Fast-moving news today: The Coronavirus Task Force will hold its first public briefing in two months today, led by Mike Pence, at 12:30 pm EST, in case you wish to watch live.
Prediction does matter: https://www.insider.com/arizona-coronavirus-response-lost-control-experts-say-2020-6 (link replaced 7/10/21).
Texas governor finally changes course: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jun/26/mike-pence-coronavirus-elijah-mcclain-donald-trump-live-updates
A new problem for Texas: Godzilla: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/24/sahara-dust-storm-us-gulf-coast-texas-what-to-expect/3250102001/ (link replaced 7/10/21).
Americans support health coverage during pandemic: https://www.newsweek.com/majority-supports-obamacare-trump-supreme-court-aca-1513583 (link replaced 7/10/21).
Apparently, a person not wearing a mask in public is likely Republican: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/89-americans-wear-masks-public-coronavirus-pandemic-persists/story?id=71455062 (link replaced 11/9/21). Political affiliation would also appear to explain the racial differences described in the poll; the variables are not independent. And we already know women live longer than men. As mask wearing in public has risen from 69% in April to 89% in June, perhaps Americans’ common sense and social pressure will begin to control the pandemic. Perhaps: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/when-can-we-stop-wearing-masks-in-public/vi-BB15XRqT?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds . “The answer is complex”?