Balmoral Castle Two weeks before I traveled to Scotland, I took a Covid 19 vaccine. I had covid about 3 months before and wanted to reduce my chances of getting sick on my trip. Traveling through crowded airports was…
I wouldn’t. Here is an editorial from noted infectious disease specialist, Dr. Paul Sax on why you shouldn’t either. June 12th, 2025 Why the Sudden Firing of ACIP Members Should Put Every Clinician on High Alert Public health poster, Herbert…
ReMarks Spring Newsletter Well, we made it through another winter season of Flu, RSV and Covid with some norovirus thrown in for good measure. Fortunately, measles is not an epidemic and is unlikely to be one due to our herd…
“Is something going around?” is a question I am often asked. In previous holiday seasons, I have often responded, “The Christmas Crud.” Now with the improvement in multipathogen respiratory panels, I can give a more nuanced response. Before I do…
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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…
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. …
