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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 #142 5/30/21
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. ~ ~ ~ Great #scicomm friend, virologist Ian Mackay is donating all profits from his infographic to charity–currently MSF. The image is available on shirts, mask, mugs, etc. at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/65034354 Love the image…and Ian’s been a friend since first Ebola days a lifetime…
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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 #117 1/31/21
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. News Mutations: Regeneron announced that its antibody cocktail (casirivimab and imdevimab) is effective against both the U.K. (B.1.1.7) and South African variant (B.1.351). But scientists say the coronavirus variant from Brazil (P.1) may be the most worrisome. Here’s why. (NPR) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
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Coronavirus Tidbits #108 12/31/20
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 Mutant Covid found in US now, Japan, and elsewhere. It’s more infectious–spreads more rapidly, but is NOT more fatal thus far. “A little less than a year ago, the early response to the coronavirus crisis was stifled by an inability to scale…
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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 ~…
