-
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,…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…