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CDC COVID-19 Update
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser offers this week’s CDC COVID-19 Update. Weekly Highlights Nationally, the percentage of laboratory specimens testing positive for SARS-C
Why Testing for COVID-19 Still Matters
Introduction This Straight No Chaser addresses why testing for COVID-19 still matters. We’ve diagnosed 1 million Americans with COVID-19. The US is testing at a rate of 16.4
Available Personal Protective Equipment – Last 2 Days of Free Shipping!
Available Personal Protective Equipment Act now! Secure your families and your health with the following. We’ve been offering 3-layer protective surgical masks for a few weeks no
PPE For the Public!
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser asks a straightforward question: Where’s the PPE for the public? Much has been made of the need to care for our first responders. I get
Ten Recommendations to Get America Ready to Safely Reopen after COVID-19
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser offers ten recommendations to help us be ready to safely reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic. Question of the Day I received a great question vi
The COVID-19 Endgame You Want to Avoid
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser asks you to think about the COVID-19 endgame. Remember the notion that COVID-19 will disappear with the warm weather? It’s a pretty embarras
When Stay at Home is the Wrong Choice
Introduction This Straight No Chaser addresses when stay at home shouldn’t be governing your decisions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Time is Tissue Let’s not
Questions and Answers about Masks for COVID-19
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser offers five questions and answers about masks to be used against COVID-19. Wasn’t it first recommended that we not wear masks? Yes, but that
Reopening America During a Pandemic: Phase One
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser reviews the proposal criteria set by the Trump administration for phased reopening America and restarting the economy. This post reviews gatin
The Other Upcoming Pandemic
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser looks at mental health as an equivalent of an upcoming pandemic. The general American population (and perhaps the world in differing amounts)
Lingering COVID-19 Questions, from Reinfection to Reopening
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser looks at some lingering COVID-19 questions. Many of these have been prompted by a recent study. According to Reuters, S. Korea has reported th
Specific Reasons for Overrepresentation of COVID-19 in African Americans
Introduction We’ve previously quantified the overrepresentation of COVID-19 in African Americans. This Straight, No Chaser offers a few specific reasons for those disparities
Unemployment, COVID-19 and Your Health Insurance
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser looks at the emerging relationship between COVID-19 and your health insurance. Over the last three weeks, approximately 10 million Americans h
We’re Helping Those In Need. You Can Too.
Introduction At Straight, No Chaser, we’re into helping those in need. As we’ve discussed, certain communities are especially disadvantaged when it comes to having acce
The Rationale for Not Using Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19
Introduction Before looking at the rationale against the use of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19, think about what’s being asked here. There are two option.
The Rationale for Using Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19
Introduction This is the first of a two-part Straight, No Chaser view at the rationales for and against using hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19. Perhaps the dis
The New COVID-19 Normal – Three Steps to Safety
Introduction This Straight No Chaser offers you a “Three Steps to Safety” approach for what will become the new normal. Think about the next COVID-19 Outbreak. I’ve b
African American COVID-19 Outcomes are Disproportionately Bad
Introduction Very few states have been collecting COVID-19 demographic data based on race. When you look at the data, it’s apparent why some may not wish to be confronted with th
The CDC Recommends Facial Masks for the Public
Need Facial Masks? The CDC now recommends everyone wear masks. Courtesy of SI Medical Supply, you have an option to provide 3-layer facial masks for your family and loved ones. You
Wear a Mask: The New Normal
The answer really has been in front of our faces all along (no pun intended). I’ve long appreciated the wisdom of foreigners at airports walking around with their masks. It’s r
