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…
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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 The XBB.1.5, our dominant variant for months has now been replaced by it’s cousins.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…
What To Do If You Get Covid
Unfortunately, numbers continue to climb. Hospitalizations for Covid 10 are on the increase as well. I ran across this article and thought it had some good practical advice. It is all something that you should have heard before. but a…
New Covid 19 Vaccine Update
We should know later this month about a new Covid 19 vaccine. We don’t know yet for whom it will be recommended. Here is an update from today’s US News and World Report. When the report comes out we will…
Covid 19, a Bump or a Surge? Long Covid Research
It’s true, unfortunately. There is a rise in Covid 19 infections. Fortunately, numbers are still low, but it is something that we need to be aware of and we don’t have the monitoring systems in place that we had before. …
Death by Misinformation
One of the greatest challenges of the pandemic was combating widespread information some of which came from physicians. I was shocked to see the recommendation recently from a patient’s family member that she take two widely discredited drugs for her…