Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Lineages Mutants and Variants, Oh My!I haven’t updated this blog in while. Partly because I think my previous posts have provided the foundation for which to understand how…5 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Revisiting immunity after infection: Second time’s the charm?I haven’t been very good at keeping up this blog, mainly because I’ve been pretty busy these days but also because I feel like much of…5 min read·Nov 25, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101From Russia with love….It’s very unlikely that love for their fellow humans is behind their approval of a Russian vaccine, but I’m not here to speculate on…6 min read·Aug 21, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101News Break!At this point, I think I’ve laid down a pretty good foundation for a few aspects of this pandemic. But as news comes out, I get questions…3 min read·Aug 16, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Winter is coming…… or will we see another increase CoVID-19 this fall?5 min read·Aug 13, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Let’s stop talking about waves of infection. It’s nonsense.Pandemics are new to our generation. Sure, we’ve had the AIDS pandemic since the early 80s and several smaller influenza pandemics since…5 min read·Aug 6, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Brave New World… Coronavirus after worldwide vaccinationsEarly during this pandemic, I thought, more likely than not, that we could eliminate the coronavirus after a vaccine is approved. I didn’t…6 min read·Aug 3, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Will these coronavirus vaccines work? (PART 2)Last time we discussed the likelihood of having a decent CoVID-19 vaccine. Given 1) previous animal data suggesting that a vaccine is…5 min read·Jul 28, 2020----
Brian M. SullivaninPandemics 101Will these coronavirus vaccines work? (PART 1)The only way we are going to end this pandemic without millions of people dying is through vaccination, but can we count on vaccines…3 min read·Jul 25, 2020----