The Western Journal noted in its piece by Jack Davis dated Augest 30, 2020 that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that only six percent of COVID-19 related deaths were solely due to the disease itself.
End of the Line by Nancy OhanianA few weeks ago we took a quick look at how the transformation of Sweden's Social Democratic party from a socialist to a neo-liberal monstrosity led to a catastrophic approach to the pandemic.
The other day, the very Trumpist governor of West Virginia was complaining about South Carolina. West Virginians, apparently, like going down to Myrtle Beach as their vacation spot of choice. Increasingly, according to Gov. Justice, they're coming back with COVID-19. Although there has been some monkeying around with reporting, generally West Virginia has had a very easy pandemic-- just 2,222 cases per million residents.
Already one month into the policy of ‘lockdown’, and one of the popular talking points being pushed by governments and their mainstream media adjuncts is that “the numbers are dropping, the lockdown and social distancing are working!” Thus far, this talking point has gone relatively unchallenged, as people assume that there is some scientific basis to this statement, only there isn’t. Quarantining whole national populations has no historic precedent in the modern world, and thus claims of efficacy of an experimental policy cannot be made.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Boris Johnson’s decision to drop its herd immunity approach to battling the coronavirus.
Johnson’s government has had to admit that the strategy of allowing coronavirus to spread and build up immunity among the UK population, was a failure.
A simple graphic illustration of "flattening the curve," spreading out the incidence of disease in an attempt to not overwhelm a country's medical care facilities. "Protective measures" means social distancing, frequent hand-washing, quarantine of known cases and the like. It does not mean vaccination.
