The latest official Chinese figures of the death toll from the Wuhan virus, and of those infected have been released: Infected: 5,974 Dead: 170 Mortality Rate: 170/5,974 x 100 = 2.84% The following is...
“This just in: A deadly virus spreading around the globe will result in the death of tens of thousands of Americans. We are certain about this because it always does. Its name is influenza. “As recently as the...
On January 6, 2020, I predicted: “Sanders wins Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada.” My prediction of Sanders defeating Biden in the first three states still stands. Further, once the Democratic Party establishment realizes that...
“The incubation period is between two and 14 days, Messonnier said. There’s been some debate over how contagious the disease is, and she said it may take a while before researchers can figure that...
So it is all the rage that “high voter turnout,” and “new voters” will win Iowa. And, according to Politico, Senator Warren and Mayor Pete are doing all they can to bring in “new...
Dead: 81 Suspected Infected: 6,000 (This is a new official term, not used previously.) Mortality Rate: 81/6000 x 100 = 1.35% 1918 Spanish Flu Mortality Rate: 2.5% to 3.0%, although some credible historic estimates...
“This primary is a reflection of the politics of the country at large,” Ms. Sebelius said. “There are clearly differences among people who still feel incremental change is the best way of getting things...
Despite being more transparent than it was with SARS, there is no way to clearly rely on the official Chinese figures about the number of infected with the new 2019-nCoV virus, or the number...
There are three key and missing data points that are needed to make a designation of the magnitude and cost of the World Health Organization declaring a Public Health Emergency of International concern. These...
The notion that the new nCoV virus that began weeks ago in a fish market in Wuhan, China near to the city’s main rail station can be contained is a cute notion. I’ve been...
The U.S. House managers are so incredibly difficult to listen to because of their patronizing and lecturing tone. This will not go over well in the Senate, and it is not going over well....
California is probably the best test case for whether Bloomberg’s ad campaign is working or not. He has lift-off from zero. Will he have more support over time? We will know in about five...