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No one in global health expected the COVID-19 pandemic. We expected a massive pandemic. Everyone knew that was coming. But we didn’t expect a…
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February 2023

This is not a COVID essay, not directly. It’s an avian influenza essay. I have been watching the bird flu news with a lot of concern. Here are some…
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Lately I feel surrounded by death. I know that that's some pretty dramatic language, but it's really how I feel. I haven't lost anyone close to me. But…
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January 2023

I'm in Cairo right now, on a work trip. I flew here from my home in Sri Lanka. The flights were Colombo, Dubai, Cairo, and then I'll do that in the…
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I’m going to do better at keeping my mask on. I have no problem masking in public indoor spaces. Private spaces, though, are hard. Large work meetings…
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Immunity debt is a new phrase based on an old idea. When your immune system comes into contact with a antigen - bacteria, virus, whatever - it produces…
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December 2022

five predictions
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always on the grind + COVID = (more) disaster
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My kids’ school went mask-optional two weeks ago. I have feelings about this. I asked both my kids to keep wearing their masks, and so far they both…
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November 2022

if you test positive, get Paxlovid
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So, Thanksgiving. In which we commemorate historical lies unironically by spending unmasked time seated close together indoors. Usually with the people…
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But we're not
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