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Covid’s Harrowing Complications
The Wall-Street Journal | Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D.
July 21, 2020
In recent decades, a range of long-term complaints resembling those of chronic fatigue syndrome have followed outbreaks of infectious diseases, including West Nile virus, H1N1 influenza, and Ebola, as well as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, both of which are also caused by coronaviruses. It’s therefore no surprise to see similar complications in Covid-19 patients, though we don’t know their long-term course.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
What Scientists Are Learning About COVID-19 and What Americans Must Do to Reduce Its Spread
July 20, 2020
PRI senior fellow in health care studies Dr. Henry Miller gives us an update on what scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the progress in finding a vaccine. He also weighs in on whether schools should be reopening this fall, gives his thoughts on what the Trump administration is doing good and bad in fighting the pandemic, and offers advices on how we can reduce our chances of getting the coronavirus.
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Wayne Winegarden Featured in Business Insider Article on Taxing Billionaires, COVID-19
Business Insider | Taylor Nicole-Rogers
July 20, 2020
“A wealth tax on billionaires isn’t going to raise what you think it is and it is going to do a lot of economic harm so its the worst thing you can do in response to a pandemic,” economist Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow in business and economics at the Pacific Research Institute added. . .
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Executive Order On Drug Price Controls Would Backfire
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
July 21, 2020
President Trump is right to think it’s unfair that Americans pay more for drugs than people in other rich nations. But the order wouldn’t make American patients’ lives any better. Everywhere they’ve been tried, price controls have reduced biopharmaceutical research spending, resulting in fewer vaccines, therapeutics, and cures.
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John Batchelor and Henry Miller Talk COVID-19 Testing, Masks
The John Batchelor Show | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
July 21, 2020
The John Batchelor Show interviews Dr. Henry Miller to talk about the latest debate around wearing masks, social distancing, and when we can expect testing to peak and decline. Miller and Batchelor also talk about those who may have the coronavirus who are undetected, and how many Americans are truly undetected in relation to testing.
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Wayne Winegarden Talks Legislating Energy Prosperity Study on Heartland Podcast
The Heartland Institute Podcast | Wayne Winegarden
July 21, 2020
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden joined the Heartland Podcast and host H. Sterling Burnett to talk about “Legislating Energy Prosperity,” a new study from PRI and Power the Future analyzing energy regulations in California. Burnett and Winegarden break down the key findings from the study and take a look at the hundreds of climate laws on the books.
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