By Kevin Roche A couple of early morning research tidbits. One is a little more information on the Swedish study. Here is another story, eventually we will get a translation. (Swedish Story) This story also describes the interim results as…
by John Hood A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column arguing that while a stay-at-home order might be justified as an initial response to an immediate and poorly understood public-health threat, it wasn’t “sustainable” for more than a…
by Rick Henderson Raleigh, NC – “Today, I want to tell North Carolinians that in order to ease restrictions we need to make progress in three areas: testing, tracing, and trends,” Gov. Roy Cooper said during his Wednesday, April 15,…
By Kevin Roche From a science or epidemiological perspective the primary learning this week, gleaned from a variety of studies, most of which have been summarized in other posts, is that, as suspected, the true number of people who are…
By Kevin Roche I don’t even know what these people possibly mean and I can’t even imagine what kind of bizarre reasoning process goes on in their heads. By them I am referring specifically to the Governors of California and…
By Kevin Roche The evidence is mounting that the current strain of coronavirus was circulating earlier and more widely than has been accepted, leading to a higher percent of the population having been infected. It is maddening that enough testing…
By Kevin Roche The tide is turning in reporting, as people suddenly notice that losing a job isn’t so good for health either, or for health care workers. This article summarizes the evidence about the damage recessions and job loss…
By Kevin Roche Most experts assume that some multiple of the number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus disease have actually been infected. Testing has been episodic at best and generally limited to people with symptoms or who…
By Kevin Roche Over the last few days, pressure has been mounting, from the public and certain leaders, to change the strategy on economic shutdowns. It appears that our leaders, unfortunately, as usual, completely under-estimated the depth of the job…
Raleigh, NC – Today, Civitas Action is calling on Governor Roy Cooper to announce the creation of a timeline to restart North Carolina’s economy after the state’s partial economic shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Civitas Action President Donald…