In this article, the legal scholar Richard Epstein takes a dip in epidemiology, and creates what can be called disinformation at best. This it the “theory” that conservatives have touted, saying that social distancing is unnecessary. https://www.hoover.org/research/coronavirus-isnt-pandemic
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2005953?query=featured_home
This short piece explains how the now-famous Johns Hopkins site for tracking the pandemic (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) was created and how it is constantly updated. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30120-1/fulltext
School and workplace closures have reduced the number of COVID-19 cases and substantially delayed the epidemic peak in Wuhan, China. Now – new modelling research, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, suggests that extending these physical distancing measures enforced in Wuhan until April, rather than March, would likely delay a second wave of cases until later … Read more
An overview of current recommendations for controlling covid-19, with links to related papers and materials. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/29/coronavirus-strategy-economy-plan/?utm_source=quintype
The former Director of the CDC explains a coordinated strategy for controlling the covid-19 pandemic. https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/489887-well-lose-world-war-c-against-the-coronavirus-if-we-dont-fight-the-right
We are at a turning point in this pandemic. The United States is becoming the global epicenter. It is clear that covid-19 has been spreading through the country since January, for the most part completely untracked. Now, it is starting to appear all around us. This article tells what it is like for a first … Read more
Contribution by Leo Farber. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130
Biden has not hidden his disapproval of Trump’s response to the epidemic. In a virtual interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Biden stated that the “coronavirus is not his [Trump’s] fault, but the lack of alacrity with which he’s responding to these things, I think, could be improved considerably.” -Contribution by Jacob Barabas https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/joe-biden-jimmy-kimmel-coronavirus
In a virtual town hall, Biden presented an economic plan that went far beyond what the Trump administration had planned, which would freeze rent payments for three months and have the government pay all health care costs for the nation. He also advocated for a nationwide shutdown to stop the spread, which the Trump administration has been unwilling … Read more
