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National Advisory Committee on Immunization prioritizes four groups to first receive Covid-19 vaccine but does not provide the distribution framework whilst the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine does so with caveats.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 6, 2020 Source:New recommendations outline who in Canada could get a COVID-19 vaccine first National Academies Release Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine for Adoption by HHS, State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Authorities
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Another (small) study confirms that face masks do not reduce oxygen saturation during vigorous exercise for healthy individuals. You can get yourself an inexpensive pulse oximeter and prove it to yourself.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 5, 2020 Source: Face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise, Canadian researchers find
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The new and improved triple-layer face mask! You do not have to throw out your old one. It still works. Plus, small unpublished study on T-cell response reports that it is still present six months after Covid infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 4, 2020 Source:Study Finds Which Homemade Face Masks Are The Most Effective And Breathable T-cell response ‘lasts six months after Covid infection’ Reference:Ability of fabric face mask materials to filter ultrafine particles at coughing velocity
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The vaccine development process is still beholden to clinical trial realities and barriers that are beyond our control. Predicting when we will have a Covid-19 vaccine is a mug’s game. Could be tomorrow, could be next year.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 3, 2020 Source:It may be time to reset expectations on when we’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine
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Sunday House Call, #763, November 1, 2020: The Whipsaw Effect of reporting daily confirmed case numbers.
Sunday House Call, #763, November 1, 2020 Topics today include: How the reporting of daily case numbers instead of more robust measurements to inform the public leads to confusion, short-term knee-jerk responses, revolving door business closures, and bargaining with public health policy. Your questions about: Shingles vaccine dosing schedule Safety of of topical diclofenac (Voltaren),…
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Study reports that people who had mild to moderate #COVID-19 have protective stable antibody levels five months after their infection. This finding and further studies to follow can help with public policy and vaccine development programs.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 30, 2020 Source:Immunity to coronavirus lingers for months, study finds Reference:Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months
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Vulnerable populations to be the focus in a new Canadian COVID-19 antibody study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 29, 2020 Source:New Canadian antibody study to investigate COVID-19’s spread, why it hits vulnerable
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Unpublished non-peer-reviewed short-term study on possible COVID-19-induced cognitive decline used self-reported unverified data with no baseline controls or knowledge of the patients cognitive status prior to infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2020 Source:Coronavirus linked to mental decline, may age some patients’ brains by 10 years: study
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