Pittsboro, NC – With more than 45% of Chatham’s population now at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, the Chatham County Public Health Department is calling on all residents ages 16 and older to roll up their sleeves, noting that demand…
By Kevin Roche Freedom of Information Acts are wonderful things. Someone went after the CDC to provide data supporting mask mandates and policies. The responsive letter is below. Note the acknowledgment that there are not randomized control trials that support…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, decreed Wednesday, April 28, that he will lift the mandate on masks for people outside, but that the indoor mandate will remain at least until June 1. North Carolina’s…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Lift the mask mandate, governor. Lift it now. Today. It’s OK. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says so. You know, the people with all that science and data, of which you’re so…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Board of Education has voted unanimously to switch social-distancing requirements under a “Plan A” return to public school classrooms to 3 feet rather than the previous six feet. The new…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Public Health Director Mike Zelek issued the following statement this morning in response to questions about potential new federal guidance about administering the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals 65 years and older: “At this time, CCPHD…
By Kevin Roche The timing is so obvious as to be laughable. CDC and the public health experts have obviously been sitting on two papers that they released on Friday. They knew weeks ago about the Danish mask study results…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – Are Gov. Cooper’s lockdowns, business shutdowns and partial shutdowns, social-distancing policies, gathering bans, and myriad other restrictions on people, places, and events having devastating health effects on North Carolinians? Put another way: Does the…
By Kevin Roche Thanks to Phil Kerpen on Twitter, a table from the CDC that shows deaths in children, including a comparison with all deaths in that age group. You can see what a remarkably miniscule risk CV-19 is for…
By Kevin Roche The CDC issued an early paper on what has happened with children returning to school. The answer is what the research would tell you to expect, not much. (CDC Report) The study runs through September 19. Children…