There are currently 14 potential vaccines that are still in the testing phase of Donald Trump’s program to fast track one to the public. Their hope is that they can have one ready to go by January. There is still no word if the vaccine will be free or how it will be distributed. There … Read more
Earlier this week, one of the ER doctors treating COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Manhattan committed suicide. While she had struggled with mental health issues previously, her father attributed her death to the onslaught of patients and the devastation this virus caused. This article points to the toll that this pandemic has on our … Read more
http://apjai-journal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5_AP-200220-0773.pdf This article discusses how monoclonal antibody treatments for other strains of COVID, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV can inform future treatments for COVID-19. Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies cloned from one parent cell that all bind to the same thing; essentially antibodies specifically against COVID-19. The study concludes that while monoclonal antibodies are a promising treatment for … Read more
Biden has had his share of scandals these past few weeks, with the Tara Reade allegation taking up much of the news coverage about him. However, he has also benefitted this past week as the American people start to turn against Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. This includes making himself a leader to governors despite … Read more
“Moral Hazard” describes a situation in which the costs of risky behavior are not entirely borne the the actor, but shared with others. Not surprisingly, this encourages risky behavior.
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This isn’t really about architecture – it’s about public health
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nurses/nurses-must-be-protected-from-abuse-during-coronavirus-pandemic-who-nursing-groups-idUSKBN21O317 Healthcare workers around the world have been abused and harassed, as many fear they are spreading the virus. The WHO states that governments must protect nurses and have zero-tolerance policy for harassment or abuse. Nurses have been attacked during previous outbreaks (Ebola, AIDS) as well.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/california-doctors-coronavirus-claims/index.html A news conference by two California doctors who downplay the threat of COVID-19 and encourage reopening of the cities has recently gone viral. The doctors who are not epidemiologist and who run urgent care centers in Bakersfield used non-peer reviewed data to make their case against shelter in place order. The two have featured on … Read more
