Since our By the Numbers piece two weeks ago, we have been hit by mainstream media with headlines suggesting that US will be engulfed by the second surge of coronavirus if decisive actions are not taken. In addition, hospitals are portrayed to reach critical capacity suggesting another New York crises is brewing. Before we tackle […]

As America battles through the culture war on race inequality, coronavirus pandemic headlines are re-surfacing in the mass media outlets. What was rarely mentioned over the past three weeks amidst the protests, lootings and destructions, and the Summer-of-Love encampment in downtown Seattle is now again the concern of public health and government officials. To observing […]

Up to two weeks ago, we were consumed with the ongoing war with COVID-19 and this pandemic was the single most important subject in America. COVID-19 was March, April, and May Madness rolled into one. The difference in opinions and perceptions led to varied “re-opening” approaches and there was much debate on those approaches. There […]

This week, the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 in US. As people reflect on this somber number, various emotions are felt by Americans from disbelief to resentment and anger to numbness for survival sake. As America continues its “re-opening” efforts, we all must find courage to see the coronavirus for what it is. Like […]

To date, there has been very little about the science, specifically biology and disease model, of COVID-19 by the mass media. The lack of these information, coupled with term “novel” coronavirus, creates a heightened fear about COVID-19. Fear and anxiety comes from uncertainty of not knowing. As the general population is fed by the mass […]

In the second part of our risk assessment, we examine the health risk COVID-19 presents to the individual. From the data accumulated by CDC thus far (reporting period of 2/1 to 5/9, updated on 5/13), we could categorize the deaths based on age and sex. The “provisional” numbers are shown in Table 1 and Chart […]

As America continues its re-opening, there is ongoing debate among our government leaders on what is appropriate and what is not. Even within some states, there are differences in views from local authorities with their governor. Good public policy decision-making is based on facts, not on political biases nor personal inclinations. There is the common […]

The supposed guiding principle behind our COVID-19 response in the form of policies and actions by our government leaders is “based on science and driven by data”. But at the current moment, for most observing Americans, we see a tale of two worlds within America. We see people going to the beach with their family […]