Author: Thomas DelMundo

On social media we’ve been seeing posts claiming the government knew that chloroquine could treat COVID-19. They cite a 2005 scientific paper from CDC scientists. The implication is that this and other ‘COVID cures’ are being suppressed by the government, CDC, Dr. Fauchi, or the ‘bad guy’ du jour. Perhaps they didn’t bother reading the actual study…

We rely on scientists in these uncertain times for the ‘truth’. But as Indiana Jones said, if you want the truth, ask a philosopher, not a scientist.  As a guy from the corporate world, I never knew the academic world was so cut-throat or that peer review had a dark underbelly. I thought a peer-reviewed scientific paper…

We’ve been warned to be careful about re-opening because the 2nd wave of COVID-19 could be worse. Experts remember the devastating Spanish Flu of 1918 which killed an estimated 675,000 people in the United States. More than half of these deaths occurred in the 2nd wave of infections that occurred in the Fall of 1918.  These were…

In a previous article, I cited a Singapore University of Technology and Design’s SIR models that predicted a 97% probability the COVID-19 pandemic will end in the US sometime in June and a 99% probability it would end by October 2020. Today I checked to see if those dates had changed and discovered the charts have been taken down…

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. When COVID-19 first hit the country in March, I found it a little strange to see Bill Gates featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, and other news channels asking him his opinion on the pandemic? Granted we later saw Fox asking Dr. Phil his opinion and President Trump asking the My Pillow Guy,…

COVID-19 is teaching many of us to be aware of things that should have been obvious. Wash your hands frequently. Stay home when you’re sick. Most news is fear-mongering click-bait. Up to 5 NY Children Dead, 85 Sickened by Rare COVID-Related Illness – NBC News ‘Truly Disturbing’: Third NY Child Dies From Rare Syndrome Linked to COVID-19. Every…