Get Armed!
I got my updated Covid 19 vaccine at the pharmacy today. I scheduled it online. Here is why I didn’t want to wait. San Antonio COVID cases continue to rise; 5 deaths reported in the past week Texas Public Radio…
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Covid 19 Vaccine Update
As predicted the FDA approved the new Covid 19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Today the CDC’s advisory committee, the ACIP, recommended the vaccine be given to patients 6 months of age and up. I wish Covid would go away,…
What Are Covid Experts Doing?
Here is an interesting Q+A from The Washington Post with infectious disease and vaccine specialists about how they are dealing with the rise in cases of Covid 19. Do they mask? Are they eating out? How covid experts are living…
Using Expired Covid Tests
As Covid 19 cases have risen, I checked under my sink, which is where I have kept my supply of Covid 19 tests, to see if any were expired. Many of them were and I haven’t found any useful advice…
Fall Vaccine Update
Fall Vaccine Update “Fall”, I like the sound of that. It may not be here for a while, but already the temperatures have begun to moderate from the hottest summer on record. Now if we could just get some…
Covid 19 Update
People are concerned about the rise in Covid 19 infections and would like to know if the new vaccine will be recommended for them. Unfortunately, I can’t tell them. Although we have information that the vaccine will be released in…
West Nile: The Other Virus Going Around
As previously reported, there is a lot of Covid 19 going around. Chances are, it won’t kill you if you get it. Not so, the other virus circulating. West Nile virus can be a real killer. It’s not spread from…
Useful Covid Links
Covid 19 cases are increasing. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continuing To Increase In US, CDC Says ABC News (8/15, Benadjaoud, Kekatos) reports, “COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to the” CDC. Data show that “for the week…
Covid 19 Vaccine Update
We had been led to believe that the new Covid 19 vaccine would be available in late September. Apparently, that is correct. However, we don’t know anything new as far as who should receive it. New COVID-19 Vaccines To Be…
Say Goodbye to XBB.1.5
Let’s hope that you have better things than discuss the latest variants with your friends over wine. The XBB.1.5, our dominant variant for months has now been replaced by it’s cousins. However, they are closely related enough that this fall’s…