May 24, 2021The Scientific Method and the PandemicIn my fifth-grade science class I remember devising a way to remember the process involved in the scientific method as my teacher, Miss Iman, articulated them. While she wrote specific steps on the chalkboard what she taught me, through those steps I copied in my notebook, was that scientific theories…Covid-197 min readCovid-197 min read
Published in Medium Coronavirus Blog·Dec 7, 2020Turning a Vaccine Into VaccinationVaccines are on the horizon, but the last mile of vaccination — getting two doses into most people—is a Herculean task — When the announcement was made that Jonas Salk developed a highly efficacious polio vaccine, the nation rightly erupted in joy. The same phenomenon is happening now (though not with ticker-tape parades) with news of highly efficacious results with the first Covid-19 vaccines. Regulatory approval of one vaccine in the U.K…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Mar 23, 2020Member-onlyCOVID19: A Path ForwardCOVID-19 presents the most pressing infectious disease challenge we have faced in over a century. If predictions are correct, this virus will exact an enormous toll in terms of death, hospitalization, and disruption. It will stress hospitals, panic populations, and alter life. …Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
