Coronavirus

It’s Unlikely The Mass Protests will Cause another Outbreak in Coronavirus Cases

June 7, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

With the recent mass protests around the country and world, many are concerned about another surge in coronavirus cases. Some are concerned about the lack of social distancing, and asymptomatic carriers who might protest without symptoms. Many protesting are still… [read]

CO2 Emissions Reach All-Time High Despite Recent COVID Emissions Drop

June 5, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

At the start of the pandemic, scientists were widely talking about a silver lining in a shut down of the economy: the massive drop in emissions. Emission decreases peaked in early April, showing a 17% decline in global greenhouse gas… [read]

Sweden’s Approach To Coronavirus – Did It Work? What Should We Have Done?

June 3, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2020

As usual, it’s complicated. Sweden did not impose strict limits on citizens’ rights. People went to work and ate at restaurants and faced very few restrictions. Children in lower grades attended school but highschools and universities utilized distance learning. Businesses… [read]

Study Shows Half of Americans Would Get a Coronavirus Vaccine

June 2, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2020

A recent poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for public affairs shows that only 50% of Americans say they would get a Coronavirus vaccine. The poll showed that 31% of Americans were unsure if they’d get vaccinated while 1 in… [read]

Trump Wants Coronavirus Vaccine To Be Free and Voluntary

May 31, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: May 31, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was looking into making a coronavirus vaccine available free of charge when and if one becomes available. “We’re looking at that, actually,” Trump said when asked by a reporter at the White House whether… [read]

Cook County Board of Commissioners Votes ‘Yes’ To Share Addresses of COVID-19 Patients

May 29, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 1, 2020

The Cook County Board of Commissioners has voted yes to a resolution to share the addresses of positive COVID-19 patients with suburban first responders. The board claims they voted to pass this motion in an effort to protect first responders… [read]

Trump Says Coronavirus Vaccine Will Not Be Mandatory

May 27, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 1, 2020

President Trump has introduced a new initiative called “Project Warp Speed” with plans to get the coronavirus vaccine ready by January 2021, through science and medicine experts and resources in the military and private sector. At the time the president… [read]