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The DANMASK study is now the best available scientific evidence for COVID-19 that shows wearing a mask gives no real benefit to the wearer.It wasn't a surprise since this is

The pro-lockdown crowd fortunately all sing from the same hymn sheet. The most recent talking point against the rational voices echo the new fear of "long covid". The frightening boogyman

I find it curious that, in general, those who might describe themselves as being on the left or progressive tend to be avidly pro-lockdown.However, lockdowns are completely regressive in nature

Our Covid testing in South Africa is going to increase. This is going to cause a "second wave" of cases, but just like the wave pool at Sun City, this

On 17 August Prof Karim was on ENCA talking about the potential impact of moving to level 2 lockdown. He set the scene for second wave fears:"We expect that there

Fresh on the back of asking some questions about the parameterization of the current SEIR models (https://tinyurl.com/ycsaannm ), the WHO themselves released death estimates (23,611) around half the number currently being

When a new virus emerges, there is naturally a reaction to worry in the absence of data. Epidemiologists will then typically use theoretical models to project the impact of the

An anecdote to explain extra COVID deaths (read this for reference):https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html In 2010 my first child, Olivia, was born. As first-time parents we were clueless and took her hom