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Sunday House Call, #749, July 26, 2020: The Coronavirus Kobayashi Maru Conundrum
Sunday House Call, #749, July 26, 2020: The Coronavirus Kobayashi Maru Conundrum The pandemic marches to its own tune. The decisions we make about the reopening of greater-risk environments like bars, gyms, and eating inside restaurants, will have consequences. That is not a criticism of those who decide to partake in these activities, but to…
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It is not just the cream cheese dip at parties that is a super-spreader.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 24, 2020 Source:Large parties turned into ‘super-spreader’ events for COVID-19 in Ottawa: Public Health
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Lest we forget the morbidity side of the Covid-19 equation when assuming younger people weather the storm without medium and long-term health consequences.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 23, 2020 Source: COVID-19 patients could be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘Your whole life can change if you get this’
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Up, up, and away! …….again
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 22, 2020 Source:Large indoor gatherings behind rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
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Researchers careful to state that the long-term outcome/efficacy of the immune response to the Oxford vaccine will be known after the Phase 3 arm of the trial. Great science but verification required.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 21, 2020 Source:Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response Reference: Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report ofa phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial
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The Ottawa Spike. Easy to blame younger people but the conflicting and contradictory public health rules and government decisions for Phase 3 are likely a significant contributing factor.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 20, 2020 Source: Young people behind spike in COVID-19 numbers, says OPH
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Sunday House Call, #748, July 19, 2020: The Coronavirus Fizzbin Game
Sunday House Call, #748, July 19, 2020: The Coronavirus Fizzbin Game Topics today include: The lack of consistency and exceptions to the rules about masks, physical distancing, and how your type of indoor activity alters these rules is like playing Fizzbin. It is no wonder that people are frustrated. The headlines today show just how…
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Following the Covid ping-pong-ball.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2020 Source:Coronavirus contract tracing: Woman infects 71 people in 60 seconds Reference:Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China
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Still too early in the pandemic to determine how long immunity lasts after initial infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 16, 2020 Source: Covid-19 immunity from antibodies may last only months, UK study suggests Reference: Longitudinal evaluation and decline of antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2 infection
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