Nature Pimps for Fundamentally Flawed Gates-Funded “Swab Yourself” Covid-19 Test
An ambitious Bill Gates funded Covid-19 testing program called SCAN suffers from the health care version of “assume a can opener”.
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Testing and the State Petri Dishes of Democracy
Looking at state (non) progress on Covid-19.
Read more...Coronavirus Magical Thinking, US Style: Contact Tracing Versus Masks
With bad coronavirus outcomes, America seems set on continuing to do dumb things.
Read more...The Puzzling Questions of the Coronavirus: A Doctor Addresses 6 Questions That Are Stumping Physicians
A partial list of coronavirus “known unknowns”.
Read more...We Found and Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat the Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads and a Whole New Way to Fight COVID-19
Yves here. It is disturbing to watch the push to con the public into seeing remdesivir as the only promising treatment for coronavirus. Please circulate this post widely to inform people you know that established, lower cost drugs also show promise. By Nevan Krogan, Professor and Director of Quantitative Biosciences Institute & Senior Investigator at […]
Read more...Consumer Beware: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Are Still A Work In Progress
How hopes for coronavirus tests are ahead of the state of play.
Read more...Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 ‘Contact Tracers’ To Battle COVID-19
Some spots in America are staring to get serious about contact tracing to limit coronavirus spread. But can they commit the resources?
Read more...Covid-19 Diagnosis: Will We End Applying a Mosaic of Methods Worldwide?
A look at promising Covid-19 test methods, and why diagnosis approaches may wind up differing across countries.
Read more...Coronavirus Research Done Too Fast Is Testing Publishing Safeguards, Bad Science Is Getting Through
Scientific publishing is already suffering a quality control crisis, so it’s important to give a hard look at often-rushed coronavirus studies.
Read more...The Misguided Discussion of “Herd Immunity”
On the large gap between what the public and the scientific/medical community think about Covid-19 immunity, including testing for it.
Read more...Covid-19: Where From? Why Now?
Examining theories about Covid-19 that blame its start on farming. But which kind of farming?
Read more...Developing a Vaccine for Covid-19. What To Expect?
A quick look at the state of play for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read more...COVID-19 Math Explained, With Data
Looking at COVID-19 R0s.
Read more...According to the WHO, Coronavirus Is WORSE Than the Spanish Flu … Which Killed Tens of Millions of People
A short public service message intended for those who still think the coronavirus is not a big deal.
Read more...Why Is Trump Trying to Kill a Small Agency with a Big Impact on Public Safety?
Quelle surprise! Trump is out to terminate an independent agency that has stepped into the EPA’s void.
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