…Read More, I hope, my fellow Americans, that in spite of it all, you have a good holiday weekend. There is only debate about how. Part 1 of Dr. Katz’ interview on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, March 29, 2020: Fareed asks Dr. Katz, “Can we limit the economic cost of COVID-19?” The interview is also available on Apple Podcasts. To maximize the efficiency of our harm reduction efforts- containment, prevention- they should be targeted accordingly. The risk of severe coronavirus infection, and death, are highly concentrated among those over age 80, to a lesser extent among those over 70, and in particular where baseline health is already poor. Immunity occurs when our immune system has developed antibodies against a germ, either naturally or as a result of a vaccine, and is fully prepared should exposure recur. And, do you have at least half a heart? That said, I won’t have my test results for 3 to 5 days, which is far too long- not just for me, but for the system that needs those data to understand and best address the pattern of the epidemic. Dr. David Katz is asked, Should virus shutdown be modified to prevent other fallout? In this ongoing YouTube series, Dr. Katz addresses the most important aspects and questions of the Covid19 pandemic. Is Our Fight Against Coronavirus Worse Than the Disease? …Read more, The New York Times: If we were to focus on the especially vulnerable, there would be resources to keep them at home, provide them with needed services and coronavirus testing, and direct our medical system to their early care. Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus: Truth, Again, Between Opposing Corners? Wharton Business Daily host Dan Loney and Dr. David L. Katz discuss the state of the pandemic and how to move forward, 7/13/20. The first is, what is my risk of exposure? Dr. David L. Katz is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. Hundreds were gathered from throughout the US, and countries all over the world. What we know so far about the coronavirus makes it a unique case for the potential application of a “herd immunity” approach, a strategy viewed as a desirable side effect in the Netherlands, and briefly considered in the United Kingdom. We must, to some extent, be something like flotsam in the currents of culture, debris on the winds of the Zeitgeist; a bit helpless against the buffeting of “now,” in all its particulars. My duty is to perceive vulnerability, peril, and imminent danger to life and limb- and do my utmost about it in advance…read more, brief but comprehensive assessments of where we are with COVID19, of what’s currently making news…and what actually makes sense!”, Critics Blast Controversial Declaration in Favor of Herd Immunity, Feet, Forks, and Fingers with Dr. David Katz, concerns over a second wave of the coronavirus, on Understanding Covid-19 in a Big-Picture Context, May 21, 2020, Newly-Released CDC Guidelines for Reopening, Dr. David Katz discusses his New York Times op ed, ‘Is our fight against coronavirus worse than the disease?’. Governor Cuomo cites Dr. Katz for his plan to manage the Covid pandemic. Part 2 of Fareed Zakaria GPS interview: CNN Global Economic Analyst Rana Foroohar discusses possible worsening of economic turmoil, and Dr. Katz recommends implementing public health policy that is data driven. The United States and much of the world so far have gone in for the former. Among the attendant themes in published commentary I’ve read as the long week of resolution has played out was: there is no mandate. SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection: Bad News, or Good? …Read the article here, Dr. Bradford Cooper interviews Dr. Katz in his podcast: “A Different Perspective on Covid-19,” 6/29/20 .