Austin Nguyen, Oregon Health & Science University; Abhinav Nellore, Oregon Health & Science University, and Reid Thompson, Oregon Health & Science University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer…
It was a rainy and mildly gusty Saturday afternoon in the small town of Snohomish, WA. That didn’t deter people from lining up outside of The Stag Barber Shop, whose owner Bob Martin is openly defying the closure order. The city of Snohomish is located in Snohomish County, of which the County Sheriff recently declared…
On a Wednesday press conference, Michael Ryan at the WHO’s Health Emergency Program caused indignant headlines to ripple across the globe faster than the corona virus can infect your respiratory tract cells. Sweden’s somewhat diverging corona fighting strategy has been treated with outrage, anger, and disbelief in global news coverages – plus a handful of libertarians celebrating its newly-acquired laissez-faire status. “If we are…
The downturn in the market from the COVID-19 crisis has spurred younger people to take interest in the stock market, picking up shares for cheap. Many people have flocked to the app Robinhood which has no trading fees, and offers a random free share of stock as a perk for signing up. You can download…
Tracy Philbeck, the county commissioner of Gaston County, North Carolina, announced that he signed an order to reopen the county by 5 PM Wednesday in defiance of Governor Roy Cooper’s stay at home order. https://twitter.com/tracyphilbeck/status/1255499475918954500?s=20 “Thousands are out of work, and the promised government assistance is to slow and inadequate to meet the needs. The…
Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-R)warned that food shortages are coming Sunday on Twitter, but this was not fear mongering as the congressman offered a solution that will allow more freedom in the marketplace. “Other members of Congress own cattle, but only a few of us RAISE cattle. I fix the fences, feed the hay, castrate bulls,…
Chuck Ross The Chinese government’s foreign ministry portrayed China as the victim of coronavirus disinformation on Monday, before suggesting minutes later that the U.S. government is “hiding something” regarding the pandemic. “China always stands against disinformation campaign. We are victim rather than producer of disinformation,” the Chinese foreign ministry wrote from its Twitter account. The account then…
Recently, the Dallas County Commissioners voted to extend their “Safer At Home” order until May 15. Dallas, which is the most densely populated and second most populous county in Texas, has taken additional measures past those mandated for the state as a whole given it’s risk of becoming a hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic. As…
As someone who lives in Upstate New York, I have been especially interested in Governor Cuomo’s response to the health crisis affecting our state. During the beginning of the pandemic, I found the governor’s press conferences sober and responsible. My appreciation didn’t rise to the level of adulation, but it did represent a break from…
COVID-19 is likely to change forever how we manage our everyday activities. It should also change how we value the work of first responders and the many low-wage workers who deliver our goods, stock grocery shelves, greet us at the cash register, and assist in hospitals and nursing homes. In a pandemic, the corporate CEO…