Image Credit: Ted S. Warren, AP With all the (mis)information out there, vaccines are definitely one of the most widely misattributed subjects. Regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic, why can’t we just make a drug or compound that cures or vaccinates anyone from infection? Vaccine varieties The problem isn’t making a new drug or compound to…
Month: March 2020
Getting 4 facts straight about COVID-19.
Let’s go through some misinformation related to COVID-19. 1) COVID-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. It is closely related (but unique) to the virus that caused the SARS outbreak in 2002. 2) Please, please, stop calling it a “foreign virus,” “Chinese virus,” “Wuhan virus,” etc. It is SARS-CoV-2. It is the novel coronavirus….
Please, it’s time to start taking COVID-19 seriously
Image Credit: CDC – Reuters In the past 24 hours, numerous countries have all experienced significant increases in diagnosed COVID-19 cases. Italy: ~3500 new cases Spain: ~2000 new cases Germany: ~900 new cases United States: ~1000 new cases (nearly 50% increase) Now, more than ever, we must be responsible and practice social distancing to minimize…
COVID-19 paralysis by analysis
Image Credit: New York Times (Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak) The U.S. is approaching 2000 known cases of COVID-19, and as of Friday afternoon, 41 total deaths. Countless conferences, sports conferences, and events have either been cancelled or postponed. And this afternoon, President Trump declared a National Emergency, enacting the Stafford Act…
The implications of viral strains
Image credit: Alissa Eckert/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / AFP – Getty Images Much is unknown about the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19. Recently, a Chinese laboratory published preliminary results about two strains identified in patients: one ancenstral strain known as the “S” strain, and another mutated strain designated as the…