By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Aug 24, 2023
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.
“It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say.” That was the headline on a CNN report posted yesterday.
Is Covid making a comeback, then? Actually, no. But it might, and CNN is anxious to ensure that your anxiety level stays high. The report concedes, with almost palpable regret, that the CDC “doesn’t make a broad recommendation for everyone to adopt masks.” But if the number of Covid hospitalizations reaches 20 per 100,000 population, CDC will make that recommendation, and CNN wants you to be ready.
Are we close to that 20-per-100,000 threshold? Not at all. CNN lets a few cold facts creep into its coverage: …