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As the SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, how will they change the pandemic? Detailed article in Science provides some of the details. https://bit.ly/37WKBtK
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2021 Source:New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?
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In vitro cell-culture study demonstrates that fenofibrate (used as adjunct to statins to lower cholesterol and lipid levels) reduces severity of coronavirus infection. Human trials to follow to determine if this holds true in vivo. #GoScience
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 9, 2021 Source:Cholesterol drug cuts coronavirus infection by 70%, researchers find Reference:The Hyperlipidaemic Drug Fenofibrate Significantly Reduces Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture Models
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@billcarrolltalk rightly points out that the unvaccinated will increase chance of more variant strains. Listener texts that he is “moronic” because it will mutate anyway in the environment. Not so. It needs a human host. It doesn’t mutate in the dirt.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 9, 2021 Source:Unvaccinated people are ‘variant factories,’ infectious diseases expert says
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Rare opportunistic fungal infection taking advantage of pandemic-related health and environmental conditions in India amongst Covid-19 patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2021 Source:Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India
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In vitro studies reported in NEJM show that Pfizer/Moderna vaccines were still able to neutralize variant B.1.351 from South Africa despite reduction in neutralizing antibodies. Authors’ opinion is that vaccine remains efficacious. More to follow.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2021 Source:Pfizer says South African variant could notably cut down vaccine protection Reference:Neutralizing Activity of BNT162b2-Elicited Serum — Preliminary ReportSerum Neutralizing Activity Elicited by mRNA-1273 Vaccine — Preliminary Report
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South African coronavirus variant being studied to determine if it is more vaccine resistant.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 5, 2021 Source:South Africa coronavirus variant: What is the risk? Covid-19 in South Africa: Scientists seek to understand new variant
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Why proposing “herd immunity” as a strategy by using SARS-CoV-2 as your inoculating vector is not a good idea. Historically, there has never been a real case of herd immunity through infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2020 Source:Herd Immunity Is Not a Strategy
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More discussion with @billcarrolltalk about the Covid aerosol issue as explained, as always, in fine evidenced-based fashion by @gorkson in his recent Science Based Medicine article.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2020 Source: Is COVID-19 transmitted by airborne aerosols?
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New ‘pandemic potential’ flu strain found in pigs. Also, Face Mask Follies: A Revisit to Dunning-Krugerville
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2020 Source:Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China