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Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu Influenza “the flu” and COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, are both infectious respiratory illnesses. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu can look similar, the two illnesses are caused by different viruses. As of Mar. 9, 2020, the flu is showing much more of an impact on Americans than COVID-19. You can find up-to-date information on COVID-19 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director of infection prevention at Johns Hopkins, explains how the flu and COVID-19 are similar and how they are...

The hourly reports of suspected cases. The images of healthcare workers garbed like aliens from outer space. Stories of frantic mothers dousing their children’s chubby fingers with Smirnoff since Costco ran out of hand sanitizer. Experts describing the situation in grave tones. Helpless people trapped on luxury cruise ships. Is it any wonder we’re all becoming paranoid? “There’s always something,” Gilda Radner’s SNL character Roseanne Roseannadanna famously said. Everything is going along swimmingly and then something unexpected comes along and seems to change everything. The latest something is called the Covid-19 Corona Virus. It may be the most publicized communicable...

James Biden may have engaged in fraud by trading on his brother’s name, claiming Joe was interested in the medical business venture and that the Biden family name could provide opportunities. “It was all smoke and mirrors,” ex-Americore Health exec Tom Pritchard said. James Biden reportedly convinced Americore that he could use his political clout to deliver a significant influx of cash, a Middle East investment, and convinced the company to make a six-figure loan to him James that he has yet to repay. James Biden, Americore and Americore founder Grant White are facing a lawsuit from medical companies in...

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.( Exodus 20:4-6)The Second Commandment is not a prohibition against...

Katie Couric has opted to voluntarily self-quarantine, after she spent time with the head of New York Port Authority just before he was diagnosed with coronavirus. Bowing to overwhelming pressure from her Twitter followers, the journalist announced the decision, an hour after first saying she would not be staying home. 'Just talked to a @CDCgov official who said I'm very low risk given the duration and nature of contact#,' she reassured followers. She then added: 'I will be working from home to be safe and make sure if I'm not feeling well I will go to the doctor. Will keep...

Video at link. My notes from the video: Coronavirus: New data Introduces (Some Hope)/ SK new cases dropping, implies aggressive testing, contact tracking working. Italy Healthcare overwhelmed. Iran Atlantic article estimates 2 million cases. Chart on Swine Flu Second wave in Oct worst than spring wave. Reduced but didn't go away over summer. Good study out of University of Minnesota. "People shed high levels of coronavirus but most are not likely infectious after recovery begins" People emit high levels of virus early in their infection. Those that are mildly sick are likely not infections 10 days after START of symptoms....

Pixar's latest animation Onward has been banned by several Middle Eastern countries because of a reference to lesbian parents, according to reports. The family film will not be shown in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Hollywood media have reported. Police officer Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, has been heralded as Disney-Pixar's first openly gay character. Her lines include: "It's not easy being a parent... my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, OK?" Other Middle East countries like Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt are showing the film. And according to Deadline, Russia censored the scene in question by changing...

The Italian PM Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday that special measures will be imposed across the whole country including travel restrictions and a ban on gatherings in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus (Paywall Free). The measures had initially been imposed on certain regions in the north like Lombardy which has seen the biggest outbreak of the virus. But on Monday evening, after it was announced the death toll had risen by 97 to 463, the PM said the measures would be imposed nationwide. Those measures include banning all public gatherings and stopping travel other than for work...

Guest Piece from Karen Kataline Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, a Socialist/Communist made national news recently when she retweeted #solidarity with a tweeter who wrote: “For the record, if I do get the coronavirus, I’m attending every MAGA rally I can.” The Hottest Toys of 2019 Every year, I scour the internet seeking out the next mus... In response to a fire storm of protests, CdeBaca claimed she was being “sarcastic.” It’s tough to even follow the logic of how this is sarcasm. It’s curious that Leftists never acknowledge humor or sarcasm in anything Donald Trump says. The councilwoman must be...

Passengers on Cruise Ships U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, should not travel by cruise ship. CDC notes increased risk of infection of COVID-19 in a cruise ship environment. In order to curb the spread of COVID-19, many countries have implemented strict screening procedures that have denied port entry rights to ships and prevented passengers from disembarking. In some cases, local authorities have permitted disembarkation but subjected passengers to local quarantine procedures. While the U.S. government has evacuated some cruise ship passengers in recent weeks, repatriation flights should not be relied upon as an option for U.S. citizens...

...if Warren fans want Americans to believe that a woman can do the job, falling apart and grieving inconsolably over their girl dropping out isn’t exactly on message. “Senator Warren is just as tough and just as qualified as any man!” “Leave Senator Warren alone!! Stop asking her to endorse someone! Give her time to process this!” Yeah. Same people. If you can’t handle losing an election, why on earth should we believe you can handle the rigors of President of the United States?...

"We have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly, and rebelled, even turning aside from Thy commandments and ordinances. . . . We have not listened to Thy servants the prophets. . . . Open shame belongs to us, O Lord . . . because we have sinned against Thee. . . . Indeed all Israel has transgressed Thy law and turned aside, not obeying Thy voice. . . . Thy people have become a reproach to all those around us" (Dan. 9:5-16). Others should be the primary focus of your prayers. In verses 5-16 Daniel identifies with his people and intercedes...

Not tens of thousands of people like at Trump – or maybe even Bernie Sanders – rallies Kit Daniels | Infowars.com Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, who has ‘effectively endorsed’ President Trump’s re-election with a slip-up on Saturday, attracted tens of people to a campaign event in Flint, Michigan. In Biden’s defense, he at least filled up all the seats his campaign provided, and it appears he had a overflow crowd of 50 or so people according to photos, definitely tens of people and not hundreds of people, although that wouldn’t be a relatively large crowd either given the crowd sizes...

Last week, Fifth Third Bank revealed that it was facing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement action over “alleged unauthorized account openings.” And Monday, the other shoe dropped when the CFPB said it is suing Cincinnati-based Fifth Third alleging the bank’s employees opening accounts in customers’ names without their consent in order to meet sales goals and earn incentives. According to the CFPB, “for several years Fifth Third, without consumers’ knowledge or consent: opened deposit and credit-card accounts in consumers’ names; transferred funds from consumers’ existing accounts to new, improperly opened accounts; enrolled consumers in unauthorized online-banking services; and activated...

His answers are speeches and the audience is eating it up! It's like he's Freddie Mercury! The hosts are scared of him. I think it's a plot by the station to help Bernie for tomorrow. Go Bernie! Did I say that?

Chronic wasting disease first appeared in Pennsylvania back in 2012. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are exploring some ‘off-the-wall’ measures to identify the fatal neurological disease in deer and other cervid species before they expire. One approach UPenn is exploring is the use of disease-sniffing dogs to detect CWD in deer feces in one of three new research projects receiving $1 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. According to Penn Live, the department is supplying $242,246 for the project, which will be led by Cynthia Otto, professor and director of Penn’s School of Veterinary Working Dog Center....

The data operation that the Trump-Pence reelection campaign conducts at each of the president’s rallies is doing more than just building a list for future fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts. President Trump's aides reveal that it is providing surprising evidence that his base is continuing to expand with the addition of Democrats, blacks, Latinos, and nonvoters. The data operation that the Trump-Pence reelection campaign conducts at each of the president’s rallies is doing more than just building a list for future fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts. President Trump's aides reveal that it is providing surprising evidence that his base is continuing to...

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What should I do to protect myself from the coronavirus? How long will the threat last? Will it go away when summer gets here? Will we eventually developed 'herd immunity' and, if so, when will it start to kick in? These are just some of the many questions viewers and readers like you are asking us, and Chris does his best to address these as best he can in today's video. And while the virus continues its global exponential spread, we are starting to see some positive news begin to trickle in. For example, it's looking like the majority of...

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