COVID-19

I have previously written on the physics of direct contact, which pertains to how much attention we need to pay to wipe down packages and surfaces.

Without a mask, droplets can travel up to 8 feet. Here are the visualizations for three off-the-shelf alternatives, a surgical type mask available at pharmacies, a folded hankerchief, and a two layer home-made cotton mask.

What's the best way for young people to avoid having babies and acquiring undesirable microbial species in their nether regions? Abstinence. It works every single time. Young people should wait until they're married.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures. The original is here.

By Leigh Turner, University of Minnesota

The researchers made use of two datasets. C-Span provided information on the verified Twitter accounts of the members of the 116th Congress; Twitter’s interface provided the tweets.

It's no secret that I'm no fan of dietary supplements. Neither is my colleague Dr. Henry Miller, one sharp guy, who used to be the Director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology. 

Several months into the coronavirus pandemic, we still don't have a good understanding of SARS-CoV-2. The often contradictory information we get from scientists and public health officials reflects this.

Public health officials and the media have been warning us that coronavirus kills not just old or immunocompromised people but young people too. While this is true, it remains relatively uncommon.

While much remains to be learned about the transmission of COVID-19, the scientific consensus appears to be that the ultimate main route of infection is through an individual’s nasal passages and airways as the virus attached to ACE receptors.