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Coronavirus Tidbits #174 1/9/22
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. Recent articles: Freshwater Aquarium Provides Source for Melioidosis Infection https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/965928 — a fascinating CDC sleuthing case discovering how a Maryland woman got a life-threatening infection from a bacteria mostly found in SE Asia. ~ ~ ~ While Covid-19 Skyrockets, Florida’s Gov. DeSantis And…
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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 #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…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #156 9/4/21
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. Malaria Vaccine + Antimalarial = 70% Reduction in Disease, Death Very well done study with dramatically better results than expected. ~ ~ ~ GOP Governors’ Hypocrisy on COVID Endangers Their Citizens News Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in 2020, musicians around the world were desperate for the answers to two pressing questions: Can playing musical instruments transmit COVID-19? And if so, what can be done? Now, halfway through…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #154 8/22/21
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. News How does COVID-19 affect the brain? A troubling picture emerges. large portion of COVID-19 patients—possibly as high as 30 percent, according an estimate from the National Institutes of Health—who suffer some type of neurological or psychiatric symptoms...“The big surprise was the people who…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #152 8/8/21
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. My latest posts: Probable Marburg virus in W. Africa for first time https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/08/06/probable-case-of-ebola-like-marburg-virus-in-guinea/?sh=6f6aed1f1373  interesting issues at play between economic development and #publichealth: Malaria Transmission in Africa Worsened by Small Dams https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956114?src=soc_tw_share via Medscape News Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Research shows many with mild COVID-19 infections still experience long-term symptoms The majority of individuals who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 infection also experience long COVID, or persistent symptoms…
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Coronavirus Tidbits # 147 7/4/21
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. News This is a huge story. An Australian virologist at WIV in late 2019 notes:-no sick employees at WIV-best-practice biosafety protocols in place-did not witness GoF work which she's qualified to recognizeLab leak odds just got even longer.https://t.co/LKrQe9H3N2— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) June…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #127 3/7/21
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. Excited to have my opinion piece in MIT’s Undark science magazine about unintended consequences of hospitals’ visitation restrictions during Covid News ~ ~ ~ AF, atrial flutter in COVID-19 may be tied to inflammation New-onset atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are as common…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #122 2/18/21
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: Covid-19 Vaccines And Autoimmune Disease https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/02/17/covid-19-vaccines-and-autoimmune-disease/?sh=6431ccdc4892 News Thousands of the world’s most trusted brands—including Pepsi, Starbucks, Comcast, Verizon, Marriott, and even the CDC—have funded COVID-19 misinformation, including Chinese and Russian propaganda websites Throughout the pandemic, many of the world’s largest and…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #102 12/9/20
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. Chanukah begins tomorrow night at sundown. In that spirit, this seemed apt: News Greatly encouraging results from Pfizer released today. Red = Covid infections in Placebo group; Blue = vaccine group. Darker spots are severe cases. See Drugs section, below for details ~…
