I’ve seen a ton of posts online comparing Covid-19 to H1N1 and claiming that the media has over-hyped this pandemic. Certainly, the media has been known to blow things out of proportion. Are quarantining and social distancing “over-reactions”? While it may be tempting to compare the two pandemics on surface level statistics like death counts or case numbers, it is important to realize the ways in which they are not comparable. One of the most obvious differences is in their transmissibility. Last week, I threw out some numbers comparing the transmissibility of Covid-19 to that of the flu; every person…
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I’m sure you’ve heard about Covid-19 by now. If you haven’t, you’ve obviously been living under a rock — great job self-isolating! There has been a lot of misinformation and miscommunication going around about Covid-19 (also known as coronavirus). Just like the flu, there is the myth that taking antibiotics will cure/prevent coronavirus (it will not, please stop). There are various myths concerning how to protect yourself from coronavirus ranging from the asinine and ill-advised (spray yourself with disinfectant or take a really hot bath) to the downright dangerous (drinking bleach — a tactic that does kill coronavirus with the unfortunate side effect of killing…
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