People have felt cooped up for a long time and are anxious to travel. Many are traveling internationally. Is it safe? Well, there is a lot of Covid 19 circulating in Europe, but there is a lot circulating here as…
I often tell patients that medication doesn’t help the bottle in which it is contained. It will only help you if it is taken. Likewise, vaccines will only help you if they are taken. If you haven’t gotten a first…
As mentioned previously, newer variants are able to evade the immune response due to previous infections and to a certain extent, immunizations. Here is an interesting article on the subject from the New York Times. One of the interesting points…
My phone is ringing again, never a good sign. Cases are rising as the graph shows and these are under reported since most of the cases are diagnosed from home tests. 50% of Americans got Omicron earlier in the year. …
People ask if they should get a Covid 19 booster if they have already had Covid. I advise them to if they are over 50, because the antibody response to recent variants is not as robust compared to those vaccinated…
First of all, masks are still recommended in clinical settings such as hospitals and doctor’s offices. I will continue to wear an N95 mask on airlines. If I upgrade to first class and am sitting next to my wife, I…
Here’s a view of what’s happening in the Northeast followed by a local update. Courtesy of the New York Times and the San Antonio Report. A Covid uptick Covid outbreaks in elite circles in Washington, D.C., and on Broadway…
After two plus years we know a lot about Covid 19. We certainly don’t know it all, but we know a lot more about what works and what doesn’t than we did a few years ago. In spite of many…
