Apart from parts of South America where the lambda variant predominates, the delta SARS-CoV-2 variant has largely taken over ...
Although it turns out that the delta variant (R0~6-7) is not quite as transmissible as the highly contagious smallpox virus ...
In Australia, we are currently experiencing our third significant wave of COVID-19. Although in Victoria, we are reporting around 20 cases per day for the past few days, we are not taking any chances. After a week of lockdown, a seven extension was prescribed...
Despite Japan being in the midst of her fifth (and most dangerous) COVID-19 wave, the Tokyo Olympics were beautiful with no real interruptions due to the pandemic. It was a pity that spectators were not allowed to observe the excellence live, ...
The two major Australian cities are currently in lockdown; Sydney has been in lockdown for a few weeks now but cases continue to be above 200. In Melbourne, cases are relatively low, however, given the transmissibility of the delta variant, ...
Given the heterogeneity with respect to disease severity in different population groups “authorities” have steered clear of prescribing nutrition of a “healthy lifestyle” as prophylactic or for the management of COVID-19. Studies with specific vitamins ...
A cool catch-phrase these days relate to the declaration of “dual pandemics”; to highlight the severity of certain circumstances, phrases such as dual “COVID and obesity”, “COVID and diabetes”, “COVID and poverty”, COVID and racism”, etc… etc…
Successful vaccination programs around the world have led to some encouraging images, major cities re-opening, UK’s freedom day, sporting events having “full” or at least partial crowds, and super-rich people becoming astronauts! However, this dominant “delta” strain ...
Sport without crowd attendance is kind of weird. The Tokyo Olympics is no exception – it’s not the same. Unfortunately, Japan is currently in the midst of the fourth COVID-19 wave with averaging over 1000 for the past couple of weeks ...
In the past weeks two rich men and their crew “flew” into space becoming “astronauts”. First, we had Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Unity 22. The most recent was Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s spaceflight on the New Shepard vehicle. Both spaceflights ...