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Ontario hospitals alerted to prepare for a spike in COVID-19 patients as hospital ICU admissions approach capacity affecting ability to meet increasing demands for both COVID and non-COVID-related care
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2020 Source:Ontario tells hospitals to activate emergency plans as number of COVID-19 patients spikes
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With the beginning of COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, some are concerned people will prematurely ease up on public health measures before we achieve herd immunity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 15, 2020 Source:Canada administers its first COVID-19 vaccine shots
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Vaccine safety. No, the Pfizer vaccine was not rushed to market.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2020 Bill and I discuss the the false claim that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market. Reassuring Data for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety Is the Covid vaccine safe? As regulators race to approve Pfizer-BioNTech…
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Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine.
Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine. The claims that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market does not follow the available evidence. I also discussed today how the vaccine works and the amazing science behind it. I also reviewed the known side…
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Male sex identified as a risk factor for death and ICU admission due to Covid-19 infection. There are identified differences within components of the immune system that show women have more robust responses.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 11, 2020 Source:Men with COVID-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study Reference:Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission
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Adverse allergic reactions reported with Pfizer vaccine was expected. Briefing documents showed 6/1000 in treatment group and 5/1000 in placebo group had allergic reactions. Vaccine eligibility will be refined after determining the nature of the reactions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 10, 2020 Source:U.K. to refine allergy warning on Pfizer vaccine sparked by two adverse reactions
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WHO recommends that people refrain from hugging during the holidays.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 8, 2020 Source: UN health agency’s advice for the holidays: Don’t hug
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With the soon-to-arrive coronavirus vaccine, the predictable social media misrepresentations of risk have arisen.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 7, 2020 Source: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could ship to Canada within 24 hours of approval, exec says
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