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  • 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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  • Immunize The Teachers

    Much has been made these past few months about re-opening schools now that the coronavirus vaccines are available and the spread of the virus seems to be waning, even though teachers and students are not in the highest brackets for immunization. The argument has been put forth that schools can be re-opened because children tend…

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  • COVID And Herd Immunity

    There’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

    Up 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…

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