40. COVID in 19: How to Interpret the Latest COVID Case Numbers
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Avik Roy and Scott Immergut discuss the latest data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the U.S. and whether or not things are beginning to look up. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that “science should not stand in the way” of schools reopening. But as a new FREOPP research paper shows, science […]
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