by Archived Author | May 1, 2020 | Articles, Climate Change, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues
In February 2020, models were forecasting more than three million COVID-19 deaths in America and 45 million deaths worldwide without mitigation. Two months later, we know that these predictions were wrong by at least a factor of three, possibly much more. One group of...
by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 8, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Science
For many Americans, the charts, the graphs, and yes, the models regarding the severity of the Coronavirus have not passed the smell test. Something in the data has felt off from the jump. Now new figures released by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation...
by Mark Angelides | Apr 1, 2020 | Articles, International, Politics, Science, Social Issues
At the White House briefing on Tuesday, March 31, President Trump announced that America is facing an extremely challenging period in its fight against the COVID-19 virus. The predicted death toll has risen dramatically, and the country is warned to brace for...