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Coronavirus Tidbits #193 5/22/22
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: Bacteria-Killing Viruses Are Successful In Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infections https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/05/15/bacteria-killing-viruses-are-successful-in-treating-antibiotic-resistant-infections/?sh=5a4248e84e38 ~ ~ ~ CDC Updates PrEP Vaccination Recommendations https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/974298 News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
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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 #166 11/14/21
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 Vaccine Equity, G20 And Moderna https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2021/11/13/covid-vaccine-equity-g20-and-moderna/?sh=7f61c64238e4 News Almost 80% of Americans believe or are unsure about at least one Covid falsehood https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-media-and-misinformation/?utm_source= ~ ~ ~ Germany joins France and others to advise against Moderna vaccine for people under 30 Germany’s…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #161 10/10/21
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 Giving flu, COVID vaccines at same time appears to be safe, effective Giving the flu vaccine at the same time as the second dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford or Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be safe and induce immunogenicity, according to a non-peer-reviewed…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #151 8/1/21
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. Politics Trumping Science Is Increasingly Disheartening https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955487 and Summer, Saltwater, And Sickness From Vibrio Untreatable, Drug-Resistant Fungus (C. auris) Found in Texas and Washington, DC News New Covid cases reported on July 23, 2020 => 70,006 New Covid cases reported on July 23, 2021 => 81,732 ~ ~ ~ Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Vermont & Florida have banned schools from requiring masks. #Texas passed #NewYork in #COVID19 deaths ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #146 6/27/21
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 interview with Robert Herriman/Outbreak News Today on Mucormycosis: What Is Behind The Deadly Rise In Mucormycosis Infections In India? http://outbreaknewstoday.com/india-reports-surge-of-mucormycosis-cases-what-do-we-know-and-not-know-87358/ News Another thoughtful and scary analysis from @zeynep: Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #139 5/10/21
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. Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. New post: Wearing A Mask For Covid-19 Protection Is Scientific And Perfectly Normal I was really angry about @emmaogreen's post in @TheAtlantic, so I wrote a response:…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #135 4/18/21
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. Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don’t be shy about that. Latest post: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Paused – How Much Should You Worry? News COVID disrupts healthcare in low- and middle-income countries re…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #129 3/14/21
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 Mutations and Pfizer vax (Press release) The Israel Ministry of Health (MoH), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced real-world evidence demonstrating dramatically lower incidence rates of COVID-19 disease in individuals fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2), underscoring the…
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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…
