Health Care

Our Federal and state governments implemented unprecedented measures beginning in March to stem the spread of COVID-19.

As the philosopher Rahm Emanuel once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”

What were public health officials at every level of government doing last year? Were they preparing for a pandemic? Or were they using their office to meddle with your lifestyle choices?

The idea of “flattening the curve” was to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. It was a delaying tactic, with no prospect of ending the disease.

There seems to be an inclination among policy-makers that adherence to evidence-based policy-making is a luxury we can only afford when not in a crisis.

As of now, every bit of COVID-19 good news is being buried or tainted with doubts.

The American Medical Association and many other professional organizations demand “peer-reviewed science” before they will recommend or even accept the re-purposing of a long-established anti-malaria drug to treat or prevent COVID-19.

While they are occurring on vastly different time scales, the Covid-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar.

We have experienced unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing policies. Twenty two million Americans lost jobs in four weeks.

The results of clinical trials are making their way to publication showing hydroxychloroquine to be effective in many, although possibly not all, situations. The American media is silent on these studies.

The results of the first scientific survey of serology in a well-defined population has been conducted and – guess what? – the mortality rate for Coronavirus is not much different from that of the ordinary flu.

The life values traded off in stay at home orders are fundamental to us as persons – how we face fear versus protecting our families. Freedom exists precisely so people not sharing the same values do not have to impose their choices on each other.

Several lawsuits seek monetary damages from the Chinese government for the COVID-19 pandemic. Politicians seem to like the idea too.