COVID Frequently Asked Questions October 24, 2020 I am not a Republican, I am not a Democrat, I am independently minded. There are problems with both political parties, please keep that in mind. Dr. Hastings Question: Did locking down entire economies during COVID lead to fewer overall deaths? Answer: No. Multiple lines of evidence (see here, here, and here) reveal that not only did locking down economies during COVID surge not decrease COVID deaths, it INCREASED OVERALL […]
FYI: I am neither a Democrat or Republican. I am politically fiercely independent. SUMMARY: While the U.S. leads the world with the UK in testing per population, the U.S. also has one of the highest COVID deaths per million. This appears to reject the scientific consensus that testing more people leads to fewer deaths if the U.S. is one of the world leaders in this area. The states won by Trump in 2016 and states currently governed by Republicans fare […]
There is risk in appearing insensitive by providing you the information below. I understand and accept this risk. Please know that I care about and am concerned about the health, well-being, and safety of each of you reading this email. Thank you in advance for understanding. Please direct any objective, evidence-based responses to our office, I read and consider all of them. Thank you. Over the course of the last several weeks, we have been informed by news media […]
The following is an email sent on May 19, 2020 to the Dr. Diana L. Fite, President of the Texas Medical Association regarding COVID-19. I am extremely grateful to Dr. Fite for responding to my previous email addressing some controversies surrounding COVID-19. Good afternoon Dr. Fite, Thank you for taking the time to respond to my email. We are in agreement in regards to the generally accepted CDC guidelines regarding social distancing in a pandemic. I am aware of the […]
Lockdowns and quarantines are procedures called “Non Pharmaceutical Interventions” that are currently being advocated and used to slow the spread of highly contagious, infectious disease, such as COVID-19. However, despite these “social distancing” measures that appeared to lower death rates in previous pandemics like the 1918 flu, we are not seeing the same benefits that would be expected in the current pandemic. Why are lockdown orders not working like we think they should? I know this is controversial, but stick with […]