The number of people likely to die depends on two factors: how likely you are to die when you get it (IFR) and how many people you will spread it to (R0). Below, I’ll explain both of these and run the numbers based on current estimates. How many people you will spread it to R...
How many more Americans will die? The number of Americans dying from COVID-19 is surging again. The daily death toll began falling in mid-April, and it continued to fall — until about a week ago. Daily reported deaths in the U.S. have increased from 578 two weeks...
an infectious-disease epidemiologist and a professor at Kent State University’s College of Public Health, who tracks conspiratorial narratives about illness and public health. She saw them emerging first in social media groups driven by covid skepticism, with people asking, as she puts it, “If...
for covid-19 and people who are obese are more likely than those who are not obese to contract Covid-19 at a younger age, develop severe Covid-19, require hospitalization, oxygen, mechanical ventilation, intubation, or admission into ICU, end up in hospital sooner, or die from Covid-19...
In the last few days, there have been quite a few reports of studies suggesting that the number of people who have been exposed to Covid-19 is far larger than previously thought. These studies have been based on testing for antibodies against coronavirus
The KAB study also found that, since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased incidence of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), with an estimated 207 million PPE gloves and masks littering roadways and waterways. All states have littering laws (with varying degrees of penalties and ...
Even if you've had a COVID-19 infection, you might be able to get sick again and spread it to others. What Is Quarantine? Quarantine is for people who don't have symptoms but who might have been exposed to COVID-19. The idea is to keep you from unknowingly infecting others. ...
Even if you've had a COVID-19 infection, you might be able to get sick again and spread it to others. What Is Quarantine? Quarantine is for people who don't have symptoms but who might have been exposed to COVID-19. The idea is to keep you from unknowingly infecting others. ...
In other words, a secret cabal of pharma execs, scientific researchers and cancer nonprofits are letting more than 8 million people die each year worldwide so they can line their pockets with cancer money. Such a plot, if true, would be nothing short of medical genocide. Ted Gansler is s...
COVID-19 has challenged the death care industry, but it has also provided new opportunities, and enabled new projects and technologies to flourish. (Photo courtesy of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). “It’s an essential human fear that we don’t want to die alone, and...