TRAVEL TO AFRICA
Between fitful catnaps, wrapped in the economy cabin’s coarse blanket and recycled air, my mind touched down here and there on events that had led to this life-altering move.
PUBLISHING MY MEMOIR–Week 3
The historical memoir I started writing seven years ago couldn’t be more relevant to today! It’s time to publish VACCINES & BAYONETS: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and …
Does It Smell Like COVID?
Sniffer dogs could be a new tool in locating COVID cases.
CONTACT TRACING COVID-19: WHERE’S THE VIRUS GOING NEXT?
They had to step up their surveillance, search for any case lurking undetected.. . . They had to prevent re-introduction of [the disease], a daunting challenge among a mobile people.
Why Does CDC Change its COVID-19 Guidelines?
We often hear complaints about changing recommendations from CDC and other experts we look to for guidance. But it would be more concerning if communicable disease experts weren’t learning anything from new scientific findings and new experience in the field. Weren’t learning anything that could improve our response.
CORONAVIRUS CONTACT TRACING AND LOCKDOWN: Learning from Smallpox
Coronavirus. Quarantine. Social distance. Contact tracing. Lockdown. New terms and questions dominate our consciousness. Vaccine—where’s the vaccine? With no vaccine and no proven treatment for COVID-19, we isolate, wear masks …
CORONAVIRUS CONTACT TRACING AND LOCKDOWN: Learning from Smallpox
Coronavirus. Quarantine. Social distance. Contact tracing. Lockdown. New terms and questions dominate our consciousness. Vaccine—where’s the vaccine? With no vaccine and no proven treatment for COVID-19, we isolate, wear masks …
Just for You: Smallpox, Africa, A Brutal Dictator, or Girls’ Ed at All Costs…
Varied audiences means varied topics, all related to my forthcoming first-person history, working title: VACCINES & BAYONETS: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War: “Sending Smallpox …
Speaking – About Africa, About Smallpox, About Terror
BOOK ONE OF MY POPULAR TALKS In eradicating smallpox, my husband was on the frontlines of human vs. microbe. But in the midst of The Terror, our family was on …
SPEAKING
BEE BLOESER – AUTHOR, SPEAKER, STORYTELLER Book this popular speaker and feel immersed in a world few have experienced . . .Click Here to Contact Bee! REVIEWS Everyone was in …