Here are a couple of new articles on the new vaccines followed by ordering information. One has to do with whether one should get a second booster vaccine before the new ones are out from the New York Times. There…
It’s not just cost containment, but cost shifting. More of the cost of vaccines and medication will be covered by individuals and third-party payors. Here is an article from today’s Wall Street Journal covering the government’s plan. Biden Administration Plans…
This is a photo of mothers lined up with their children to get an experimental polio vaccine in the 1950s. First Covid 19, then Monkey Pox, now polio? Do I need to worry? No. Not at this point. Most of…
Here’s an article for todays’ New York Times regarding the Center for Disease Control’s update released today on quarantine and isolation in patients who have, or are exposed to, Covid 19. C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to…
A bivalent Covid 19 vaccine is coming sooner than expected. It was forecast for the fall. I thought it would be middle to late fall, but now it is said to be coming next month! The new vaccine would be…
As I mentioned in a previous post, small molecule treatments for viral illnesses, those that can be put in a pill, take years to develop. Large molecule treatments like monoclonal antibodies are easier to develop quickly, but less convenient to…
Here is an interesting article from the New York Times from a virologist who sheds insight on variants, vaccines and what virologists think about what the future holds. Did you know that hippos can get Covid 19? I knew that…
Not yet, but you should be concerned. I’m uneasy whenever an existing virus suddenly increases, or a novel virus abruptly appears. Some people think they don’t need to be bothered because it has only been reported in men who have…
Here is an article from this morning’s New York Times which is a nice summary of where we are. If you have not had a second booster, get one. Don’t wait until the mid-fall when a newer vaccine is supposed…
Here are several recent articles from the Wall Street Journal on the treatment and prevention of Covid 19. Bottom Line: We will run out of monoclonal antibody treatment in late August. If the government doesn’t pay for it, will you…
