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Coronavirus Tidbits #290, April 14, 2024
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: Important Test-to-Treat Program For Covid Patients Closes, Leaving Many Stranded https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2024/04/08/important-program-for-covid-patients-closes-leaving-many-stranded/?sh=5274a83742b6 News Mike Hoerger: Transmission is low (for the past year) and high (absolute terms). 500,000 infections/day; Expect 400,000-600,000 daily infections the next 4 months; 1% of the U.S. actively infectious, 40%…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #225 12/25/22
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: Planning A Caribbean Vacation? Here Are Some Infections To Consider Protecting Yourself Against https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/12/19/planning-a-caribbean-vacation-here-are-some-infections-to-consider-protecting-yourself-against/?sh=623576535ac0 News Covid: Pre-procedure and pre-admission COVID-19 testing no longer recommended for asymptomatic patients Health care facilities should no longer routinely screen symptom-free patients for…
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Coronavirus & Monkeypox Tidbits #205 8/14/22
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: CDC Says More Is Needed to Protect Infants From Hepatitis B https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979110? ~ ~ ~ Don’t Let Infections Dampen Your Summer Water Fun. Here’s How To Avoid Splash Pad Infections https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/08/10/dont-let-infections-dampen-your-summer-water-fun-heres-how-to-avoid-splash-pad-infections/ ~ ~ ~ How Can We Vaccinate People More Quickly…
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Coronavirus & Monkeypox Tidbits #204 8/7/22
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. My latest: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Emerging in Community Settings https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978627 Election volunteer opportunities: NOPE Neighbors: https://www.nopeneighbors.org/volunteer Power the Vote https://www.powerthevote.org//. I'm a fellow volunteer. Are you interested in voter protection research? Battleground states including Arizona, Michigan and Texas need help. Volunteers would work with the…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #178 2/6/22
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 posts: COVID and the Holocaust (sadly, submitted before I heard Rabbi Paskoff’s sermon, below) https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967498 ~ ~ ~ Mosquito Nets Do Prevent Malaria, Longitudinal Study Confirms https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967803 News Omicron news: US COVID-19 cases continue steep decline Cases of COVID-19 continue to drop…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #168 11/28/21
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: Surveillance for Measles Is a Victim of the COVID Pandemic A drop in surveillance and missed vaccine schedules due to the pandemic means potential new outbreaks of measles and other infectious diseases. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/963438 News New COVID variant alarms researchers, triggers travel…
