by taylorsmith | Jun 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
We know how to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And it’s not rocket science. It’s just plain old, run-of-the-mill, everyday science. Just because our communities and restaurants are opening back up, *nothing* has changed about this virus or its lethality. It can...
by taylorsmith | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing has been touted as the holy grail – the get-out-of-COVID-jail free card. Because there are many asymptomatic carriers, some are understandably hoping: “if I’ve already had it and was asymptomatic, I could be immune!” and then can...
by taylorsmith | May 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” ― T.S. Eliot The LA Times featured my hospital system, and specifically my hospital, Sharp Memorial, in a photo journal. It was surreal seeing the hallways and wards that I walk through on a...
by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As of yesterday, San Diego fully entered Phase 2b, which means restaurants and retail businesses can have in-person customers with modifications to operations. I wanted to offer some words of warning as we begin to venture out. We have entered that stage of the...
by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why should I wear a mask? Here’s why: Masks provide “source control”—blocking the spread of respiratory droplets from a person with active, but perhaps unrecognized, infection. A study published in Nature showed that surgical masks are effective at blocking 99% of...
