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Thought of the Day - October 16 - COVID-19 Clinical Treatment
I had a look at the BC CDC page concerning the therapeutics for COVID-19 ( http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Professionals-Site/Documents/Antimi...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 5 - The Trumps
Well the news dominating the media from late last week is the US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania have contracted...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - October 2 - Montreal on Red Alert
As most of you have seen Montreal is now under Red Alert - the highest level. Personally I like the concept of alerting the public to...
Cliff Fraser
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - September 30 - Vitamin D Does Help
One of the first notes on the Blog was the speculation that Vitamin D may help in the fight against COVID-19 (2020/04/16/Cliff's Tip of...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - September 17 - Eyeglasses
Over the past months there have been a number of observations made concerning those most likely to have severe symptoms from COVID-19. ...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - September 11 - Masks Re-Revisted
Most of the world now understands the benefit of masks. They lower the viral load (both sent and received) and thus decrease the chance...
Cliff Fraser
Sep 12, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - August 27 - Decrease in Death Rate
While cases continue to mount across Canada there has been a dramatic change in the number of people dying from COVID-19. Cumulatively...
Cliff Fraser
Aug 27, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - August 21 - Back To School
The current topic on everyone's mind, whether you have kids or no, is the debate on the start of the school year. I must admit I was...
Cliff Fraser
Aug 21, 20204 min read
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Thought of the Day - August 11 - History Repeats Itself
Back in March, I talked a little about what could be learned from the so-called "Spanish Flu" from over a hundred years ago...
Cliff Fraser
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - August 4 - Masks: Part of Translink Recovery Plan
As we discussed some months ago, epidemics devastate public transport. Indeed the combination of the fear of infection, lower gas...
Cliff Fraser
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 22 - The One Chart You Must See
Here is the chart from Gummi Bear, that went viral on Twitter last week; one that unfortunately you will not see discussed in the press...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 21 - Good News on Immunity
As we know people have a wide variety of reactions to SARS-CoV-2. This seems to be based on factors like age, comorbidities, individual...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 17 - Contact Tracing App
Well here we are: less than 1% infection, largely reopened, and with a small but slowly growing number of cases. Early on I talked about...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 2 - Incremental COVID-19 Treatment Improvements
Back in March COVID-19 became the most deadly disease on the planet, killing more people per day than Tuberculosis. As of mid-April more...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 30 - A Glimpse Into Life In The Service Sector
Welp, could not help but share these photos. Our two daughters (Susan and Lesley) work in the Service Sector which has taken the brunt...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 22 - Masks Revisited
Way back at the end of March I talked about the need for the use of masks by the general public in battling this pandemic...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 9 - Masked Runner
With the WHO finally expanding their recommendations to include the use of masks by the general public: And cities around the world...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 28 - Hydroxychloroquine Study
For some time I have been watching the media war around the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a therapeutic for COVID-19. You may have...
Cliff Fraser
May 28, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 14 - Prevent, Test, Trace, Isolate
Back to my topic of a week ago. BC has now announced its phased reopening plan, along with the process for non-essential businesses to...
Cliff Fraser
May 14, 20202 min read
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Thought of the Day - April 30 - Your Questions Answered
Hi All, Today's thought comes from Nelson. Yvette is featured on Breakfast Television on Tuesdays providing CoVID-19 advice. This week...
Cliff Fraser
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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