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Lineages Mutants and Variants, Oh My!
Lineages Mutants and Variants, Oh My!
I haven’t updated this blog in while. Partly because I think my previous posts have provided the foundation for which to understand how…
Brian M. Sullivan
Mar 7, 2021
Revisiting immunity after infection: Second time’s the charm?
I haven’t been very good at keeping up this blog, mainly because I’ve been pretty busy these days but also because I feel like much of…
Brian M. Sullivan
Nov 25, 2020
The next few weeks will be tough…
The next few weeks will be tough…
Brian M. Sullivan
Sep 6, 2020
From Russia with love….
It’s very unlikely that love for their fellow humans is behind their approval of a Russian vaccine, but I’m not here to speculate on…
Brian M. Sullivan
Aug 20, 2020
News Break!
At this point, I think I’ve laid down a pretty good foundation for a few aspects of this pandemic. But as news comes out, I get questions…
Brian M. Sullivan
Aug 16, 2020
Winter is coming…
… or will we see another increase CoVID-19 this fall?
Brian M. Sullivan
Aug 13, 2020
Let’s stop talking about waves of infection. It’s nonsense.
Let’s stop talking about waves of infection. It’s nonsense.
Pandemics are new to our generation. Sure, we’ve had the AIDS pandemic since the early 80s and several smaller influenza pandemics since…
Brian M. Sullivan
Aug 5, 2020
Brave New World… Coronavirus after worldwide vaccinations
Early during this pandemic, I thought, more likely than not, that we could eliminate the coronavirus after a vaccine is approved. I didn’t…
Brian M. Sullivan
Aug 2, 2020
Will these coronavirus vaccines work? (PART 2)
Last time we discussed the likelihood of having a decent CoVID-19 vaccine. Given 1) previous animal data suggesting that a vaccine is…
Brian M. Sullivan
Jul 28, 2020
Will these coronavirus vaccines work? (PART 1)
The only way we are going to end this pandemic without millions of people dying is through vaccination, but can we count on vaccines…
Brian M. Sullivan
Jul 25, 2020
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