As Coronavirus immigration controls and outbreaks amongst workers cuts off the supply of cheap Labor, meat packing plants are increasingly turning to robots to fill the labor shortage. But there…
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Observed Decrease in U.S. Child Mortality During the COVID-19 Lockdown of 2020
Overview: Death certificate data, corrected for recent under-reporting, reveals a 10-20% decrease in weekly deaths compared to seasonal norms commencing in early March, 2020. This date coincides with the widespread…
Study links abnormally high blood sugar with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes
DIABETOLOGIA New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high blood sugar is associated with more than double the…
Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified
The first comprehensive study of the pandemic shows consumption losses amount to more than US$3.8 trillion, triggering full-time equivalent job losses of 147 million and the biggest-ever drop in greenhouse…
Covid-19 Fallout: President Trump Moves to Formally Withdraw From the WHO
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The World Health Organization’s disastrous handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, their alleged excessive deference to China, and their apparent refusal to consider any serious reform,…
Aussie Covid-19 Lockdown Chaos
Guest essay by Eric Worrall How not to run a Covid-19 lockdown; The Victorian Government has responded to a sudden winter surge in Covid-19 cases with a rushed hard lockdown,…
Venezuelan Refugees Heading Home As the Bogotá Covid Lockdown Destroys Hope of a Better Life
One of the saddest stories I have read in a long time; starving Venezuelan socialism refugees who were welcomed into neighbouring Colombia, are now heading back home to a bleak…
Hypothesis: Restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine Contribute to the COVID-19 Cases Surge
Although Hydroxychloroquine remains an approved drug and doctors can still prescribe it off-label, the FDA’s and NIH’s opinions have significant influence. State governments and medical boards adhere to the FDA…
The Safety of Outdoor Air for #Coronavirus Is Now Obvious
There is now powerful observational evidence that outdoor air is extraordinary safe regarding COVID-19, and the recent protests have helped provide it. The protests/riots began in Seattle and other cities…
Yale: 28% of US Covid-19 Deaths Being Misdiagnosed
There is a significant unaccounted for spike in excess US deaths this year, deaths which have not been attributed to Covid-19. Yale researchers believe a lot of the deaths are…
Covid-19 Fears Spur More Cars on Roads, Threatening Air Quality
Officials across the nation are worried that as the coronavirus pandemic persists, commuters will avoidtaking buses and trains, and opt for their cars, potentially leading to dangerous new levels of…
New Paper Demonstrates Strong Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine. Mortality rate cut in half!
This is absolutely the most conclusive research produced to date by anyone, due mostly to the quality of the approach. No one has published this quality level of work on…
“Keeping some lockdown changes”: Climate Activists Celebrate Covid-19 CO2 Emissions Drop
More evidence some climate activists celebrated the lockdown loss of freedom as a step in the right direction.
Is the UK government misleading the public on COVID tests?
By Neil Lock So, that’s over 9 million COVID tests done in the UK up to June 27th a.m. Sounds pretty impressive, doesn’t it? As of today (July 1st), that…
FDA: Deregulating during the pandemic, and beyond
The press has obsessively focused on supposed government shortfalls regarding COVID-19 testing. However, virtually no attention has been given to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) vigorous and unprecedented efforts…
Viral Encore: Another Swine Flu Strain In China Reportedly Threatens To Become A Pandemic
As the world continues to fight the coronavirus, scientists have identified a new flu strain that could create another pandemic — and it comes from China.
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal
Traditional peer review can take four or more weeks to complete, but RR:C19’s editorial team, led by editor-in-chief, Stefano M. Bertozzi, Professor of Health Policy and Management and Dean Emeritus…
The progress of the COVID-19 epidemic in Sweden: an analysis
Reposted from Dr. Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. Posted on June 28, 2020 by niclewis | By Nic Lewis The course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden is of great interest,…
Covid-19 Claims Another UN Climate Conference
On Monday evening, top climate diplomats decided the intersessional meeting which happens every year between UN climate summits in Bonn, Germany, where UN Climate Change is headquartered, would not be…
Did lockdowns really save 3 million COVID-19 deaths, as Flaxman et al. claim?
Key points about the recent Nature paper by Flaxman and other Imperial College modellers
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