Move Fast Nations that moved quickly to contain Covid-19, even when their societal protections were “weak,” had one eighth (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-swift-covid-19-lockdowns-more-effective/?srnd=premium&sref=lWBkwdXC) the number of deaths of countries compared to those who moved slowly. That includes Japan, whose model of rolling partial lockdowns, social distancing plus infrequent testing has been scorned by the nation and may lead to […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog 5.7.20 Sars Cov 2 and AIDS: We’ve Been Here Before
History rhymes and chimes, and the past is never truly past. AIDS and Sars Cov 2 may be very different viruses, but live as historic cousins. Fresh out of public health school I began a residency at NYU-Bellevue in the early eighties. That New York, later the epicenter of Covid-19, was then an epicenter of […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog 4.19.20 – What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
Parents teach their children not to run in front of speeding cars. To survive a crisis, you learn from those who handle it well. As of today Taiwan has had six deaths from coronavirus, South Korea 234. Both learned from previous lethal coronaviruses, SARS and MERS. Both have robust public health structures where epidemic response […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog 4.16.20 Stopping a Global Pandemic
What do you do to stop a global pandemic? Act globally. Viruses go everywhere in your body (https://regenerationhealthnews.com.paintscape.info.paintscape.info/sleep/coronavirus-public-health-blog-4-5-20-why-are-symptoms-so-varied/). The coronavirus will soon be everywhere humans live. Which is a very big problem. From Epidemic to Endemic Viruses are promiscuous. They infect humans and many other animals (more later.) They notoriously don’t stick to countries. They […]
Coronavirus Public Health Blog – Hype or Hope?
Which of these contentions is true: It’s going to disappear. One day – it’s like a miracle – it will disappear. Peak cases in the U.S. will occur in the next four weeks. We have it totally under control. It going to be just fine. This epidemic will peak in the summer, recur in the […]