Morning Jolt: A Doctor’s Update on the COVID Fight

On the menu today: The head of research for a top-ten U.S. hospital offers an update on the state of the fight against the coronavirus; the World Health Organization muddles the answers about the contagiousness of the virus again; an expression of gratitude; and a lament about our ongoing Civil War of Stupidity.

A Top Medical Researcher: 'If You Have a Loved One in a Nursing Home, Watch Them Like a Hawk'

I had a chance to check in with my reader who is the head of research for a top-ten hospital in this country, getting a sense of where the country stands as we head into summer. This director has been briefing high-level decision makers since the coronavirus epidemic began. He prefers to not to be quoted by name, lest his assessments cause headaches for his institution. (He has not yet said to me, "dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a corporate spokesman.")

This director's view is that hospital cases are the best measure of the impact of the pandemic; as death statistics can look higher or lower by how ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 09 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 09 2020 A Doctor's Update on the COVID Fight On the menu today: The head of research for a top-ten U.S. hospital offers an update on the state of the fight against the coronavirus; the World Health Organization muddles the answers about the contagiousness of the virus again; an expression of gratitude; and a lament about our ongoing Civil War of Stupidity. A Top Medical Researcher: 'If You Have a Loved One in a Nursing Home, Watch Them Like a Hawk' I had a chance to check in with my reader who is the head of research for a top-ten hospital in this country, getting a sense of where the country stands as we head into summer. This director has been briefing high-level decision makers since the coronavirus epidemic began. He prefers to not to be quoted by name, lest his assessments cause headaches for his institution. (He has not yet said to me, "dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a corporate spokesman.") This director's view is that hospital cases are the best measure of the impact of the pandemic; as death statistics can look higher or lower by how ...   READ MORE

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