{"id":87209,"date":"2020-08-05T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=87209"},"modified":"2020-08-05T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:56:03","slug":"how-the-pandemic-defeated-america-and-other-evils-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2020\/08\/how-the-pandemic-defeated-america-and-other-evils-of-science.html","title":{"rendered":"“How the Pandemic Defeated America,” and Other Evils of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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It\u2019s time, yet again, to share some of the COVID-19-related links that I\u2019ve gathered together over the last little while.\u00a0 Perhaps some of you will find them interesting.\u00a0 Whether you find them interesting or not<\/em>, though, I must press forward with my self-appointed mission \u2014 a mission of which I was informed by a hostile total stranger a couple of weeks ago \u2014 of calling out The Evils of Science:<\/p>\n

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\u201cCoronavirus: How New Zealand went \u2018hard and early\u2019 to beat Covid-19\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow the Pandemic Defeated America: A virus has brought the world\u2019s most powerful country to its knees.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cTwo decades of pandemic war games failed to account for Donald Trump: The scenarios foresaw leaky travel bans, a scramble for vaccines and disputes between state and federal leaders, but none could anticipate the current levels of dysfunction in the United States.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018You Can\u2019t Do That\u2019: Trump Argues That Number of COVID Deaths Per Capita Is an Irrelevant Stat\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cPIERS MORGAN: President Trump\u2019s painfully deluded train-wreck HBO interview proved he hasn\u2019t just lost control of the coronavirus \u2013 he\u2019s lost control of reality\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018Sorry to burst the magic bubble\u2019 says Florida lawmaker of hydroxychloroquine as he battles COVID-19\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHydroxychloroquine can\u2019t stop COVID-19. It\u2019s time to move on, scientists say: An abundance of scientific data shows that the drug isn\u2019t an effective COVID-19 treatment\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks to Sam LeFevre for calling my attention to this one:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 prevention? How to separate science from partisanship: While BS increasingly appears clad in the trappings of stats and data graphics, one doesn\u2019t need an advanced degree in science or mathematics to see through it.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cDoes the Common Cold Protect You from COVID-19?\u00a0 There are emerging signs that some people might have heightened protection against SARS-CoV-2, perhaps thanks to recent infection by other coronaviruses.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHas the Summit Supercomputer Cracked COVID\u2019s Code?\u00a0 New insights into deadly \u201cbradykinin storms\u201d suggest potential therapies for COVID-19\u2033<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cA Vaccine Reality Check: So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cA Vaccine Is on the Way: Not surprisingly, American companies are showing how it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe Should Consider Starting Covid-19 Vaccinations Now\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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But then, very<\/em> importantly, this:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI Was Wrong: We Can\u2019t Skip Phase 3 Vaccine Trials\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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And this last item may, in its way, be indirectly relevant:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAmericans Plant Mysterious Seeds Despite Government Warnings: The USDA urges people not to plant unsolicited seeds they receive. Evidence suggests the packages are part of a scam designed to boost online sales\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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