Percentage ventilated with COVID-19 is falling, but the numbers continue to grow exponentially, As COVID-19 becomes endemic, we are all likely to be infected and that may help with future nasty variants.
Poor practices inclining shouting at hearing impaired residents, poor fitting of face masks and closed external doors and windows will lead to excess deaths in Aged Care. Solutions are simple.
COVID-19 protection in Aged Care
For people working at home due to COVID-19, sealing the house to make it more energy efficient may bring with it the risk from elevated radon.
COVID-19 – A danger in making homes energy efficient
Prevention of COVID-19 by legislation and guidelines is largely unsupported by evidence and appears to rely on Rules of Thumb in infection control procedures in healthcare.
COVID-19 Evidence based interventions. Social Distancing
Qantas is making cheap superficial changes that will fall to protect passengers (and staff) from COVID-19
COVID-19 – Qantas
A COVID-19 vaccine is closer, but there will be major problems getting people to use it, particularly in a world of misinformation.
COVID-19 – Vaccine
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the “key decision making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and territory […]
COVID-19 Missing in action – AHPPC. The eye of the ...
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. Australia and New Zealand are both island states but well connected to the world with airlines and shipping. Many of the COVID-19 cases in […]
COVID-19 Deaths AU, US, NZ and UK
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The ABC reports that Driving Tests are now cancelled in all states except the NT due to the risk to the public servant doing […]
COVID-19 Driving tests
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. International air travel is perhaps the most important factor in the rapid spread of pandemics. It is not only the movement of infectious passengers […]
COVID-19 Aircraft ventilation design
Home made face masks may not give the desired protection against COVID-19