DETROIT - We are all in this together and we pray you are all safe and healthy. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and will follow guidance from public health officials and government agencies, so we can continue to support our Michigan Cyberpatriot program. Many of you have emailed or phoned asking whether
ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown, who was on the teams that developed tests for HIV and Ebola, said the most important step anyone can take to minimize the body count that COVID-19 is expected to produce in the United States is STAY HOME. Here’s a list of his other steps. He will
ANN ARBOR - From the data available today, it will be unwise for us to “ease up” on social distancing before the end of May (earliest) across the entire United States or to stop social distancing until the end of August. If we ease up earlier than this, then the opportunity for a rebound of
LONDON, England - With the events and hospitality industry on its knees, and millions of businesses forced to operate remotely and the economy in decline, the coronavirus has a lot to answer for. Yet, despite rightful concern, the biggest issue for the business community is mounting fear. Whether that’s fear as to how the virus
ANN ARBOR - In my experience of being directly involved managing outbreaks in the past – H5N1 and AIDS – the COVID 19 outbreaks will get worse and last longer than most in the U.S believe today. I wrote my first communication 20 days ago on March 2, 2020 because I am concerned that people
DETROIT - Many elected officials and business elite gathered last Tuesday to celebrate Kevin Williams becoming CEO of Global Automotive Alliance. Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist was one of the first to make a speech, and in it, he also applauded the work and dedication of Executive Chairman Bill Pickard. He said that he had made
ANN ARBOR - As I write this (March 11), 1269 cases and 37 deaths have occurred due to COVID-19 in the US. It may seem to the uninitiated that we are over-reacting to the threat. We are not. I managed the development of the first test for HIV, the development and manufacture of six vaccines
LANSING - The coronavirus outbreak is, first and foremost, a human health crisis. With tens of thousands of world citizens sickened and over two thousand confirmed dead, the first dimension of this tragedy is human. The second dimension is also human, and it involves the millions of people in China and other countries — including
LANSING- Although Michigan’s sales of recreational cannabis have lagged behind Illinois’ cash register totals, a leading expert on investments predicts Michigan’s market to be stronger in the long term. Similarly, a recent census reveals a dramatic loss of jobs in the cannabis industry as MMFLA rules were enacted- but a well-known industry figure says that
LANSING - Sometimes, it takes an unexpected headline story with perceived crisis-level impacts to get the world’s collective attention and action on an important matter. This point has been made (and repeated) many times by well-known people in various ways and circumstances across different generations. Remember the line: “A crisis is a terrible thing to
