...
Saturday, August 8, 2020

The hybrid scenario: kids return to school several days per week: Are You Kidding Me?

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Covid has brought out the finest in government mismanagement.  Now it is being applied to schools. Does anyone believe the notio...
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Friday, August 7, 2020

Masks: Data and Opinions in the US and Europe

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There is a lot of published evidence that surgical masks, which are equivalent to dust masks, and are basically the same as the cloth mas...

Why doctors and researchers need access to hydroxychloroquine / The Hill

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https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/510700-why-doctors-and-researchers-need-access-to-hydroxychloroquine BY PETER A. MCCULLOUGH, M....
Thursday, August 6, 2020

Know Your Risk: Hospitalizations have dropped in US since July 11; See hospitalization rates by age group

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html Below is entirely copied from the CDC website: From June 20 (...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

State of Ohio Bans Doctors from using Hydroychloroquine--Governor Reverses Order Next Day After Tremendous Attention Focused on It

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On July 29, Ohio's Pharmacy Board announced that beginning the following day, neither chloroquine drug could be dispensed to prevent o...
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The Politics of Hydroxychloroquine. The FDA has suspended a permit for its use. Let doctors decide/ WSJ

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Below is a Wall Street Journal article I am reposting in full--Nass https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-poli...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Deaths in the entire United States "involving Covid" equal the number of deaths in NYC at its peak/ CDC

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The CDC provides updated US death data on 7/24/20 "involving Covid" (2nd column) @ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/in...