Category Archives: Coronavirus

State of Emergency: COVID-19

Posted on March 15, 2020 by David Posnett

Thank you East Hampton Star, for running the historical piece “Then and Now” on March 12th: “Dr. David Edwards, the town health officer in 1918, reported six cases of influenza in early October. A week later there were 35 cases, … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 disease modelling

Posted on March 14, 2020 by David Posnett

Excellent article in the NY Times: Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths By Sheri Fink March 13, 2020Updated 5:02 p.m. ET Projections based on C.D.C. scenarios show a potentially vast toll. But those numbers don’t account for interventions now underway. … Continue reading →

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Still no COVID testing available?

Posted on March 13, 2020 by David Posnett

THIS REPORT IS RIGHT ON  – Here is the real problem. After Trump promised ‘anybody’ can get coronavirus testing, patients and doctors still complain of roadblocks  – By Shawn Boburg,  Emma Brown,  Derek Hawkins and  Amy Goldstein  March 12, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Incompetence

Posted on March 13, 2020 by David Posnett

Published as Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, March 12 edition Shocked East Hampton March 9, 2020 Dear David: During an impromptu press conference at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, President Trump: maintained … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by David Posnett

We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital.  It is time to reassess.   Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading →

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