The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of disease (Edward Jenner 1749-1823) Nature never did betray the heart that loved her (William Wordsworth 1770-1850) No, apparently it never happened: Edward Jenner, the father of vaccines, and William Wordsworth,…
Whatever happened to antibody testing? So after much discussion in the press about the role of “antibody” testing, to determine whether an individual has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 virus and may, by implication, have some form of immunity, it seems to have gone quiet. Attention is focused once more on “antigen” testing. Unfortunately, there is…
Science in the time of COVID19 Perhaps I was just lucky to be born a baby-boomer. Unlike my forebears, a relatively comfortable existence hasn’t been troubled by war, famine or pestilence. Until now. A sense that everything moves inexorably but positively forward has always been there, rarely troubling my consciousness. This confidence, that science…