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Coronavirus Tidbits #185 3/27/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I’m getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don’t be shy about that. News Better Collection, Better Data The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to improve how it collects and analyzes data, Politico reports. It adds that in a letter to CDC employees, Director Rochelle Walensky urged them to help with the “success…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #184 3/20/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I’m getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don’t be shy about that. New Posts: Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide Can Significantly Reduce C. difficile Infections https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970559 ~ ~ ~ Politicians Overrule Board of Health’s Medical Officer https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970093 News China, Hong Kong cases climb In global COVID news, China today reported 4,130 new cases today, 1,742 listed as asymptomatic, with the…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #183 3/13/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I’m getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don’t be shy about that. New post: Another CDC Study Supports Masks In Schools. So Why Are We Dropping Masks Rather Than Caring For Vulnerable People? https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/03/10/another-cdc-study-supports-masks-in-schools-so-why-are-we-dropping-masks-rather-than-caring-for-vulnerable-people/?sh=33a77d475f4b CLOVER Trial Shows Mixed Results There’s mixed news from Pfizer on results from their CLOVER trial (CLOstridium difficile Vaccine Efficacy TRial),…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #182 3/6/22
Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I’m getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don’t be shy about that. New Post: CDC’s New Mask Guidelines For Covid-19 Throw Vulnerable People Under The Bus https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/02/28/cdcs-new-mask-guidelines-for-covid-19-throw-vulnerable-people-under-the-bus/?sh=6395435c1573 News New National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan The White House March 2, 2022 https://www.whitehouse.gov/covidplan/ The President’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan focuses on four key goals: Protect Against and Treat Covid-19…
