science and political decisions – a weird mixture
… today we write some satirical comments….. The following examples show decisions made by politicians based on scientific findings: Austria, government and flight directives Distancing helps to reduce droplet infections. Both, the WHO and the NIH advice a 2 meter distance between people in order to reduce a risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Most governments […]
early re-openings + community masks + ignorance = ?
…. a fatal mixture! This calculation we made based on our observations over the last week. It is a simple addition of three factors. Economically, the hope for an early re-opening of businesses was understandable, especially for small enterprises. When obeying some safety precautions, this is feasible. Businesses that allow physical distance for all persons […]
sajo in a nutshell: sajo develops broadly-active antivirals
… with Miraculix and Falbala at the cauldron…. and it works! Dear Readers, Oliver Hoogvliet scetched the sajo business model. These cartoons show our business model in a nutshell. We like these cartoons. One part of sajo is research & development (R&D). The heart of the company is the sajo key technology, which allows us […]
sajo – Sabine and Joerg – B&B – Breun & Baumann
… this is who we are. An Interview by N. Minimax with Sabine and Joerg Hello Sabine and Joerg, how did come up the idea to found a company? After returning from the US, where we had worked in virus research at the National Institutes of Health, we founded our research group in a German […]
face masks for all ? hotly debated
Face masks are a hotly debated, controversial topic at the moment in Germany. Today, we want to give our opinion on face masks. Face masks and protective gear are in short supply at hospitals, it is there they are needed now, since personnel is in close contact to patients. Therefore, the discussion about a mandatory […]
recommendations to the lifting of the current measures in germany
Please remember: These measures were imposed for your protection To keep up the strict measures in the long run, is impossible, since the consequences for the society and economy are foreseeable. We know it takes six to eight weeks for a person to change a habit. Such is the psychology of human beings. Thus, the […]
current viral footprint in the german population
First, the good news: For three consecutive days data by the Johns Hopkins University seem to indicate a trend in German infection numbers. Numbers of infection are still on the rise, however, not as steep as in previous weeks. To us this shows that the measures seem to work. However, this also indicates that these […]
the sajo business model
This cartoon illustrates our business model in short: We are making the difference.
Ro and the logarithm in music?
First, the good news: music does not depend on logarithm. R0X is a number representing the reproduction rate of a virus, which means one infected person is able to infect X persons. For SARS-CoV-2, the currently estimated R0 is 2.5 – 3.2, meaning one infected person may infect 2.5 – 3.2 people on average. Now, […]
your personal behavior WILL DECIDE the course of the pandemic
It is in your hands! In a democratic society the individual makes the decisions. This freedom, however, is coming with a responsibility. It is only in authoritarian societies, that individual responsibility is delegated to the authorities. These were our observations of previous weeks: The party is going on. Vacation, travel, clubbing, concerts and sports events […]
