Sunday, May 31, 2020

In the news, Monday, May 18, 2020


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from FactCheck.org

False Perception of COVID-19’s Impact on the Homeless
Viral posts suggest that COVID-19 can’t be a serious disease if it hasn’t “wiped out the homeless.” But recent reports published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found high rates of homeless residents testing positive for the novel coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2.

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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California

Space—The Final Military Frontier?
Late last week defense leaders presented the flag of the newly created U.S. Space Force to President Donald Trump in a ceremony in the Oval Office. The new Space Force emblem, eerily reminiscent of the logo for Starfleet Command in the Star Trek sci-fi series, now takes its place alongside those of the five other U.S. armed services. Proponents have argued the need for a separate military service to ensure U.S. domination of space, while critics have questioned the need for an expensive new headquarters to manage military activities better kept under the control of the U.S. Air Force. To gain perspective on the arguments surrounding the creation of the Space Force, an examination of the history surrounding the creation of the other branches of the military is in order.

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from Mises Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED


Thanks to Shutdowns, Many Will Learn That Public Schooling Isn't All That Essential After All
Panic over the COVID-19 virus has led to the closure of many schools and new forays into education outside the government school system. Many will find that they don't need the state's schools at all.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from TASS (Russian News Agency)

Russia to begin clinical trials of anti-coronavirus vaccine in one month
Russia plans to begin clinical trials of an anti-coronavirus vaccine in a month, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday. "Russia manufactures more than 20 testing systems. It is developing full-cycle medicines, which are ready for clinical use. Serious work is being done to develop vaccines for preventive immunization against the disease. It is planned to begin their clinical trials in a month," the ministry’s press service quoted Murashko as saying at the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly.

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from UPI News Agency (United Press International)
Media/News Company

U.S. blasts WHO's coronavirus response, says failure 'cost many lives'
The United States harshly criticized the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus pandemic Monday, saying the global agency's "failure cost many lives." U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, speaking during the WHO's two-day virtual World Health Assembly, repeated criticisms of the organization made last month by U.S. President Donald Trump, who pulled its funding after accusing it of "mishandling" and "covering up" the coronavirus outbreak.

Global trial to assess chloroquine against COVID-19 in health workers
More than 50,000 healthcare workers worldwide will be enrolled in a clinical trial to assess chloroquine's potential in protecting against COVID-19, researchers at the Washington University of St. Louis School of Medicine announced Monday. The U.S. arm of the study, which will begin enrolling participants later this month, is being led by the school. Results are expected in early 2021, researchers said. "Because of their repeated close contacts with infected patients, frontline healthcare workers in all parts of the world have a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than most members of the general public," principal investigator Michael S. Avidan, head of the Department of Anesthesiology at WUSTL, said in a press release.

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