Two years of Covid 19
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…
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Omicron Variant Update
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…
Covid 19 Update
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…
Covid 19 Vaccines and Fertility
From the graph above, it appears that Covid 19 infections have peaked. It remains to be seen how quickly they will drop and what the daily rate will become. One of the most nefarious internet myths about Covid 19 vaccines…
Variants vs. Vaccines
As the pandemic rages on and there is no sign that it is peaking locally, here is an interesting article on what the future holds from the Wall Street Journal. The Covid Race to Watch: Vaccines vs. Variants Omicron…
Covid 19 Immunizations for the Immunocompromised
For people who are immunocompromised, their primary series is 3 vaccinations. 5 months after the last dose they should get a booster dose per the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html Additional Primary Shot and Booster Shot for Some Immunocompromised People After completing the…
Covid 19 Update
By my calendar it looks like the local Omicron surge started the week of December 20th. It has not peaked yet that I can tell. The good news is that most of the cases that I have seen in boosted…
Can Alcohol Prevent Covid 19?
No. At least not directly. As we have learned, we have to immunize the world to keep ourselves safe from new variants. The mRNA vaccines are not good candidates given their storage and transportation requirements. A couple of Texas researchers…
Time to Upgrade Your Mask
This is a very timely article for the Wall Street Journal. The last sentence is the critical one. click on the link to see the graphics displayed better.https://www.wsj.com/articles/cloth-face-mask-omicron-11640984082?st=d1mx7yt67b3pdzp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Why Cloth Masks Might Not Be Enough as Omicron Spreads With the…
Optimism from an Infectious Disease Specialist
Despite information from the Texas Department Health Services that certain San Antonio pharmacies were to be given the new anti-Covid medications Paxlovid and Molnupirivir calls to them today revealed that they were clueless about when they would receive them. Later,…