Kid-friendly, awesome visual demo video about the importance of handwashing and keeping your fingers out of your nose. Link to original FB post

Your pod is made up of the people with whom you do not maintain social distance. Think your significant other, housemates, children. For our healthcare workers and grocery teams working tirelessly, your pod is the people you interact with in the course of your duties. Here are some tips in pod management: 1) KEEP PODS Read more…

TL;DR on yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine coronavirus surface stability article. (1) The virus lingers on surfaces for hours, similar to the earlier SARS virus (2) Unfortunately the new virus is more contagious, likely due to its ability to be spread by folks lacking symptoms (aka “asymptomatic shedding”) (3) Action item for all of Read more…

We Nerdy Girls are getting numerous queries re: the safety of food take-out/delivery. A nice article in the Atlantic clearly and thoroughly discusses the associated public health and ethical issues. We’re also keeping track of related guidance from the CDC and FDA. Link to original FB post

We are super proud of Nerdy Girl Dr. Malia Jones for her appearance on Dr. Phil! This is a great watch and a great forward. What strikes me is how timely Malia’s advice still is even though this was taped last week. Most other experts’ advice isn’t aging well! /Alison Link to appearance Link to Read more…

ETA 03/20: Note — science is moving fast on this — see more recent post above as new info made available. Alison Buttenheim Should I take ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms? The WHO is now recommending to avoid ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nurofen) and other NSAIDS like naproxen (Aleve) for COVID-19 symptoms and instead use Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol for Read more…