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CDC study shows vaccines cut Covid infections and transmission. They will help get us out of the pandemic.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 5, 2021 Source:Don’t Believe the Doomsayers. Vaccines Will End The Pandemic. Reference:Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021
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Sunday House Call, #784, April 4, 2021: The world as we see it.
Dan Gardner, Keynote Speaker, New York Times bestselling author (Risk/The Science of Fear, Future Babble, Superforecasting), and consultant (http://tactix.ca) joins me to discuss the psychology of risk and decision-making joins the show to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the AstraZeneca vaccine and more. A woman’s risk of a blood clot if they are on the birth…
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Another “lockdown” coming to Ontario that will lead to the same outcome as before. Can we expect better long-term results for the rest of the province when it has not changed much in already-locked-down zones?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 1, 2021 Source:Ford to impose lockdown restrictions across Ontario as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard
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CDC releases study showing that mRNA vaccines perform almost the same in the real world as they did in the lab. Further indications are they prevent disease and its transmission.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 31 , 2021 Source:Moderna And Pfizer Vaccines Prevent Infection As Well As Disease: Key Questions Remain Reference:Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021
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It now does not matter that the AZ vaccine is safe, the multiple contradictory policy reversals may have irreversibly damaged the public’s confidence in it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 30, 2021 Source:New data shows COVID-19 pandemic now ‘completely out of control’ in Ontario, key scientific adviser saysProvinces suspend AstraZeneca shots for people under 55 after advice from national panel
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Canada’s decision to delay second doses of Covid-19 vaccines by four months may not result in the positive outcome expected for certain groups.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 29, 2021 Source:Why Canada’s decision to delay 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines may not work for everyone
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Sunday House Call, #783, March 28, 2021: mRNA tech is not just for vaccines. Something interesting this way comes.
Researchers are finding interesting ways to apply mRNA vaccine technology to other diseases. The Economist had an interesting article this past week reviewing many of these avenues of research. Further, several studies have been recently released albeit animals ones that have shown how CRISPR can be used to manage pain and Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. Your…
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No hard evidence that a small number of people who had flu vaccine had less risk of Covid-19 infections. Socioeconomic and environmental factors at play among other more likely explanations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February , 2021 Source:Flu vaccine may protect against Covid-19 infection
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Ontario Science Table’s report and review of the data on Covid-19 screening of LTC home staff states, “there is no available real-world evidence to support or refute the benefits of screen testing in preventing LTC home COVID-19 outbreaks”.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2021 Source:Harms of weekly COVID-19 testing in Ontario long-term care may outweigh benefits, science table says Reference:Routine Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Screen Testing of Ontario Long-Term Care Staff After COVID-19 Vaccination
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