we are interrupting our blog’s hiatus for breaking news!

Dear Readers, Our colleagues in the US last week pointed out, that seasonal influenza numbers are extraordinarily low this season (reduced by a factor of 50 compared to previous years). This was communicated in the weekly US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update. The European Flu News Network is also reporting unusually low […]

A very special Christmas

Dear Readers, This year will be a very special Christmas. The basic requirements were given by a pandemic, with an impact not seen since 1918. In our blog post on December 7, 2020, we had warned that with a Christmas as usual, there will be no way around triage in hospitals, if peoples’ behavior does […]

How can we protect ourselves? It would be good to know…

Good to know ….! This post is written for all people living in Germany, to our politicians and to the experts at health authorities, regulatory agencies and all control bodies in Germany. Dear Readers, Since our most recent blog post is dealing with diverse issues specific for Germany, we refrained from translating it. If interested, […]

an interview by our reporter-at-large

N. Minimax, with Sabine and Jörg Sabine and Jörg, why does this virus come back, roaring? We had it in check in Germany for months. This virus is not returning, it never left us. Since February – at the latest – it was present in Germany and could spread below the radar. This is because […]

increasing infection numbers call for a change in habits

… or for a full lockdown in Germany! Dear Readers, Since our most recent blog post is dealing with political issues specific for Germany, we refrained from translating it. If interested, you may find it on: https://www.sajo-innovation.de/blog/de/steigende-infektionszahlen-mahnen-zur-verhaltensaenderung/ Stay alert, in a polite distance, and perform the Merkulix-Ahatzl (abbreviation for the protective rules in Germany, more […]

The main driver of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Dear Readers, First, let’s take a look at the current pandemic numbers, in the world and in Germany in particular: Many factors do drive a pandemic. First of all it is the pathogen’s infectiveness, its propensity to find new hosts to multiply in. SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory pathogen, it is spread literally by the air […]

What if Germany celebrates the Holidays as usual?

Dear readers, Since our most recent blog post is dealing with political issues specific for Germany, we refrained from translating it. If interested, you may find it on: https://www.sajo-innovation.de/blog/de/was-passiert-wenn-deutschland-weihnachten-feiert-wie-gewohnt/ Cartoon: Oliver Hoogvliet Our advice for the holiday season: We are in the middle of a pandemic, that is teetering on a knife’s edge, and which […]

November measures in Germany: It’s not enough yet!

Dear readers, Since our most recent blog post is dealing with a political issue specific for Germany, we refrained from translating it. If interested, you may find it on: https://www.sajo-innovation.de/blog/de/novembermassnahmen-das-reicht-noch-nicht/ Our advice for the holiday season: We are in the middle of a pandemic, that is teetering on a knife’s edge, and which might derail […]

The Chancellor and the 16 non-cooperative ones

Dear readers, Yesterday our chancellor Angela Merkel had deliberated with the 16 state governors upon the upcoming procedures in the current pandemic situation. The press releases indicate that there were discussions but no tangible results – in a situation that does not allow for delays – and be it just a week. We admire our […]