Many people have sought to compare coronavirus to seasonal flu, but without the hard stats. In fact, the statistics are a moving target. For one, people can get flu year round, but peak flu season is over, according to CDC. Coronavirus has not yet peaked in the U.S., says CDC. Since coronavirus is an unknown […]
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WATCH: Coronavirus and the daily trade and traffic from Mexico
It’s been said that diseases know no border. As the US grapples with its coronavirus response, one outstanding question is how to handle the daily back and forth trade and tourism between the US, and Mexico and Canada. I spoke with Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Texas democrat whose district includes the border town of Laredo. […]
Profile of U.S. Coronavirus deaths to date: Elderly, sick
(As of Fri. March 13, 2020) All but 11 deaths are in Washington State Half of all deaths are from the same nursing center in Washington State As Americans spend their first full day under a presidentially declared national state of emergency, many are wondering about the profile of those who have succumbed to the […]
Are African children in vaccine experiment without consent?
An editor with the prestigious British Medical Journal (BJM) is sounding alarm bells about alleged vaccine experimentation on African children without consent. In an opinion piece in the journal, BJM associate editor Peter Doshi says the World Health Organization (WHO) is injecting African children with an experimental malaria vaccine without informing parents of the potential […]
Americans now more satisfied with US position in the world than any time in previous 17 years
Americans more satisfied with U.S. position in the world Trump reaches high for perception of respect by foreign leaders Trump score on respect by foreign leaders is still far below previous presidents' highs Adding to President Trump's strong approval ratings on the economy are American views on the U.S. position in the world. According to […]
Hillary Clinton's "Dodging Sniper Fire in Bosnia" Tale
For more on this topic, listen to Fri. Feb. 28, 2020 edition of The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast on iTunes or your favorite distributor. It was twelve years after the fact when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton got caught embellishing the danger she'd faced on a trip to Bosnia. I happened to have accompanied her on the trip […]
Trump cheered at supersized rally in packed India stadium that holds 110k+
One of the biggest stadiums in the world was filled with cheering crowds for President Trump's visit today. Indians wore white "Namaste Trump" hats and carried signs bearing the same phrase. "Namaste" is a respectful greeting meaning, "I bow to." President Trump hailed "Bollywood," classic Indian films, in the venue, described as the world's largest […]
China Syndrome: our surprising dependence on China for our prescription drugs
In the 1990's, the US, Europe, and Japan manufactured 90 percent of the key ingredients from medicine and vitamins. But now China is the largest global supplier. It seems like a reasonable time to take another look at my Full Measure report from August of 2018 about the fact that we have become increasingly dependent […]
