Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT

The Daily Mail’s top story on its website this past Sunday referenced the state of Texas’s decision to “100 percent” reopen. They noted President Biden’s criticism of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, with Biden saying, “The last thing—the last thing we need is the Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything’s fine, take off your mask.”  On...

You’ll just have to zip it up. Parts of Southern California have moved into the so-called red tier of the state’s reopening guidelines, which means that amusement parks will be able to reopen to the public… with restrictions. Theme parks such as Disneyland, Six Flags, and Universal Studios have been closed since March 2020 due...

France: Despite the empty bluster by French President Emmanuel Macron to resist ordering new lockdowns due to rising coronavirus cases, the country said Paris and other regions have been ordered to close up.  The Financial Times reported that the newly announced measures went into effect on Friday and are expected to last at least four weeks. The...

As we had forecast since the onset of the COVID War, the draconian lockdown rules would destroy the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions and kill more people than the virus. A report released last week by UNICEF said the cut in essential health services in South Asia due to coronavirus restrictions may have...

Breaking news: some molecular thing about COVID-19’s abilities to span distances – regarding K to 12 school children only – has just changed. It must be so because the CDC has suddenly updated its “science-based” guidelines for social distancing of children in school settings. This past Friday, federal health officials announced updated guidance on physical...

Reported cases of COVID-19 may have been under-reported by as much as half, according to a new antibody study. The upshot is that the lethality of the virus might be much lower than previous data suggests. In raw numbers, the study estimated that 16 million more Americans than previously thought probably contracted COVID asymptomatically as...

Florida and other states that avoided heavy-handed COVID lockdowns are reaping the rewards of liberty. While New York and California remain in an economic malaise, with no discernible health benefits from strict business and gathering restrictions, the Dakotas, Florida, and even Texas, which has vacillated between stricter and lighter measures, have fared better. Even pro-lockdown...

As we reported in our 23 February article, “ISRAEL: NO VACCINE, NO GREEN PASSPORT”:  The Israeli government announced the requirement for citizens to get a Green Passport if they want to shop, go to gyms, theaters, hotels, sporting/music events, etc. The only way to get the passport is to get two COVID Jabs or provide...

As we have been reporting for a year, the greatest percentage of virus victims are elderly people in nursing homes and those over 65 years of age. (See our 16 February article, “AVERAGE AGE OF COVID DEATH VS. AVERAGE AGE OF DEATH”; our 19 January article, “NY NURSING HOME COVID DEATHS ON THE RISE”; and...

The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) is the non-profit think tank that was the driving force behind the Great Barrington Declaration, a document signed by leading physicians, public health officials, and concerned citizens calling for an end to all lockdowns. (See our 13 October article, “THE GREAT BARRINGTON DECLARATION: NO COVID FEAR.”)  The AIER...