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Who/what priority group is next in line with limited vaccine supply once those most at risk are vaccinated? Gut-wrenching decisions & no easy solutions considering Minorities, socioecon status, work environment, med hx, and other interconnected factors.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 12, 2021 Source:Should Someone With Asthma Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Before Someone With Cancer? The Next Big Challenge in the Vaccine Rollout
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Variant spreading in North Bay, Ontario. Shutdown to continue for fear of rapid spread.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 11, 2021 Source:North Bay races to find source of COVID-19 variant outbreak that has infected apartment and closed school
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Ottawa Public Health reports first case of variant from South Africa. Will this intensify restrictions or will measures be relaxed next week by Ontario Government?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2021 Source:Ottawa sees its first case of South African COVID-19 variant
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Unpublished, uncontrolled small study claims that experimental exosome treatment shortens recovery time to five days for patients with severe Covid-19. Further human trials required to prove it truly works.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 9, 2021 Source:Experimental cancer drug could help hospitalised coronavirus patients recover within five days, Israeli trial claims
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Some governments and businesses are preparing for the reality of endemic Covid-19 according to report in @WSJ
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 8, 2021 Source:As Covid-19 Vaccines Raise Hope, Cold Reality Dawns That Illness Is Likely Here to Stay
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Many thanks to Jonathan Jarry @CrackedScience for an informative discussion about science miscommunication. #ScienceUpFirst #GoScience
Sunday House Call, #776, February 7, 2021 Topics today include: Jonathan Jarry is a science communicator with the McGill Office for Science and Society, dedicated to separating sense from nonsense on the scientific stage. He has been writing a recent series of articles for the McGill Office for Science and Society, “Tips for Better Thinking“,…
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Do people need a mask upgrade? @WSJ reviews the studies and some of the recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2021 Source:Double Face Masks? N95? Protect Yourself Against New Covid-19 Variants With These Mask Upgrades
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Lancet posts Oxford Vaccine Group preprint study on how the timing of the booster dose of its Oxford-AZ vaccine affects the immune response and efficacy for people 18-55 years of age.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 4, 2021 Source:U.K. says new study vindicates delaying 2nd AstraZeneca shot Reference:Single Dose Administration, And The Influence Of The Timing Of The Booster Dose On Immunogenicity and Efficacy Of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Vaccine
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