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In June, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the next round of Covid-19 boosters be targeted against the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax will use the same platforms to manufacture the…
What Could Go Wrong? Starting January 5, 2023, all travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau must have proof of a negative PCR COVID test to enter the US, even if they pass through other international airports. It won’t shield…
5 reasons why PAXLOVID got a bad rap Summary: It works against all known strains of COVID-19. It reduces the incidence of Long Covid. The components have been used safely for years, and the medication interactions are manageable. Paxlovid should…
Covid-19 Remains a Dangerous Illness This year the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expects 125,000 Americans will have died from Covid 19 in 2022. 1 out of 8 people dying is under the age of 65. The risk of dying…
The annual influenza epidemic begins in the southern hemisphere and works its way north. It enters the USA in the southern and western states. The CDC uses reports from Australia to monitor the type and severity of each year’s incursion…
Time to Dig Out the Masks A family of three Covid–19 Omicron variants – the BA.5 family – (BA.4. BA.5. and BA1.12.1)) are burning their way through the US population. BA.5 went from 1% of all infections in May to…
When is the next wave coming? It‘s already here. It‘s Long Haul. The first wave of Covid was horrific. Patients jammed hallways, unable to breathe, hospitals ran out of ventilators, and doctors, nurses, and first responders died with their patients.…
You are either Working for the Virus or Working for Your Fellow Man Explanations why people don’t get vaccinated have as much to do with the bias of the reporter as the data available. For instance, Black and Hispanic minority…
What should one do about omicron? First, take a deep breath. We have the playbook for this. It is called layered defense. In 2020, we did not know how Covid spread, what measures could block the spread. We didn’t have vaccines, immunoglobulins, and oral medications. We also learned that lockdowns in First World didn’t work. They caused social and political disruptions, significant psychological damage to the elderly and children. First World lockdowns deprived the Third world of medical supplies and food, causing non-Covid deaths. We now realize the virus will continue to circulate regardless of any of our efforts, but its damage can be contained. Read the Great Barrington Declaration. We know the drill for airborne pathogens. Cut the exposure with ventilation, masks, and social distancing indoors. This worked so well last year there was no seasonal flu. When Covid is flaring, quarantine is needed for nursing home populations and other susceptible individuals...
Delta is Hunting You and Your Children Ins and Outs of Booster Shots Winter is coming. People will spend more time indoors, and the opportunity to spread Covid-19 is greater. Among the unvaccinated, the Delta variant is turning this into…
