Wuhan virus

It says something profoundly troubling about the times in which we live that Americans are using a genuine public health crisis to sow division, stir animosity, and score political points. But that's where we find ourselves in 2020.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures.

If there is a single company that tops the "no good deed goes unpunished" contest I would pick Gilead Sciences. By a mile.

David Gura, an MSNBC anchor I've never heard of, apparently has a TV show called "Up." And, like most cable TV show hosts, he has opinions.

If a new BBC Persian report is accurate, the death toll from coronavirus in Iran is far higher than the official numbers.

"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?"

As the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to spread -- and, at this point, it doesn't look to be stopping anytime soon -- pharmaceutical companies and governments are working together to make vaccines against it.

Fox News's Tucker Carlson doesn't know much about science, technology, or public health, but he definitely has an opinion about them. And he knows a conspiracy when he sees one.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures.

In the world of infectious diseases, it is always better to prevent an infection than to treat it. Almost without exception, this means vaccination is the way to go (1). But it's not so easy. Far from it.