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The Swedish COVID-19 response: The Devil is in the details. A devastating review of how this is not the model for the rest of the world.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October , 2020 Source:The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be a Model for the Rest of the World
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It is too soon to draw any conclusions about short/long term immunity based on COVID-19 antibody levels. Many unknown factors remain. Time should help with the answers in future studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 14, 2020 Source:Evidence mounts that immunity from COVID-19 antibodies has limits
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Lack of contact tracing data limits ability to set appropriate targeted public health policy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 13, 2020 Source:Health officials don’t know how a third of Ottawans with COVID-19 got sick
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Sunday House Call, #760, October 11, 2020: The anti-cervical-cancer vaccine works
Sunday House Call, #760 ,October 11, 2020: The anti-cancer vaccine works A large study published in thh New England Journal of Medicine shows that the HPV vaccine dramatically reduces the risk of cervical cancer especially if given before the age of 17. SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy not associated with complications in neonates, study finds Your calls…
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Superspreader events + no masks + no physical distancing + poor contact tracing = well, what do you think will happen? Same answer for every country that used this equation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2020 Source:From the Rose Garden to rallies: What large gatherings can teach us about the spread of coronavirus Reference: Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysisof countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe
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Dr. Tam’s citing increasing numbers of confirmed COVID cases also requires the denominator of total tests done. Use absolute instead of relative percentage changes. Be consistent with methodology or risk erosion of the public’s trust.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2020 Source:COVID-19 cases in Canada increased by 40% over past seven days, Dr. Tam says
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If you are the WHO boss suggesting that a COVID vaccine MAY be available by the end of the year, provide the evidence to justify the hope, else be prepared for another journey into the nadir of credibility and subsequent irrelevance if you are wrong.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2020 Source:‘There is hope’: COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by the end of the year, WHO boss says
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Would you allow anyone who is being treated for COVID-19 and remains infectious to come to your workplace or home? In addition, when they do show up, they take off their mask. I leave it to you to come to your own conclusions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 6, 2020 Source:Trump, still infectious, back at White House without mask
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