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Coronavirus Tidbits #271, November 12, 2023
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 New study suggests gargling with salt water may be associated with lower COVID hospitalization As COVID and its health effects move into a fourth year, those who become infected may be searching for remedies to improve their respiratory symptoms and keep them…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #164 10/31/21
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 Sleuths Find Source Of Deadly Melioidosis Outbreak Is A Room Spray Sold At Walmart https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/10/24/cdc-sleuths-find-source-of-deadly-melioidosis-outbreak-is-a-room-spray-sold-at-walmart/?sh=73014fc7e307 News FDA authorizes Pfizer vax for kids 5-11 yo https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use-children-5-through-11-years-age ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Merck to allow other nations to produce new COVID-19…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #105 12/20/20
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 Racial disparities in O2 monitoring More thorough explanation of pervasiveness of racial bias–even in oximeters–at: bostonreview.net/science-nature-race/amy-moran-thomas-how-popular-medical-device-encodes-racial-bias Here is the medical journal article: ~ ~ ~ Mutations A new mutation appeared in southern England. It does not appear more deadly or resistant to…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #104 12/16/20
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 Electoral College votes without incident – Joe Biden acknowledged to be President although a few naysayers remain, and Congress has to confirm. ~ ~ ~ Almost 2 billion people depend on health care facilities without basic water services Worldwide, 1 in 4…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #103 12/13/20
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: Genes May Hold Key To New Treatments For Covid-19 Infections Exciting work shows why some people become deathly ill and others remain asymptomatic. https://bit.ly/3gHrwz9 News It’s interesting that Allegany and Garrett Counties have the highest Covid-19 rates in Maryland yet we…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #100 12-3-20
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 More good news about Moderna’s vaccine. See below in Drugs. ~ ~ ~ Change in recs from CDC CDC is cutting quarantine for potential exposure to 10 or seven days, depending on one’s test results and symptoms. If individuals do not develop…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #98 11/25/20
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. Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. I have been immersed in it and I need to spend a little more time on self-care, which for me means seeing the spring flowers emerge and digging in the dirt. Pesach is always a bit rough anyway, so I will turn to…
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Coronavirus Tidbits # 96 11/18/20
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 Another successful looking vaccine! Moderna, joined by U.S. government scientists, announced Monday that their mRNA vaccine candidate was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19. The Moderna vaccine appears to have been protective in important subsets of participants — the elderly and people from…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #95 11/15/20
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 This is sick and so irresponsible. @GovLarryHogan @UPMC @upmcwesternMD Each of these people should be fined for violating the mask guidelines and endangering others in the community. cc @CumberlandTN @teresamcminn1 @AlleganyHlthMD https://t.co/ABpF5fPrFD— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) November 14, 2020 ~ ~ ~ 40%…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #63 7/2/20
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. Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. I have been immersed in it and I need to spend a little more time on self-care, which for me means seeing the spring flowers emerge and digging in the dirt. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so…
