Various companies will be making card-based COVID-19 tests. These will be simple to use and will be similar to some home pregnancy tests. They will eventually be usable at home but will be usable at schools in the next couple of months. The US government has bought the initial supplies for testing at nursing homes. …
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, reports that the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines will give people who have vaccinated a 50% lower chance of getting infected than somebody who hasn’t been vaccinated. US Operation Warp Speed is giving billions to private pharma companies to try to …
The pandemic, with its various ripples across all aspects of our lives and society, has caught everyone off guard, prompting us to reevaluate our predictions of what the future holds. But out of the ashes, new systems and ways of working are already emerging. The most obvious example has been the number of employees compelled …
This is a guide for best practices for stopping the spread of diseases (COVID-19, flu and other diseases.) We can maximize our economy, businesses and society while reducing disease. Simple steps can reduce disease spread by up to 100 times. Masks, hourly hand cleaning , cleaning commonly touched surfaces like door knobs can reduce disease …
Written and Researched by Evan Wang (15), Certificate of Distinction by placing in the top 0.57% of more than 19,000 students (top 100 out of 19000) writing the Fermat Math contest globally. Motivation As school comes back into session, there seems to not be much actionable advice. The advice that I have found is vague, …
Eli Lilly a Phase 3 trial studying LY-CoV555 for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in residents and staff at long-term care facilities in the U.S. (skilled nursing facilities, commonly referred to as nursing homes, and assisted living facilities). LY-CoV555, the lead antibody from Lilly’s collaboration with AbCellera, is a neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2, …
Most of the world has 10-100 times less per capita COVID-19 testing than the USA. The USA has probably only detected about 10-20% of its total COVID-19 cases. South Africa has the fifth most cases in the world. 90% of Africa has virtually no testing for COVID-19. It is impossible that South Africa has rampant …
George Church (biotech genius with over two dozen companies several with multi-billion valuation) says he has not stepped outside of his house in five months. He believes the vaccine designed by Estep, his former graduate student at Harvard and one of his protégés, is extremely safe. “I think we are at much bigger risk from …
More public mask-wearing is very important to curbing the spread of COVID-19, but is 80% of the population complying with mask-wearing good enough? Above the picture shows Mask compliance but no seatbelt. Getting to Hong Kong levels of 99% mask-wearing and other new hand and surface hygiene levels will require technology, ergonomics, policy and other …
When disaster strikes, small businesses turn to their business insurance policies for help – and those policies cover a wide range of situations, from storms and flooding to fires and worker injuries. As shops are forced to close down due to COVID-19, however, many are discovering that their insurance is of little help. Conventional business …
Apart from co-founding Wryst, Brian is the creator of the science blog Nextbigfuture with 4 million readers per year. In this post, it’s all about the relevance of hygiene solutions by answering the question: which PPE and hygienic products are in use and will be relevant in the future?