Knowledge about the coronavirus is crucial in a democratic society. The knowledge that is shared on media outlets should be truthful, and based on medical and scientific observations and research. My first post on the COVID-19 virus, Seeking Knowledge About...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. It's an important article, especially when governors around the country are thinking about opening their state to businesses and events that up to now have been shut down. People are...
If we slow the spread, can we return to normal? The United States now has 519,453 COVID-19 cases. That's more cases than Spain, Italy, China, and South Korea combined. There are still a handful of U.S. states that have not put in place state-wide mitigation plans such...
I live in one of the hotspots in the state of Georgia. The coronavirus cases are increasing in Georgia at about an 8% rate per day. In this post I provide maps and charts that will help you understand the current status of COVID-19 in the state. I wish to thank Ed...
The goal of community mitigation is to slow the spread of a novel influenza. Coupled with the fact that social distancing and other mitigation methods work, why have we waited to implement community mitigation throughout the United States. Georgia implemented a...
Americans have mixed views of social distancing. Yet, there is evidence that social distancing is an effective non-pharmaceutical measure taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease, such as COVID-19. Social distancing means keeping your...
