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WHAT IS THE “GREAT BARRINGTON DECLARATION” (OR WHY IS A STANFORD DOCTOR PROMOTING “HERD IMMUNITY” AT THE WHITE HOUSE)? The Great Barrington Declaration was authored and signed October 4th by a team that came together at an economic

Experts feel that it is extremely important during this pandemic to get your flu shot and feel that it is best to do it earlier in the fall rather than waiting. Fortunately flu vaccines are now readily available

If you’ve been branching out over the summer, it might be time to start closing your social circle. In some parts of the country, where coronavirus transmission has waned a bit, small gatherings, backyard barbeques, get togethers, and

We have long known that viruses and other germs can enter the body through mucous membranes on the face including those in the eyes, nose and mouth. This is the reason that the recommendations to prevent the spread

Many experts, including Dr. Kathryn Anderson from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, believe that we will need to wear masks for another 1-2 years. She talks about it here in more detail. She, like other public

While we await the results of vaccine trials,  public health officials are searching for other measures that could decrease the proportion of severe symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. With no clear and easy therapy, one of our main focuses in

The short answer is YES.  Epidemiologists and most scientific agencies agree that wearing a mask significantly lowers the spread of virus by reducing the spread of one’s own droplet spread. The other reason is that new data published

The CDC told public health agencies last week to begin preparing for distribution of limited doses of vaccine as early as late October.  President Trump’s vaccine chief, Moncef Slaoui, said on Thursday he believes it is “extremely unlikely but not impossible” that