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Many thanks to Jonathan Jarry @CrackedScience for an informative discussion about science miscommunication. #ScienceUpFirst #GoScience
Sunday House Call, #776, February 7, 2021 Topics today include: Jonathan Jarry is a science communicator with the McGill Office for Science and Society, dedicated to separating sense from nonsense on the scientific stage. He has been writing a recent series of articles for the McGill Office for Science and Society, “Tips for Better Thinking“,…
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Do people need a mask upgrade? @WSJ reviews the studies and some of the recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2021 Source:Double Face Masks? N95? Protect Yourself Against New Covid-19 Variants With These Mask Upgrades
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Lancet posts Oxford Vaccine Group preprint study on how the timing of the booster dose of its Oxford-AZ vaccine affects the immune response and efficacy for people 18-55 years of age.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 4, 2021 Source:U.K. says new study vindicates delaying 2nd AstraZeneca shot Reference:Single Dose Administration, And The Influence Of The Timing Of The Booster Dose On Immunogenicity and Efficacy Of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Vaccine
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Excellent review of myths of enlisting more companies to make mRNA vaccine by @DerekLowe. Bespoke machines, processes & tech, multiple supply chains, a myriad of Sci & Eng expertise & steps needed before mass production. Many pharma companies can’t do it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 3, 2021 Source:Myths of Vaccine ManufacturingA vial, a vaccine and hopes for slowing a pandemic — how a shot comes to beWhy Even Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster Reference:Exploring the Supply Chain of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
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First case of South African variant confirmed in Ontario’s Peel Region. Person had no history of travel. Dominance by more vaccine-resistant virus helped in part by slow vaccine rollout, incomplete public health measures and virus response to same.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2021 Source:Ontario’s first case of South African variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Peel Region
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Vaccine/Variant Whack-a-Mole: Concerns raised that slow vaccine rollout, combined with incomplete strategies to prevent infection and spread can lead to a greater risk of further coronavirus mutations and reduced vaccine efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2021 Source:New clinical trials raise fears the coronavirus is learning how to resist vaccines
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Sunday House Call, #775, January 31, 2021: And then there were four.
Two more vaccines, Johnson and Johnson and Novovax, appear to be most effective against the original coronavirus strain but less so against the new variants. Your calls about: Can you use a pressure cooker to sanitize masks? Can colchicine be used to treat coronavirus infections? Study does not have statistical significance to support this conclusion.…
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The variant is to model outcome predictions as Asimov’s Foundation series’ Mule was in Hari Seldon’s Psychohistory projections. Extracting six doses per vial instead of five is like Jean Luc Picard being told there are five lights when there are four.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2021 Source:John Ivison: Prepare for dose of reality — vaccines don’t guarantee a quick return to normal Is it five doses or six? It’s both. The Pfizer dispute, explained
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People need not fear admitting that they are struggling and need help. That is a strength, not weakness. We need to provide rapid access to services once you come forward. Long wait times help no one. #BellLetsTalk
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 28, 2021
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