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Aug 21
1 min

No Test is Perfect

√ There will always be false negatives and false positives. √ The concern with COVID testing is what proportion are false negatives....

May 26
1 min

Use a virus to deliver a vaccine? Youʻre kidding right?

No, this could be the trick. Scientists have long researched using one live, yet innocuous virus to delivery other viral proteins, to whi...

May 21
1 min

Really, Let the Infection Vaccinate?

Some advocate letting the infection rate run rampant to achieve herd immunity status. There is just one problem with this tactic, it is c...

May 13
2 min

Controlled, Not Open or Closed

Yes, we are buried in data and it can be very overwhelming. The question is are we getting the pandemic under control. The problem is a...

Apr 30
1 min

Itʻs all about the timing.

COVID 19 has caused at least 63801 deaths as of April 30 in just over 40 days. The explosion of cases is unprecedented. In contrast, the...

Apr 26
1 min

Please, please do not open up too soon

Ignorance and selfishness is attempting to offset science. It is a bit like playing Russian Roulette. The CDC Total Cases is 895428 as o...

Apr 23
1 min

Yes, Testing for Virus RNA Works

There are concerns that the common RNA test may not correlate with presence of the active virus. From this disease course data, we can s...

Apr 23
1 min

We gotta swab a lot more noses.

Due to the poor supply of COVID19 test kits, most testing has been in people with symptoms. In the diagram above and to the middle, the ...

Apr 21
1 min

Test ! Two Kinds of Tests.

Both tests have value, but the virus RNA test is fast and accurate. We just need millions more!! ∆ The RNA in the virus is its unique ...

Apr 21
1 min

Flat Curve for Hawai‘i : Not Yet

To flatten the curve means we have slowed the new infection rate. Hawai‘i acted quickly. Being an island means no one just drives in. Fl...

Apr 20
1 min

Encouraging Evidence: Some People, Young and Old Are Partially Resistant.

In early COVID 19 infection some peoples natural resistance applies the "brakes" to the virus. The data in the green circle is from pati...

Apr 20
1 min

COVID 19 Risk Factors: Whatʻs Sunshine Got To Do With It?

The risk factors or Co-morbidities of COVID 19 infection make the news most every night. There is a risk factor for the risk factors. Ω ...

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