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For those who have had AstraZeneca as their first dose, small Spanish study shows that using Pfizer as the second dose is safe and effective. More evaluation and other trials are ongoing but still, good news.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 19, 2021 Source:Spanish Study Finds AstraZeneca Vaccine Followed by Pfizer Dose Is Safe and Effective
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Take note of correlation/causation issue with headlines citing dementia & Alzheimer disease being most commonly associated with Covid-related deaths. Message is that it is usually a combination of comorbidities and age that increase death risk from Covid.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 17, 2021 Source:Dementia, Alzheimer’s most common comorbidities associated with COVID-19 deaths: StatCan Reference:Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to February 2021
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Sunday House Call, #790, May 16, 2021: A different clot than is in the news but no less than a novel treatment that can help thousands.
Topics today include: An NEJM published study looked at excision of the left atrial appendage to reduce the risk of stroke in anticoagulated individuals. It did meet its end points with an absolute risk reduction of 2.2 per cent decreasing from 7.0 (control) to 4.8 percent over 3.8 year average for people of average age…
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Give research the time to answer the question about the need for yearly Covid-19 vaccine boosters given that variants, present and future, will continue to be an issue for a while. Speculation is a mug’s game. Evidence is better.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 14, 2021 Source:Scientists challenge vaccine-makers’ claim that we need a COVID-19 booster shot
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Short-lived common side effects including fever, chills, pain, and headache after mixing AZ with Pfizer vaccine reported in @TheLancet. Immunogenicity results to be reported in June and if mixing is a viable option (likely but assumption needs evidence).
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2021 Source:Mixing Covid-19 vaccines tied to more side effects, early UK data suggests Reference:Heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccination: initial reactogenicity data
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Risk calculus and interpretation changing in Ontario. Public Health recommends suspending first dose of AZ vaccine pending further data analysis. Outcome even if in favour of resumption will not change the erosion of public confidence.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2021 Source:Ontario will no longer offer first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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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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Study hypothesizes biologic mechanism of how gum disease could increase risk of Sars-CoV-2 access to the lungs. Interesting, but evidence points to aerosolized route as major source for contagion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 10, 2021 Source:And now, some good news: Brushing your teeth may reduce risk of COVID-19(article found in the middle of the post) Reference:The COVID-19 Pathway: A Proposed Oral-Vascular-Pulmonary Route Of SARS-CoV-2 Infection And The Importance Of Oral Healthcare Measures
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Sunday House Call, #789, May 9, 2021: The Twinkle in this Star. A truly enjoyable interview with Stewart Reynolds aka @Brittlestar today. He and his family helping to make the pandemic a little more bearable with their honest observations and humour.
You my heard some of the clips we have been playing commenting on the risk calculus of taking the AstraZeneca vaccine and the one that you have just heard that are marvellous and creative examples plainly illustrating how we process information and many times incorrectly assess risk. Stewart Reynolds, also known as @Brittlestar on Twitter,…
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