COVID-19 and Air Conditioning

We know that being in either a well ventilated area or outside, along with social distancing and wearing a mask provides the safest environment to avoid either becoming infected with COVID-19 or spreading it. But, what about if you are inside with an air conditioning running?

The Huffington Post published an discussion about this question. Read their post at:

 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-risk-of-catching-covid-19-inside-vs-outside_l_5ecd3aeec5b6de82df1e2ef8?

COVID-19 Testing Update

COVID-19 Testing Update

"COVID-19 Testing Update: How Well Does RT-PCR Testing Work? Does the Timing of Collection Affect Clinical Sensitivity? Is Saliva a Viable Alternative? What Is the Duration of Infectivity & Relation Between Temporal Dependence and Antibody Test Positivity?" by Dr. Chaz Langelier, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.

Color Receives Authorization for COVID-19 Screening

Color Receives Authorization for COVID-19 Screening

The Genomic testing firm known as Color has received an emergency authorization from the FDA for its scalable COVID-19 screening method, which differs from the standard PCR-based technologies.

The test, which is more efficient than alternative methods, uses the LAMP process, for loop-mediated isothermal amplification,…

Antibody Testing - Am I Immune?

Antibody Testing - Am I Immune?

Is there a value in Covid antibody testing?

Testing for the coronavirus has been a hot button both for political reasons and for medical reasons. There are actually two different types of tests. One tests for the presence of the active virus, or do you have it and the other for the presence of antibodies in the blood which would indicate that you had the virus.