Knutt Wittkowski is an international expert in infectious disease epidemics who previously led the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design at Rockefeller University Hospital in New York. At this lunch interview on a New York City sidewalk he talks for 20 minutes about Covid-19. He argues with clarity that we cannot fight the spread … More The Covid Killing Fields
I have learned that the more someone understands viruses, epidemiology and outbreaks + the less they have to benefit from the fear narrative we have been so strongly convinced to follow, the more completely outrageous their views appear to the general public. Below features two of the growing number of people with the relevant expertise … More Speaking Truth to Power
An ethical genius at work. Interview with Reiner Fuellmich
The UK are being dragged into a socio-economic crisis bigger than anything they have seen since World War 2, and for what reason? Mental health, food supply chains, unemployment, a widening wealth divide, health care access crisis, and so many other seemingly insurmountable issues are crashing down simultaneously on this nation. Some of the reasons … More So Hard to Watch
I am so grateful to those people whose training, courage and collaboration results in their continuing to ask questions and explore ideas. Promotions of “a single source of truth“, as political leaders are strongly campaigning for, are disquieting. Covid-19 is in no way, shape or form, something that can be viewed through the lens of … More A Single Source of Truth
Wicked problems appear impossible to solve. They are complex, long-standing, seemingly intractable, and there are divergent opinions about the ways to address them. Wicked problems do not occur in a vacuum. They are enmeshed in wider social, cultural and political issues. Typically, governments and other organizations attempt to fix wicked problems through a particular lens … More Wicked Problems and Collective Impact
PANDA ~ Pandemics Data and Analytics invited me to become a member three days ago! This stemmed from my opinionating on Twitter. The movement has largely grown out of recruitments from Twitter, with like minds gravitating towards each other. There are more than a hundred of us, with various skills to offer such as mathematicians, … More Pillars of Public Health
Description of the problem: WHO has received user feedback on an elevated risk for false SARS-CoV-2 results when testing specimens using RT-PCR reagents on open systems. This is from the WHO Information Notice for IVD Users (In Vitro Diagnostic Users), dated 7 December and published online 14 December 2020. That’s almost exactly 11 months after … More Making WHO Accountable
Kung Future in Cambodia are starting a maternal-child nutrition project with a small foundation sponsorship received recently. Unable to travel there, it is an Australian-English-Cambodian partnership underway with untrained local staff implementing the work via support through Zoom meetings. At a time when extra and intensive support is needed most in the face of hunger … More Politics, Poverty, Phylogeny and Poetry
On December 10, 2020, Dr Clare Craig, Diagnostic Pathologist, addressed a large gathering of concerned parents about Covid testing, T-Cell immunity and the testing of children and young people. Below is the video of her opening address and my summary notes. Whilst she speaks from a specifically UK perspective, it is important to consider the … More Pandemic Patterns
