As this surge heats up, the demand for treatment has increased. The lead time on getting monoclonal antibodies has increased from a day to 5 days. It is important to get tested early if you are at high risk of…
My phone has been ringing again. That’s not a good sign when the number of calls, texts and emails surge with questions from people reporting symptoms or exposure to Covid 19. Officially, Bexar County reported 376 new cases yesterday with…
As I mentioned on my post of November 29th, I felt the Omicron variant of Covid 19 was already here. This was confirmed yesterday when it was found on two patients. One test was taken on November 27th and the…
Today the CDC released new guidelines on home testing for Covid 19. Due to the low sensitivity of the tests in asymptomatic individuals they had previously recommended limiting their use to symptomatic individuals. Now with the surge of the Delta…
Here are three things about the outpatient treatment of Covid 19. The first is the latest from this week’s New England Journal of Medicine about the efficacy of treating Covid 19 with the monoclonal antibody combination, Regen-Cov. The second is…
The photo above is of mothers and children lined up for a polio vaccine trial in 1954. A vaccine was approved in 1961. People lined up to get their children vaccinated. Everyone knew someone who had been affected by this…
Omicron is breaking news, but it really shouldn’t come as a surprise and it is probably already here. I think that South Africa is probably doing a better job of genetic sequencing than we are to identify variants. The first…
As predicted, Covid 19 Booster Update – Mark Thornton (personalphysicianmd.com) , the FDA and CDC have broadened the recommendation for who may receive a booster. CDC Recommends Booster Dose for All Adults Who Receive Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines The…
Here is some interesting news on the effectiveness of Covid 19 vaccine based on Texas Department of Health Services data. Texas physicians have strongly encouraged patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and a new report from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)…
Here are some handy facts from the Texas Medical Association on Covid 19 boosters. The recommendations for who qualifies for a booster are as of today. It is my belief that the FDA/CDC/ACIP will open this up soon to all…
