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Smallpox vs. Monkeypox
Read more: Smallpox vs. MonkeypoxThe past few months have seen an increase in the number of cases of monkeypox in humans around the world. [BTW, monkeypox is now known as Mpox because it seems to be more of a human virus rather than a monkey virus, which was what it was when it first jumped from monkeys in central…
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Post-COVID, Part 2
Read more: Post-COVID, Part 2In my previous posting on this website, I discussed what we all need to do to help keep COVID in its place. Masking, fist bumps, not shaking hands, vaccination, and so forth. We have to treat COVID like we treat colds, influenza and other highly communicable diseases because it spreads so easily through the air,…
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Post-COVID
Read more: Post-COVIDAre we post-COVID yet? Are we really post-COVID? Not really. We may be past the major epidemic of COVID-19, but COVID is still with us. I’ve known personally or heard of several people in the past several months (late 2023 and into 2024) who have contracted COVID. The virus still circulates in the US, and…
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The New Old
Read more: The New OldHere we are, settling now into our new reality after the COVID pandemic. The virus is ensconced well among us, still spreading and causing illness all over the United States and the rest of the world. We have good vaccines that fight the virus, and the last figure I read said 96% of the population…
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After The Pandemic
Read more: After The PandemicAs I type this, the delta variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is cutting its way through the population of unvaccinated people in the US like the proverbial bull in a China shop, and maybe it’s a little too early to start thinking about how we are going to live after the pandemic is over. I…
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Where Did SARS-CoV-2 Come From?
Read more: Where Did SARS-CoV-2 Come From?In the ongoing pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19, the one most significant question about the virus and the pandemic itself is, where did the virus originate? Most people point to China, and that’s where the World Health Organization is looking. The WHO has visited China, particularly Wuhan, and more specifically,…
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COVID And The Economy
Read more: COVID And The EconomyIn an earlier post on this blog site I commented on COVID and herd immunity (scroll down to see it). What would happen, I asked, if we just let the pandemic of coronavirus play itself out naturally? Herd immunity would eventually take effect and the pandemic would die down. But many, many more people would…
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After The Coronavirus
Read more: After The CoronavirusThe coronavirus pandemic continues: cases are increasing faster than medical facilities can accommodate them, lines for testing are miles long, deaths are mounting, and the virus has hit almost every country on the globe. We are deep in the second wave, and—at the time I’m writing this (11/15/2020)—it’s obvious the numbers will only increase, at…
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COVID And Herd Immunity
Read more: COVID And Herd ImmunityThere’s been some talk lately of saying to heck with the idea of developing a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is currently causing the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, and simply allowing the virus to spread freely among the population, infecting each one who comes in contact with another infected person. This would certainly…
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COVID-19 In The Long Term
Read more: COVID-19 In The Long TermUp to now, I haven’t blogged or commented on the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, largely because anything I had to say would be to simply repeat the already well-known, tried-and-true rules that everyone is familiar with: wear a mask, stay at least six feet apart (nine or ten would be even better), wash your hands, don’t…