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April 2023
March 2023
Living in a Pandemic World
If you’ve seen my TED talk, or you read this newsletter, you know that I’m quite certain that COVID isn’t our last pandemic. We’re making global choices…
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Alanna Shaikh
ChatGPT explains Marburg Virus
I asked ChatGPT to write an explainer about Marburg Virus in the style of Alanna Shaikh. It was a little traumatic to read, but the information …
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Alanna Shaikh
I'm worried about bird flu
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
January 2023
What I worry about now
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 reverse…
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Alanna Shaikh
New Year’s Resolutions - COVID style
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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Alanna Shaikh
What does "Immunity Debt" mean anyway?
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
2023: The Year in Advance
five predictions
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COVID is the opposite of hustle culture
always on the grind + COVID = (more) disaster
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