Many Epidemiologists Want Social Distancing and Masks Forever—Even After the Vaccine

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Everyone has a right to dissent from the epidemiologists’ contentment with the way things are now. (Esther19775 | Dreamstime.com) The New York Times asked 700 epidemiologists to describe their COVID-19 habits, how their thinking has changed since the pandemic began, and when … Read More

Small Business And Jobs Smashed By COVID-19 Lockdowns

Analysis by free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs of recently released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that over 230,000 small businesses are expected to close and 470,000 jobs will be permanently destroyed once COVID-19 support … Read More

Garcetti issues stronger warning to Angelenos: ‘Hunker down … cancel everything’

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is again asking Angelenos to stay at home and “hunker down” as the city experiences a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The city revised its “Targeted Safer at Home … Read More

Supreme Court gives temporary win to California churches over coronavirus restrictions

Ruling comes after the court blocked caps on religious service attendance in New York. The Supreme Court gave a positive sign to a California church fighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on the number of people allowed at houses of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 4 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Everyone is bracing for the most stringent lock-downs yet.  Compliance was gained when they told us it was a two-week exercise to “flatten the curve.”  When the “curve was flattened,” they told us just a bit longer … Read More

Brexit talks paused over lack of agreement

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the shock a no-deal Brexit would bring would be the “last thing” citizens need. Crunch Brexit talks between the EU and the UK aimed at avoiding a no-deal have been paused because of a lack of … Read More

Indonesia reels from surge in infections as Covid-19 spreads

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Healthcare facilities under strain with daily records set for infections. Motorcyclists passing a mural promoting awareness of the Covid-19 outbreak in Jakarta. The country remains the worst hit in South-east Asia with the number of confirmed cases at 549,508 as … Read More

As countries line up for Russia’s vaccine, not everyone is buying it

“Trust me. It’s safe.” Photo: Alexy Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Not to be outdone by Pfizer’s big announcement, Russia’s state-run Gamaleya Research Institute announced Wednesday that its Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective. Why it matters: Experts have criticized the lack of … Read More

Europe COVID death toll tops 300,000 as winter looms and infections surge

(Reuters) – More than 300,000 people have died of COVID-19 across Europe, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday and authorities fear that fatalities and infections will continue to rise as the region heads into winter despite hopes for a … Read More

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