
Saved by Violet Ruffalo
On the Use and Abuse of St. Francis for Quarantine Life
Saved by Violet Ruffalo
The reason to alter our practices, especially the way we gather (see below), is not self-protection. For one thing, in the case of this particular virus, if individuals are young and healthy, infection may pose not much more threat than the ordinary seasonal flu. The change is needed because our vulnerable neighbors — those of any age with compromi
... See moreRyan and other epidemiologists wanted Western countries to follow the approach that Harvard biostatistician Xihong Lin had suggested in his March 12 briefing—aggressively isolate infected people, as China had done. “Centralized quarantine worked!” Lin had proclaimed. “Infected patients, suspected cases and close contacts were less likely to infect
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