Given the transmissibility of the delta variant “, and since only ~5% of the population is currently fully vaccinated, “Australia” is taking no chances! Approximately 12 million people (~50% of the population) is now is some form of lockdown...
The longer a virus such as SARS-CoV-2 is “allowed” to spend in its new host (us!), the more likely it becomes that it can accumulate mutations some of which will give the virus a competitive edge. It can be thought of as Darwinian evolution in rapid...
Some latest headlines are indicating that there is a direct relationship between vaccination rates and decreased rates of SARS-Cov-2 infections; not that surprising! Latest data shows that 2.75 billion doses have been administered to date...
With over 70% of the population vaccinated, (the magic range for herd immunity is ~70-80%), major US cities – i.e. New York and California are now reopening. The announcement came as new cases in New York dropped below ~1000 per day ...
As expected emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants are now becoming the major issue with respect to elimination of the virus. The most popular variant in the past couple of months is the variant first identified in India; first designated as B.1.617 and now referred to as
While the ethics and socio-economic impacts of Lockdowns are too complex to cover here, the fact is that they do work to minimise viral transmission. After two weeks of our latest Lockdown in Melbourne, restrictions were loosened on Friday 11th June;
After enjoying a couple of months of “relative” normality, including Fun Fridays, having dinner at a restaurant, and watching a film at the theatre, we are back in a “snap circuit-breaker” lockdown that has been going for 12 days.