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People are getting their flu vaccines and some of them are getting their Covid 19 vaccines as well. Here are a couple of new developments: -Pertussis is on the rise but is still quite uncommon. Reduced childhood vaccinations are a…
Here is the latest on it from JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Bottom line: If you are older and have underlying health conditions, it may help prevent you from being hospitalized or dying. Will it make you get…
The weather has been nicer lately, making it easier to spend more time outside. With our recent rains, the mosquito population is flourishing. Here is a recent Wall Street Journal article that outlines the threat. It’s important to continue to…
My advice to take precautions against mosquitoes was timely. America’s most famous infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, was hospitalized with West Nile Virus. I believe he has been released from the hospital. As expected, the FDA approved two new…
HOT WEATHER POSTS COVID FATIGUE FALL VACCINE UPDATE RSV VACCINE GUIDELINES FLU VACCINE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE Kids may have gone back to school, but summer is by no means over. I have posted some usual summer topics on my blog which…
My phone has been ringing again and that’s a sign that lots of people have Covid 19. It seems like it is worse than last summer, but according to this report , it sounds like it’s about the same as…
It is Summertime and as in previous summer there is a surge in Covid cases. Here are a trio of articles on the subject. Happy 4th of July! Above is a photo taken in the Douro River valley of Portugal. …
Fortunately, this blogpost has nothing to do with Covid, but is important to one’s health. Diet is a four-letter word because it implies that there is a beginning and an end. What we strive for is lifestyle modification. This is…
It seems that everyone returning from Europe has either Covid 19 or some respiratory illness. I had another case this morning. My view may be skewed as the well ones don’t call me, but it did prompt me the get…
