President Trump says it is great for coronavirus. And Queensland businessman and former federal MP, Clive Palmer, has pledged to fund 1m doses, despite warnings it can lead to heart attacks, eye damage and comas leading to death. An Arizona man died, and his wife was hospitalized, after taking a […]
A new modelling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace distancing, is most effective at reducing the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases compared with other intervention scenarios included in […]
From https://www.moir.com.au/ – Thursday March 26th
University of Sydney/ABC Wednesday 25 March 2020.
Questions must be asked as to how the Ruby Princess was allowed to enter the country. The RUBY PRINCESS, along with a number of other cruise ships that arrived in Australia around the same time, will go down in Australian history as a super spreader of disease and death. By Abul […]
As the coronavirus infects an increasing number of Australians, seemingly harmless activities have been branded potentially lethal and shut down as non-essential services. By Samantha Dick Nightclubs, pubs, cinemas, casinos, sport centres, gyms and places of religious worship are now closed. Restaurants are restricted to takeaways and deliveries. The announcements […]
The Mid North Coast Local Health District has confirmed four further confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region: 🦠A man in his 50s is in home isolation after returning from overseas 🦠A man in his 80s has been admitted to hospital after returning from overseas 🦠A woman […]
So here we are, perfecting our social distancing skills while schools, sports and other forms of social engagement are on indefinite hold, by a dangerous virus named after a (regal) crown. The coronavirus is named because the center envelope is surrounded by small protein spikes called peplomers. These little protein […]
Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means sustained and continuous transmission of the disease, simultaneously in more than three different geographical regions. Pandemic does not refer to the […]
Let us pray, now, for science. Pray for empiricism and for epidemiology and for vaccines. Pray for peer review and controlled double-blinds. For flu shots, herd immunity and washing your hands. Pray for reason, rigor and expertise. Pray for the precautionary principle. Pray for the W.H.O. By Farhad Manjoo And […]