CDC Updates Outdoor Mask Guidelines
I have to admit, I seldom wear a mask outdoors except when I am at the nursery. I’m not close to other people when I am walking my dog. Of course, walking the streets of San Antonio is different than…
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The J+J Vaccine, an Infectious Disease Specialist Weighs In
This isn’t the hot news of the day. That is CDC’s latest guidance on wearing masks outdoors, but I’ll address that tomorrow. I have frequently quoted or reposted the blogs of Dr. Paul E. Sax, a noted infectious disease specialist. …
Treatment of Mild Covid 19, the Latest
Here’s what doesn’t work. Sorry Ivermectin fans. March 4, 2021 Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19A Randomized Clinical Trial Eduardo López-Medina, MD, MSc1,2,3; Pío López, MD1,2; Isabel C. Hurtado, MD2,4; et alDiana M Dávalos, MD, MPH, DrPH5; Oscar Ramirez, MD, MPhil3,6,7; Ernesto Martínez, MD8,9; Jesus A. Díazgranados, MD10; José M. Oñate, MD3,8,11; Hector Chavarriaga, MD, MS12; Sócrates Herrera, MD13; Beatriz Parra, PhD14; Gerardo Libreros, PhD14; Roberto Jaramillo, MD15; Ana C. Avendaño, MD15; Dilian F. Toro, MD16; Miyerlandi Torres, DrPH12; Maria…
Covid 19 Update
This is the vaccine locator on the Texas Department of Health Services website. bit.ly/2Jvpru3. It is a useful tool for locating vaccine. Vaccine is available at more locations. University Health, located at Wonderland Mall, is now open to walk-ins Monday…
Comments on J+J Vaccine Pause
Even though the Texas Department of Health Services hasn’t seen fit to give me any vaccine, they still consider me a vaccine provider and what follows is the official notification of the pause in the administration of Johnson and Johnson’s…
Hopeful Hotez
Once again, we received no vaccine. Here is where it went. It also appears that Costco is now offering the vaccine. Someone was able to book it online with only a few days notice. https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week18.pdf Yesterday morning, as part of…
Antibiotics, Less is More
I was watching a lecture on YouTube, another adaptation to the pandemic. I am a member and past president of the Texas Club of Internists, an almost 100 year old organization dedicated to continuing medical education for Texas internists. https://www.texasclubofinternists.org/.…
CDC Updates Their Recommendations on Travel
First of all, TDHS did not give us any vaccine for next week. Here’s where it went: https://dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week17.pdf In addition to going to the usual places, a lot is going to HEB and Walgreens pharmacies. If you have not been…
Vaccine Efficacy and Local Access Update
Local cases are low, but seemed to have plateaued. Fortunately, vaccines remain effective for months and the ones used in the US are effective against the South African variant. Here are some succinct summaries from Physician’s First Watch: Pfizer-BioNTech efficacy…
Efficacy of Covid 19 Vaccines
When we read about the effectiveness of Covid 19 vaccines it has to do with clinical trials used to get their approval. What is the real world experience? The short answer is they were even more effective in health care…