The UK moved to a first dose first strategy, where they prioritize vaccine uptake over administering second doses. This means that instead of administering the…
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Could we Vaccinate Twice as Many People?
Michael Minna raises an intriguing possibility in an opinion piece in the New York Times: Instead of giving people two shots of a vaccine, we…
How the Virus Spreads
El País published an article with very nice visualizations of how the coronavirus spreads via aerosols. It’s a light and informative read. Main takeaways: The…
More Evidence for Vitamin D and Covid
Vitamin D has been among the supplements researchers suggested may be helpful against Covid-19 for a long time. Now we have the results from a…
Lab Safety and the Origins of Covid-19
Until this day the origins of the Sars-coronavirus 2 remain unknown. The two ends of the spectrum of theories are the zoonotic theory and the…
Thursday, 30.04.2020 – Forecasting CoVid-19 Cases
Link of the day: Forecasts of cases and the effective reproduction number globally For the last weeks I’ve been working with a team at the…
Sunday, 19.04.2020 – Bill Maher On The ‘Chinese Virus’
I found it interesting
Saturday, 18.04.2020 – What The West Cannot Learn From South Korea
Link of the day: What Europe Cannot Learn from South Korea (German) South Korea’s track record in fighting the corona pandemic is impressive. Countless newspaper…
Thursday, 16.04.2020 – Are Ventilators Overused?
Link of the day: With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19 There is some evidence suggesting that too many patients…