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Please, no spin. Just explain why Canada’s vaccine rollout is running slower than molasses. We are an understanding lot but not when you are not straight with us.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 30, 2020 Source:Slow vaccine rollout across Canada draws criticism, anger
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What are some of the concerns about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 with respect to transmission, number of fatalities, and its impact on children?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 29, 2020 Source: B.1.1.7, A New Variant Of Covid-19, Isn’t Kidding Around. What We Know About A Fast-Spreading Mutant And Its Effect On Children
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NEJM study concludes that time required to determine Moderna’s effect on longevity of antibody, B and T cell response. However, the vaccine works. Worst-case scenario is that we will require a booster.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 24, 2020 Source:The Moderna Vaccine’s Antibodies May Not Last As Long As We Hoped Reference:Durability of Responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccination
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City of Ottawa lockdown in four days. Why have the original benchmarks for lockdown been jettisoned? Mayor Watson cites “no facts to support a lockdown” and Ottawa’s medical officer of health, Dr. Vera Etches expresses disappointment with decision.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 22, 2020 Source: Watson ‘blindsided’ by 28-day shutdown: ‘No facts to support lockdown in Ottawa’Randall Denley: Doug Ford’s nonsensical Ontario-wide lockdown is his dumbest move yet Ottawa COVID-19 figures remain stable as provincewide lockdown looms Ontario will enter strict lockdown on Dec. 26, nearly all non-essential businesses to close
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What is the rationale for Ontario Government’s intention to lock down Ottawa for 28 days when there are zero admissions to ICU and infection rates are low and manageable? What benchmarks are being used? (no sarcasm)
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 21, 2020
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Sunday House Call, #770, December 20, 2020: What do we know about the new SARS-CoV-2 strain in the UK?
Sunday House Call, #770, December 20, 2020: The Coronavirus Mutation Topics today include: What we understand about the coronavirus mutation that has shut down the UK. Your calls about: PCR testing Shingles vaccine Shoulder strain Low blood pressure readings but asymptomatic
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The addition of rapid testing has the potential to inform people when they are most contagious and can help reduce the need to repeatedly use lockdowns as your blunt instrument of choice.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 18, 2020 Source:Ontario asymptomatic testing program finds 57 COVID cases so far in more than 4,500 tests to date in Toronto, Peel, York, Ottawa
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“Reality is that which when you stop believing in it, it doesn’t go away” – Philip K. Dick. The Grand Bargain to quarantine before holiday gatherings is a false pretense: Not enough time, false negative testing risk, and a dash of motivated reasoning.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2020 Source:It’s too late to safely quarantine before holiday gatherings, experts warn
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