All of the responsible plans for loosening economic and social restrictions call for widespread testing capabilities at the community level. Testing in the US has thus far been an epic failure, and there is no particularly good news on the horizon. Clearly the greatest return on investment for the next few weeks, and likely the…Continue Reading COVID-19: Testing
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COVID-19: Grocery Stores Aren’t Churches
Not all gatherings are equally risky. The risk of infection is determined by several factors that are related to how COVID-19 is spread from person-to-person. Transmission occurs through the air when someone breathes in droplets or aerosols produced by an infected person through sneezing, coughing, or in enclosed spaces through breathing, or when they touch…Continue Reading COVID-19: Grocery Stores Aren’t Churches
COVID-19: Transmission Basics
How COVID-19 Spreads Person-to-Person COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a Novel Coronavirus which is spread when a susceptible person breaths in droplets or aerosols produced by an infected person coughing or sneezing—and for particularly infectious individuals, even breathing—or when the susceptible person touches contaminated surfaces and then touch their mouth, nose or eyes….Continue Reading COVID-19: Transmission Basics