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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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Quebec proposes one Covid vaccine for those who were previously infected without any substantive evidence to support such a policy change.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2021 Source: Quebec recommending just one vaccine dose for people previously infected with COVID-19
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Sunday House Call, #782, March 21, 2021: Bad science that sticks to your ribs.
The litany of discredited COVID-19 preventions, cures and treatments that never seem to go away. The Truth about Vitamin D and COVID-19Ivermectin, Convalescent Plasma and Hydroxychloroquine: One Year of Rotten Apples Your calls about: 80 year-old woman asks if she can get the Covid vaccine after pneumonia Covid vaccine recommendations if immunocompromised Vaccine side effects…
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Montreal Public Health pilot project will monitor the outcome of managing a cluster outbreak of COVID-19 variant in two neighbourhoods to see if it blunts spread within the zone and surrounding areas.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 19, 2021 Source:Parents of schoolchildren in two Montreal neighbourhoods to get vaccines immediately in effort to fight variants
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The slow decline of Covid-19 case counts in Canada seems to have ended for now according to Dr. Tam’s analysis of the latest data. Vaccine procurement and subsequent distribution remains the wild card to get out of the pandemic’s version of Groundhog Day.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2021 Source:Dr. Tam says Canada-wide drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths starting to level off