Don’t Let COVID-19 Hysteria Spark Another Lockdown

Elaine Parker Jul 18, 2020

 Fear over the coronavirus has exploded in recent weeks. As the mainstream media continues to fear monger and snowball healthy concern into hysteria, Americans should view their reporting through a skeptical lens. Keeping a level head and injecting a dose of nuance into the conversation will help to prevent state and local governments from overreacting and sliding into another broad lockdown.

A recent CNN headline reads, “Coronavirus cases in the US continue to surge, reaching nearly 1 out of every 100 American.” CBS News recently reported the pandemic to be “worse than ever in the U.S.” An NBC News headline referred to developments in the pandemic as an “explosion.”.............But does the science back-up the doomsday headlines? Statistics suggest no.........To Read More....