When people are stressed and worried by world and/or national crises, most of them naturally look to leaders to help: to communicate with them, to reassure them, and to do something. This is true not only of the relationship between … Continue reading →
Developing a serological test for COVID-19 is important for many reasons. One is that we can identify people who had the virus and don’t even know it, and are now immune and run no risk and can go back out … Continue reading →
Not only is the situation overwhelming – health, economics, politics – but the number of breaking stories is overwhelming. Since this is a one-person-blog, I can’t cover even all the most interesting ones unless I were to work round the … Continue reading →
I remember it well. When Trump restricted travel from China way back on January 31, he was called a xenophobe and a racist, and the restriction completely unwarranted. Now, of course, experts such as Dr. Fauci have made it clear … Continue reading →
There are a great many highly important facts about COVID-19 that are unknown. Many of us know they are unknown, but many people think they are known. An obvious one is the case fatality rate from the disease. It only … Continue reading →
The malaria drug chloroquine “soon will be made available to the public as part of the government’s response to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.” My impression is that it is already possible to use it under a “compassionate care” policy, and … Continue reading →
There’s a recurrent pattern ever since Trump has been president: he says something or tweets something that the MSM and the Democrats consider an example of his impulsiveness and his repulsiveness. Then they attack whatever it is, pointing out its … Continue reading →
Reason number one: it’s a frightening prospect – people dying who might be saved, physicians having to decide whether to turn their backs on elderly patients in favor of the young for want of enough ventilators and ICU beds and … Continue reading →
…everything that isn’t COVID-19. For starters, let’s take the big view.
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Continue reading →Here are some estimates for the toll COVID-19 is likely to take in the US. Make of them what you will: One model from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that between 160 million and 210 million … Continue reading →
Here’s an article purporting to explain why South Korea is doing relatively well against COVID-19: Behind its success so far has been the most expansive and well-organized testing program in the world, combined with extensive efforts to isolate infected people … Continue reading →