Well, as you may have seen, frightening numbers came out of Peru this week. Peru is one of the worst-hit countries in Latin America, with...

Earlier this week there was a new announcement from the WHO. Was it new evidence in the hunt for the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? ...

Last month we talked about "Vaccine Perks", companies coupling their marketing campaigns with vaccination rollouts ( Thought of the Day...

About a year ago we first started talking about mink. It seems that they are susceptible to the same coronaviruses as humans, and the...

Vietnam has been a leading example in containing the virus, thanks to an aggressive strategy of early screening of passengers at airports...

As mentioned yesterday all of the provinces, other than Manitoba, have announced their reopening plans. The folk in Québec were out...

World New cases and new deaths remain high in South America, although there is a slow downward trend. North America's figures have been...

I saw a note in the paper concerning an opinion poll about asking Canadians if the pandemic has permanently eroded their trust in...

Guess this is a bit of a theme this week as we started off the week talking about cheques in Japan ( Thought of the Day - May 24 2021 -...

As you know I am one of the first to criticize our authorities for not acting swiftly enough to tackle the pandemic ( Thought of the Day...

British Columbia's COVID-19 case numbers continued falling over the weekend. Fewer than 1,000 new infections have been identified since...

One of the fascinating things about watching the world dealing with COVID is the ripple effect of hurried policy implementation. Just...

The World Dang, things are still bad in India. The Uttar Pradesh (read: the biggest state by population in India): Teacher's Union...

With all of the "discussion" in the US media of late, I was asked if I have an update concerning the origin of SARS-CoV-2; as you know I...

A couple of months ago I remember watching a video from Australia that went through all the categories of consumer spending giving...

You can't make this stuff up, but someone is. It has been a week since the disclosure that there is no information on how to report that...

Last week India has recorded its highest weekly COVID-19 death toll, reporting an average 4,029 deaths a day in the seven days leading up...

For months now, well since COVID-19 vaccines have been made available to the general public, there is a recurring question on social...

The World The good news is, although things are still very bad in the country, it looks like India may have peaked a few days earlier...

Guess what is the new marketing trend? Yes, you already knew - "vaccine perks". Physical businesses in particular have a lot to gain...