Category: Web Briefing
Silly Humans: “Russia announced it was closing its 2,600-mile border with China” — uh-huh
From the Associated Press: “In Germany, a man in his 30s was sickened after a Chinese colleague from Shanghai, whose parents had recently visited from Wuhan, came to his office for a business meeting....
NBC News: Why Iowa Matters in the Democratic Party Nomination for President
There have been seven competitive races for the Democratic presidential nomination in that time. And in those seven, the winner of the Iowa caucuses has gone on to become the nominee. Jimmy Carter (1976...
New 2019-nCoV Infections Confirms WHO Mortality Rate Estimate of 2%
The official Chinese number of infected (8,100) plus the other 100 infections in other countries, makes the total official global number of humans infected with 2019-nCoV at 8,200. There have been 171 deaths. This...
WHO’s Dr. Michael Ryan: The Preliminary Estimate of the 2019-nCoV Mortality Rate is 2%
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...
USA Today: Chinese Coronavirus offers reasons for concern but not for panic
“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...
Why the Last Men Standing will be Sanders and Bloomberg
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...
CDC Announces Their Conclusions about the New Chinese Virus, 2019-nCov: Rate of Infection and Incubation Nailed down
“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...
When the DEMpire Clued in, the great Me-too Fog Machines Kicked Into High Gear
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...
Updated 2019-nCoV Mortality Rate is 1.35% Using New Official Chinese ‘Suspected Infected’ and Death Toll Figures
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...
A Major Fear for Democrats: Will the Party Come Together by November?
“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...
The Good News About the High Rate of Infection of the Chinese Virus
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...
Why the World Health Organization Made the Right Call Not Declaring a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”
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...