Week 10 (March 2-8) It’s been a week since my post about COVID-19. Here’s the latest. ð‘¹ð’Šð’”𒌠ð’ˆð’“ð’ð’–ð’‘ð’”If you’re in a risk group (e.g., elderly*, underlying conditions), the time to think about social distancing has come. The virus is now transmitting in US communities. It may not be in your community yet. But we don’t […]
Week 9 (Feb 24 – Mar 1) I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about COVID-19 lately. Here’s a summary from your friendly neighborhood epidemiologist: 1. ð˜ðžð¬, ðð¡ðž ðœð¨ð«ð¨ð§ðšð¯ð¢ð«ð®ð¬ ð¢ð¬ ð©ð«ð¨ð›ðšð›ð¥ð² ðœð¨ð¦ð¢ð§ð ðð¨ ðš ðð¡ðžðšððžð« ð§ðžðšð« ð²ð¨ð®. The testing criteria has been so restricted in the US, we’ve likely missed dozens of mild cases that […]