Ineffective Treatments for Covid 19
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…
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…
24 states report a rise in Covid 19 cases. It looks inevitable that eventually Texas will as well. Here is an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal that covers what numbers to watch and how to be prepared. Following…
My phone hasn’t been ringing as much in the last week. That’s good. We are still seeing sporadic cases but so far the surge of Omicron BA2 cases has not emerged. Most cases that I see are are diagnosed by…
I have a feeling of deja vu. The debate over whether a second booster shot is needed sounds like the debate last year about whether a first booster shot is necessary. The problem is that there is not a lot…
As expected, yesterday the FDA approved a second covid 19 booster for people age 50 and over. Here is the FDA news bulletin. FDA NEWS RELEASE Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older…
My phone is ringing again, not as much as in January, but things seem to be heating up again. I’ve had a flurry of cases in the past week. Cases are still low but, are rising in certain parts of…
Pfizer has applied for emergency use authorization for a fourth dose for adults of it’s Covid 19 vaccine. Just because they are applying for it doesn’t mean that you have to run out and get one. Independent experts need to…
TWO YEARS OF COVID 19 It was in early March 2020 that I saw my first patient with Covid 19. We didn’t know it at the time, but that’s what he brought back from a ski trip in Colorado. According…
First, some news about the outpatient treatment of Covid 19 with Remdesivir followed by some new guidelines on the timing of the second dose of Covid 19 vaccines. Following that is an article from today’s WSJ on BA2, the new…
There were 1,752 cases reported yesterday. Slightly up from the previous day. The 7 days average dropped to 2,822, but the positivity rate is about 30%. Before the surge we were running a daily rate of around 200 with a…