Before I provide data, I want you to ask yourself a few questions. How many people do I personally know that have died from COVID? How many people do I personally know that have been hospitalized or have long term effects from COVID? How many people do I personally know…

With our entire economy and way of life at a near standstill from COVID-19, and one person dying in the US every 30-60 seconds during peak outbreaks, people are desperate for accurate news and information they can trust. But in a deeply divided political and emotionally charged environment, is it…

How does the body normally stop a virus? The body uses its immune system to protect itself from invading particles such as viruses and bacteria. The goal of the virus or bacteria is to replicate and spread. Viruses and pathogenic (destructive) bacteria hurt the human body during replication and spread…

Analogy for COVID-19 spread When conditions are right, fire quickly spreads from a tiny spark to a roaring fire. Dry wood, lots of oxygen or wind, and kindling such as dried grass can take a spark from a well contained campfire or lit cigarette to a roaring forest fire. Similarly…

SARS-CoV-2 is a virus, a parasitic molecule which needs to infect a cell to reproduce (Figure 1 and 2). Figure 1: The blue dots are SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19 as visualized by transmission electron microscopy. The insert is a CDC computer generated image of the coronavirus structure. Viruses are…

Science is an iterative process. What we know today may change based on what we learn tomorrow. Why do scientists change their minds? Why has the CDC made one statement regarding mask recommendations and then changed it? Why was the initial goal to flatten the curve and now the goal…

COVID-19 hit the world and none of our lives have been the same since. Because we have all been affected, everyone has a perspective about how the situation should or could have been handled differently. In addition to this, we have all been affected differently. Some people have loved ones…