Yes, he's behaved appallingly. However, if he's finally prepared to accept that experts are a better guide than his 'gut instincts' and act on their advice, that's still a good thing. I imagine that … (View Post)

The advice I've seen is pretty consistent that people can be infectious without significant symptoms. Incubation issues are part of the reason Covid-19 is harder to deal with than flu: - it has a lon… (View Post)

Plasma can be transfused directly to provide antibodies to someone with Covid-19 - effectively kick-starting their immune system. It provides a potential alternative to vaccination. If such treatment… (View Post)

There was some discussion a while ago about the danger of undemocratic actions being taken in the guise of responding to Covid-19. A real example of that looks to be unfolding in Hungary at the momen… (View Post)

Without really wanting to defend China, I think it may be helpful to again provide a bit of balance on this. Local Chinese officials undoubtedly lied in the early stages of the epidemic, but during t… (View Post)