For a vast majority of Americans, at this very moment, it means almost nothing. And yet, it is also important. A brief reminder that I am not a doctor. Nor can I claim to be…
Tag: COVID19
Clearing COVID-19 Confusion – info straight from medical researchers about mutations, vaccines, and transmissibility
You know me, I like getting my scientific information straight from the people that are hands-on doing the science. That is why I get all of my COVID-19 information from Harvard, Mayo Clinic, Imperial College,…
The chemistry of transporting the COVID vaccine
So I get a great email today from Les. Question: I know how much you like science and I am a little confused about shipping the vaccine. When I was in shipping we used dry…
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Mississippi’s average COVID count has more-than-tripled since Election Day
I noticed an alarming stat today when The Mississippi Department of Health released their daily COVID numbers update: We had more cases tallied in one day than in the whole first month tallied cases in…
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9/1/20 brief COVID note: Kids & masks
Reminder! I’m still not a doctor. Nor would I want to be one. Nor a nurse. Those people are heroes. Semi-related, but the next time you see a nurse, give them a socially-distanced high-five! They…
8/11/20 COVID Update: Sports, COVID and heart issues
You know, six months later and I’m still not a doctor. And if you would’ve told me on New Year’s Eve that I was going to spend most of 2020 with my nose in medical journals…
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8/3/20 COVID Update: Georgia Tech offers ‘percent-chance’ of meeting someone infected
This won’t be a super-detailed post, but rather just a heads up that I stumbled across a new way to figure out the “threat” of meeting someone infected with COVID-19 while I’m out and about.…
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8/1/19 COVID Update: July was deadliest month yet, nearly half of Georgia kids camp infected, and CDC with new tips
While the spread of COVID-19 seems to be nearly out of control in some places, in others things are starting to get back to normal. In Mississippi, like a handful of other places in the…
Falsely yelling ‘Fire’ in a theater: How misinformation, confirmation bias make informing the public about COVID-19 so difficult
A good friend of mine, Ivory Hecker, down in Houston recently had one of her videos pulled from Facebook. Like most of us when facebook fails us, she went to Twitter. The most alarming thing…
7/28/20 AM COVID Update: Study suggests weather forecasts struggle during pandemic, Teens may be important spreaders, Smart Watches may ID COVID early
You guessed it: I’m still not a doctor. And, if I’m being honest, I never wanted to be one. Ever. The hours, the stress, the mental fatigue. I couldn’t do it. Oh sure, I’ll go…
