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Coronavirus Tidbits #163 10/24/21
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. My latest posts: Florida’s Private School –The “Brain School Centner Academy– With $25,000 Price Tag Promotes Anti-Vax Misinformation https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/10/20/floridas-centner-academy-promotes-anti-science-anti-vax-misinformation/?sh=7f1ac2975816 ~ ~ ~ Florida’s DeSantis Taps Controversial Surgeon General Ladapo As Covid Rates Soar https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/09/25/whats-going-on-in-florida-are-they-trying-to-bring-back-deadly-infections/?sh=6b26e96ead1b News PSA: ~ ~ ~ Co-Administering COVID-19 and Influenza…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #162 10/17/21
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. Recent articles: Transparency in Communications Is Essential for Trust A few days ago, my local hospital announced it was on “diversion.” The “explanation” from UPMC was cryptic and unsatisfying. The hospital diverted ambulances to other communities more than 75 minutes away over mountain…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #159 9/26/21
Quick links 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. What’s Going On In Florida? Are They Trying To Bring Back Deadly Infections? State Government Penalizes Vaccinated by Rationing Regeneron Antibody Treatment… to preserve supplies for those who are unwilling to get vaccinated and remain most vulnerable News ~ ~ ~ Diagnostics: still an incredible, negligent last of testing. Drugs and Vaccines: This (below) is a good perspective on why there was a discrepancy between what the ACIP recommended and what Dr. Walensky/CDC decided about boosters–which…