Biden administration extends COVID-19 public health emergency yet again
FOX NewsJUL 2023
The Spin
Republican narrative
The public health emergency is an abuse of power, especially now that the pandemic is over. It is just an opportunity for Democrats to bribe their voters by keeping them on the Medicare rolls despite not being qualified. Congress must take back these powers from the executive branch.
Democratic narrative
Just when you thought massive losses by the far-right wing of the Republican party in the midterms might convince the GOP to moderate their views, here they go risking the health of their voters to a preventable virus in order to try and score political points over the Democrats. COVID isn’t over, and policies to mitigate its effects should be kept in place.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 60% chance that COVID will kill at least 50% as many people in 2023 as it did in 2022, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
