A lengthy diary entry today.  You can probably guess why. But first, it is possibly right around the two year mark since the first official Covid case.  Or maybe not – there may have been earlier cases that have not yet been acknowledged by the

Happy Thanksgiving.  I guess that by the time you receive this, you’ll be well finished eating and might have even taken a “post-prandial nap” to allow the body to concentrate on digesting for a while (guilty confession – I did!).  Or maybe you’ve been busy

Do you remember, just a few months ago, the media was filled with articles talking about an “African apocalypse” at the hands of the virus.  As I pointed out back then, it was a nonsense claim. Now, we’re seeing articles such as this one appear

Scandals, scandals, scandals.  Have we got scandals. This article claims that the approval and use of remdesivir is the greatest scandal of the pandemic.  That’s a powerful claim to make, because there are so many other contenders for that title, but it is a powerful

The former director of the CDC, Dr Tom Frieden, had this to say on Twitter earlier in the week The coronavirus has mutated because so many people are getting and spreading it around the world. Vaccination reduces spread, saves lives, and makes it less likely

I’m continuing to find interesting things about natural immunity acquired after having come down with a Covid infection.  As you’ll recall, I have wondered why there’s been so little interest in discussing this, or factoring it in to any of the “equations” and projections of

I can understand how a person walks along a street with a mask on.  I can understand how a person walks along a street with a mask off. I can understand how an unmasked person, upon approaching a group of people, might put a mask

The last few days have seen the US official Covid death count pass through the three quarter million mark, the world total death count pass through the five million mark, and we’re within three days of the world total Covid case count reaching 250 million.

I’ve a really important opening commentary today.  It is no exaggeration to say that acting on this might save your life or that of someone dear to you. If You Read Nothing Else, Please Read This : There are some fundamental Covid care issues we