“Dominic’s coming” lockdown

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: perceptions are key in public policy. Undermining a lockdown message will have a profound impact on the way people behave and has the potential to unfortunately amplify a second wave of COVID19. Prophet Muhammad (S) described rulers as shepherds who deal with their flock. A straying sheep may not harm the flock immediately,

COVID19 & Vitamin D – harmful or helpful?

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: Dr Daniel Griffin was asked about Vitamin D and its role in boosting the immune system to fight COVID19. He said he was unable to say, but he highlighted experience with treating iron deficiency anaemia in children in Sub Saharan Africa to boost their immune system and the consequence was a tripling in

COVID19 Remdesivir – Yes, No or Don’t know? and more gems from the TWiV team

_Bismillah, alhamdulillah_ two studies on Remdesivir – the first negative the second positive. The first, fully released; the second, started with a press-release and no full results for analysis. Here is a quick summary from, TWiV 608, a look at false positive PCR’s from South Korea and a clinical reminder from Dr Daniel Griffin (MD,