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Sunday House Call, #770, December 20, 2020: What do we know about the new SARS-CoV-2 strain in the UK?
Sunday House Call, #770, December 20, 2020: The Coronavirus Mutation Topics today include: What we understand about the coronavirus mutation that has shut down the UK. Your calls about: PCR testing Shingles vaccine Shoulder strain Low blood pressure readings but asymptomatic
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The addition of rapid testing has the potential to inform people when they are most contagious and can help reduce the need to repeatedly use lockdowns as your blunt instrument of choice.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 18, 2020 Source:Ontario asymptomatic testing program finds 57 COVID cases so far in more than 4,500 tests to date in Toronto, Peel, York, Ottawa
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“Reality is that which when you stop believing in it, it doesn’t go away” – Philip K. Dick. The Grand Bargain to quarantine before holiday gatherings is a false pretense: Not enough time, false negative testing risk, and a dash of motivated reasoning.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2020 Source:It’s too late to safely quarantine before holiday gatherings, experts warn
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Ontario hospitals alerted to prepare for a spike in COVID-19 patients as hospital ICU admissions approach capacity affecting ability to meet increasing demands for both COVID and non-COVID-related care
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2020 Source:Ontario tells hospitals to activate emergency plans as number of COVID-19 patients spikes
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With the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, some are concerned people will prematurely ease up on public health measures before we achieve herd immunity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 15, 2020 Source:Canada administers its first COVID-19 vaccine shots
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Vaccine safety. No, the Pfizer vaccine was not rushed to market.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2020 Bill and I discuss the the false claim that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market. Reassuring Data for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety Is the Covid vaccine safe? As regulators race to approve Pfizer-BioNTech…
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Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine.
Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine. The claims that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market does not follow the available evidence. I also discussed today how the vaccine works and the amazing science behind it. I also reviewed the known side…
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Male sex identified as a risk factor for death and ICU admission due to Covid-19 infection. There are identified differences within components of the immune system that show women have more robust responses.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 11, 2020 Source:Men with COVID-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study Reference:Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission
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Adverse allergic reactions reported with Pfizer vaccine was expected. Briefing documents showed 6/1000 in treatment group and 5/1000 in placebo group had allergic reactions. Vaccine eligibility will be refined after determining the nature of the reactions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 10, 2020 Source:U.K. to refine allergy warning on Pfizer vaccine sparked by two adverse reactions
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