Coronavirus

COVID-19 Vaccines Will Not Be Enough. We Also Need Effective Treatments

June 10, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccines have been nothing short of miraculous. Life is returning to normal in many places. But ACSH advisor Dr. Henry Miller argues that we will still need effective medical treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are the miracle that has significantly suppressed the pandemic in...

Dr. Henry Miller Joins the John Batchelor Show to Discuss Coronavirus Research

June 10, 2021

Dr. Henry Miller, physician, molecular biologist, and PRI senior fellow joins the John Batchelor Show to discuss what the scientific community has learned about the family of coronaviruses, what's next for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, and how humans have fared under different forms of the...

Newsom’s “Comeback” Plan for Small Businesses

June 01, 2021

Back in February, Tim Anaya and I interviewed for PRI’s Next Round podcast Cynthia Ariosta and Carl Dene, small business owners in Napa Valley, to get their perspective on Gov. Newsom’s COVID restrictions on small businesses. This heart-wrenching interview was one of our most listened...

California’s Door-Knock Vaccination Squad: Maybe Just A Bit Creepy?

May 28, 2021

With California just weeks away from a full re-opening, the state has sent out a small army of people who are “knocking on doors in order to get as many Californians vaccinated as possible,” the Sacramento Bee reported last week. Did no one think this...

Biden’s Intellectual Property Waiver Puts Political Symbolism Before Saving Lives

May 12, 2021

President Biden recently backed a World Trade Organization proposal to waive intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines and therapies -- a move the Trump administration rejected just a few months ago. The White House's decision is a catastrophe. The waiver will do nothing to increase access to vaccines. It will,...

Sally Pipes Quoted in Newsmax, “Can We Ever Trust Our Public Health Officials Again?”

May 11, 2021

Can We Ever Trust Our Public Health Officials Again? By Marisa Herman Healthcare institutions who've historically enjoyed a high level of public trust may soon face a steep erosion of the American people's confidence after more than a year in the spotlight for a coronavirus pandemic that...

MyTurn Is Actually a Marginal Success Compared to Historic Performance of Government Technology Projects

April 29, 2021

Reports this week have put MyTurn, California’s $50 million COVID-19 scheduling website, on the long list of IT and technology blunders by government. The headline in the Sacramento Bee says it all, “California spent $50 million for a COVID vaccine scheduling website. It flopped.” The state’s...

Dr. Henry Miller – A COVID-19 Update and Progress on Vaccinations

April 26, 2021

This week’s guest is Dr. Henry Miller, PRI senior fellow in health care studies. In addition to being a physician, Dr. Miller was a former official at the FDA and founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology. Dr. Miller provides an update on...

Europe Negotiates A Poor Vaccine Rollout

April 26, 2021

Several European countries just instituted another round of lockdowns amid a new wave of Covid-19 cases. This turn of events is sobering but puzzling. Europe seemed to have Covid-19 under control a few months ago, at least compared to the United States. What happened? The countries' vaccination rates offer...

J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’ Reveals U.S. Regulators’ Abundance of Recklessness

April 21, 2021

It seems obvious that a rapid, widespread vaccination campaign offers our nation the best chance of bringing the COVID-19 pandemic to a swift end. That observation is apparently lost on federal public health officials. Last week, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention and the...