by The Conversation | Sep 28, 2021 | Progress & Solutions
Republished from The Conversation, by Laura (Layla) H. Kwong Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask or a gaiter? Over the past year and a half, researchers have produced a lot of laboratory, model-based and observational...
by Marty Kassowitz | Sep 21, 2021 | Fact Heroes
Right now there is an exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 covering more than 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington. Last year, artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg created an outdoor installation in Washington comprised of...
by Marty Kassowitz | Aug 18, 2021 | Politics, Corruption & Criminality
The recent revelation that Rand Paul’s wife invested in Gilead Sciences, maker of Remsvidir, just prior to the initial spread of the pandemic raises some scary questions. First and foremost of these is “Are people profiting from the disinformation being...
by Marty Kassowitz | Jul 28, 2021 | Opinions & Commentary, Quick Facts
I’ve updated this post with new data below about the infection data in Florida as well as the US overall. My wife and I have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for many months now. We got our second jab on February 17th. Since two weeks after that date we...
by Marty Kassowitz | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics, Corruption & Criminality
The contrast between the United States’ response to Covid-19 and that of New Zealand could not be more stark. While we are still experiencing about 1000 deaths per day, New Zealand lost a total of 26 people to the pandemic. Much can be and has been written about...