In June, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the next round of Covid-19 boosters be targeted against the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax will use the same platforms to manufacture the new boosters...
A Lesson in the Law of Unintended Consequences. Understanding of DNA from 1955 to 2012 Spit in a tube and learn your risk of future diseases from your DNA? No, you won’t. Murky heritage Spit in a tube and learn your heritage? I am an Ashkenazi Jew from Russia, except,...
What Could Go Wrong? Starting January 5, 2023, all travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau must have proof of a negative PCR COVID test to enter the US, even if they pass through other international airports. It won’t shield the US from Chinese COVID, but it will...
Can It be Fixed in Time? A Quote Worth Repeating: “Population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming,” (tweet on August 26) — Elon Musk, president of Tesla motors. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here How Do...
Only The US Working Population Resists Shrinkage Read Part 1 here and Part 3 here “Population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming,” — Elon Musk Elon Musk, the president of Tesla motors, SpaceX rockets,...
Read Part 2 here and Part 3 here The “Working-age population” around the world is shrinking. Birth rates have fallen in developed countries; climate change and food insecurity will undermine expanding population trends in less developed countries. The implications...
Main Image credit: Sumanley xulx from Pixabay Dear John, It has been three weeks since the first report of the omicron variant. The newspapers are filled with headlines with contradictory information. If you feel confused, you are not alone. What should one do about...
We are Standing on the Cliff with Our Toes over the Edge In the First Wave of Covid, we were led to believe the disease spread through surface contact or people coughing nearby. However, when Covid hit nursing homes, patients confined to their rooms succumbed to the...
Tested in a Total of 76 People …But It’s So Good, You Don’t Need to See the Data Russia approved the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine August 11. It has been tested in just 76 people. It is to be given to a small number of citizens from vulnerable groups, including...
On January 24th, Singapore became the first country to mandate mask wearing for all citizens. In February, The CDC and WHO advised “masks do not benefit average citizens.” April 24, the CDC advised wearing a mask to “protect other people.” In June, that changed to...
In April, I wrote an essay 21st Century Medicine Attacks COVID-19 at Lightspeed, describing how the full weight of modern biotechnology is be brought to bear on this pandemic. In less than 60 days, the COVID-19 spike protein had been identified as the best vaccine...
Corona virus can emerge from the lungs as tiny invisible particles (aerosols) when breathing, or as large visible droplets when coughing. The aerosols can float for 1-4 hours, and will migrate across a closed room. The larger, heavier droplets from coughing (or...
